Ambulatory Surgery Center Growth Accelerates: Is Medtech Ready?

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An increase in the number of surgical procedures taking place at ambulatory care centers could change the playing field for medtech companies, according to a new report by Bain & Co. The management consulting firm predicted that procedures at these stand-alone centers could grow by 6% to 7% annually through 2021, with orthopedic, spine and cardiac procedures…

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Medtronic Finally Unveils its New Robot-Assisted Surgery System

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Medtronic has a robot-assisted surgery platform that is upgradeable, modular and able to perform both RAS and laparoscopic applications —  an obvious answer to the da Vinci SP robot-assisted surgery platform made by Intuitive Surgical. That appears to be the message out today from the world’s largest medical device company as it unveils its much-awaited robot-assisted…

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Globus Medical Acquires StelKast, Develops Orthopedic Surgery Robotics

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Globus Medical Inc. last week acquired most of the assets of privately held orthopedics manufacturer StelKast Inc. for $24.1 million. The purchase price could increase by $4.3 million if certain product and sales milestones are met, including a system for robot-assisted joint reconstruction expected to launch late next year, said the companies. Audobon, Penn.-based Globus Medical makes…

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Viseon, Inc. Announces US FDA Clearance and Clinical Use of its Advanced High-Definition Real Time Imaging Technology for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

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Viseon, Inc. today announced US FDA clearance and initial clinical use of their Voyant System, integrating minimally invasive surgical (MIS) access with real time high definition imaging technology for more efficient procedural workflow, which enhances a clinician’s intraoperative visualization, providing a more accurate, precise and unimpeded view of the operative field. The Viseon technology offers…

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CMR Surgical Raises $240M for Versius Surgical Robot

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Cambridge, U.K.-based CMR Surgical raised a $240 million Series C round for its Versius surgical robot. CMR Surgical said it will use the funding to launch the Versius surgical robot “imminently” in Europe and Asia, with “further international expansion expected thereafter.” The Series C round included existing backers LGT Lightstone, Escala Capital Investments, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Watrium,…

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First Long-distance Heart Surgery Performed via Robot

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A doctor in India has performed a series of five percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures on patients who were 20 miles away from him. The feat was pulled off using a precision vascular robot developed by Corindus. The results of the surgeries, which were successful, have just been published in EClinicalMedicine, a spin-off of medical…

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FDA Approves Alcon’s AcrySof IQ PanOptix trifocal IOL

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Alcon won FDA approval for its AcrySof IQ PanOptix trifocal intraocular lens and is preparing an initial commercial launch for the device. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company’s AcrySof IQ PanOptix device is the first and only trifocal device in the U.S. for patients undergoing cataract surgery. It’s designed to provide a combination of improved near,…

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Lumendi Gets FDA Clearance for Endolumenal Interventional Knife

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Westport, Connecticut-based medical device innovator Lumendi, LLC (http://www.lumendi.com) has announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the DiLumen Ik™ Endolumenal Interventional Knife, a sterile, single-use, disposable monopolar electrosurgical device for cutting, dissecting, and cauterizing tissue within the digestive tract during endoscopic procedures. The DiLumen Ik™ is also designed to deliver a…

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Misonix Announces CE Mark Approval for Nexus Ultrasonic Platform

Misonix, Inc, a provider of minimally invasive therapeutic ultrasonic medical devices that enhance clinical outcomes, announced today that it has received  Conformité Européene (CE) Mark approval for Nexus. The CE marking confirms that Nexus meets the requirements of the European Medical Devices Directive, which now allows Misonix to commercialize Nexus and its disposable products across the European…

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Corindus Vascular Robotics to be Acquired by Siemens Healthineers for $1.1B

Corindus Vascular Robotics, a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Siemens Healthineers AG. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Siemens Medical Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens Healthineers AG, a German stock listed company, will acquire all issued and…

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