Virtual Incision Earns Approval to Complete Clinical Study for Miniaturized Surgery Platform
|

Virtual Incision Earns Approval to Complete Clinical Study for Miniaturized Surgery Platform

Virtual Incision Corporation, which is developing a miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) platform, has announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) supplement. This will complete the final stage of its clinical study analyzing the MIRA Platform in bowel resection procedures. Virtual Incision said the approval was supported by a favorable interim clinical study report on the safety profile of MIRA.

 

ODU Expands Connector Line with Space-Saving MEDI-SNAP
| |

ODU Expands Connector Line with Space-Saving MEDI-SNAP

ODU has announced a new space-saving product design for its MEDI-SNAP, which offers a number of combination possibilities in the smallest installation spaces due to smaller design, high pole density and low weight. With the new size 3.5, even up to a maximum of 41 signal contacts are possible. However, the new connector is also ideally suitable for a whole range of hybrid requirements.

 

Caira Surgical Raises $5M to Expand Joint Replacement Robots
| |

Caira Surgical Raises $5M to Expand Joint Replacement Robots

Caira Surgical has announced raising $5 million in seed capital in an oversubscribed funding round, which closed in December 2021. The company said investors include smart-money venture and strategic medical technology investors. The company’s technology aims to revolutionize the usability, safety, and accessibility of advanced surgical navigation and robotics for orthopedic surgery.

 

Service Robots Hit Double-Digit Growth, Says IFR
| | | | | |

Service Robots Hit Double-Digit Growth, Says IFR

The International Federation of Robotics has reported that the market of professional service robots worldwide has reached $6.7 billion, up 12% compared with 2020. At the same time, sales of new consumer service robots grew 16% to $4.4 billion. The figures are part of the IFR’s World Robotics 2021 report.

 

Activ Surgical Raises $45M to Advance AR Surgery Platform
| |

Activ Surgical Raises $45M to Advance AR Surgery Platform

Digital surgery firm Activ Surgical has announced it raised $45 million in a Series B financing round. The company’s hardware-agnostic platform and ActivInsights augmented reality (AR) software suite enables autonomous and collaborative surgery through integrating computer vision, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics.

 

 

ADLINK Launches Server Modules With 80-Core SoCs for Embedded Applications
| | |

ADLINK Launches Server Modules With 80-Core SoCs for Embedded Applications

ADLINK Technology, which develops edge computing solutions, has announced the COM-HPC Ampere Altra, an 80-core COM-HPC server type module that aims to eliminate power-performance limitations. The new server type module is targeting edge platforms that can reliably and predictably process the most compute-intensive workloads, eliminating bottlenecks and restrictions typically caused by memory caches and system memory limits on edge devices.

 

Monogram Orthopedics Crosses 5,000 Investor Mark for Robotic Platform
|

Monogram Orthopedics Crosses 5,000 Investor Mark for Robotic Platform

Monogram Orthopedics, a startup developing a robotic platform for joint replacement surgery, has announced it crossed a 5,000 investor Series B milestone through crowdfunding platform StartEngine. The company is targeting a $34 million raise to scale and bring their technology to market to address the $19.6 billion joint replacement market through AI, robotics and 3D printing technologies.

 

Virtual Incision Performs Miniaturized Robot Surgery in Nebraska
|

Virtual Incision Performs Miniaturized Robot Surgery in Nebraska

Virtual Incision Corporation, a medical device company that is developing miniaturized robots for laparoscopic surgery, has announced its first surgery using the Miniaturized In Vivo Robotic Assistant (MIRA) surgical platform. The successful operation was performed by Dr. Michael A. Jobst, at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Neb.

 

XACT Robotics Completes 100+ Procedures with Surgical Robot
|

XACT Robotics Completes 100+ Procedures with Surgical Robot

XACT Robotics has announced that the company’s robotic system has been used in more than 100 percutaneous procedures in the human body. The system is a “hands-free” robotic system that aims to improve targeting accuracy, efficiency, and consistency in percutaneous procedures, enabling doctors to reach small targets inside the body, potentially supporting earlier diagnosis and intervention.

 

Medtronic Reports Robot-Assisted Gynecological Procedure Success
|

Medtronic Reports Robot-Assisted Gynecological Procedure Success

Medtronic, which develops medical technology including surgical robots, has announced the first gynecological (GYN) procedures with its Hugo robot-assisted surgery (RAS) system. Six cases included hysterectomies and myomectomies, performed by Dr. Salomon Zebede and Dr. Juan Carlos Lopez last week at Pacifica Salud Hospital in Panama City, Panama.

 

Neuro42 Raises $6.5M to Advance its Robotic MRI Platform
| | |

Neuro42 Raises $6.5M to Advance its Robotic MRI Platform

Neuro42, which develops diagnostic imaging and image-guided surgical interventions of the brain, has announced raising $6.5 million in a Series A funding round. The financing will be used to advance the development of its MRI and robot platform, allowing physicians to diagnose brain injuries in acute settings, and treat neurological diseases intraoperatively under live imaging.