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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Paradromics Raises $33 Million in Funding, Achieves Breakthrough Medical Device Designation from FDA

Paradromics Inc., the leading developer of high data-rate brain-computer interfaces (BCI), today announced a $33 million Series A funding round led by Prime Movers Lab. Additional investors include Westcott Investment Group, Dolby Family Ventures, and Green Sands Equity. The new funding will...

May 18, 2023

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Novarad’s VisAR Receives FDA Clearance for Augmented Reality Surgical Navigation in Spinal Surgery in Indonesia

Novarad’s VisAR, a surgical navigation system that uses augmented reality, has received clearance from Indonesia’s FDA for intraoperative use in stereotactic spinal surgery. VisAR is accurate for both open and minimally invasive surgery (MISS). This cutting-edge technology enables surgeons to transform a...

May 12, 2023

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Virtuoso Surgical Unveils Design of Groundbreaking Robotic Surgery System

Nashville-based medical device company Virtuoso Surgical, Inc. has unveiled its revolutionary robotic surgery system. Virtuoso’s patented technology reimagines endoscopic surgery in scale, function and cost. “Virtuoso gives surgeons their hands back, equipping them to lift tissue, apply tension and maintain traction – in tight spaces...

May 9, 2023

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

First Light Field-Enabled Spine Surgery Navigation Platform, Proprio Paradigm™, Receives FDA Clearance

Proprio, a Seattle-based medical technology company, today announced its surgical navigation platform, Paradigm, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Paradigm utilizes an advanced approach to replace traditional surgical navigation technologies that pull attention away from...

April 25, 2023

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Neuvotion Secures an Additional $1.25M to Commercialize NeuStim™ Technology for Treating Stroke and Debilitating Injuries

Neuvotion, Inc. is an early-stage medical device company developing neurostimulation products for the rehabilitation, brain-computer interface, and physical therapy markets, today announced that it has received an additional $1.25M in funding, bringing cumulative funding to over $2.75M. Northwell Holdings, the venture investment arm of...

April 14, 2023

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Synapse Biomedical Wins New Approval for Diaphragm Pacing System to Free Patients from Ventilators

Synapse Biomedical, Inc. announced today that the FDA has granted premarket approval (PMA) of the NeuRx® Diaphragm Pacing System (NeuRx DPS®) for use in patients with spinal cord injuries who rely on mechanical ventilation. PMA is the most stringent type of...

April 5, 2023

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Advamedica Inc announces FDA clearance for Ax-Surgi Surgical Hemostat

Advamedica Inc., a biomaterial focused medtech startup today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its latest innovation, Ax-Surgi Surgical Hemostat. With this, Ax-Surgi has become first and only chitosan based hemostat cleared for controlling severe...

March 29, 2023

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Asensus Surgical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For Pediatric Indication for Senhance Surgical System

Asensus Surgical, Inc. (NYSE American: ASXC), a medical device company that is digitizing the interface between the surgeon and the patient to pioneer a new era of Performance-Guided Surgery™ (PGS), announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA...

March 20, 2023

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Prolira Announces FDA Clearance of the DeltaScan® Brain State Monitor for Detecting Acute Encephalopathy (Acute Brain Failure), a Condition Affecting Millions of Hospitalized Patients 60 and Older

Prolira BV, a high-tech company committed to enabling early and effective treatment of patients at risk of developing acute brain failure, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the DeltaScan® Brain State Monitor...

March 16, 2023