Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) got in on a $45 million private placement for Corindus Vascular Robotics (NYSE:CVRS) and the CorPath GRX device it’s developing for cardiac and peripheral vascular procedures. New investors BioStar Ventures, Consonance Capital and Hudson Executive Capital also participated, joining existing backers HealthCor Partners Management and Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG). “We are pleased to announce this financing and appreciate…

Last September, Robert MacLaren, an ophthalmologist and professor at Oxford University, plunged a tiny robotic arm into William Beaver’s eye. A membrane had recently contracted on the 70-year-old priest’s retina, pinching it into an uneven shape and causing him to see the world as if reflected in a hall of mirrors. Using a joystick and…

The industry growth report “Healthcare Assistive Robot Market Size By Product (Surveillance & Security, Humanoid, Rehabilitation, Socially Assistive), By Portability (Fixed base, Mobile), By Application (Stroke, Orthopedics, Cognitive & Motor Skills, Sports), Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook (U.S., Canada, Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, China, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa), Growth Potential, Price…

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — 7D Surgical announced today that it has received both 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a medical device license from Health Canada enabling the North American commercial launch of its innovative Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery (MIGS™) system for spine surgery, the 7D Surgical System.…

The future of surgery offers an amazing cooperation between humans and technology, which could elevate the level of precision and efficiency of surgeries so high we have never seen before. Will we have Matrix-like small surgical robots? Will they pull in and out organs from patients’ bodies? The scene is not impossible. It looks like…

NORWALK, Conn. (WTNH) – Sinus surgery with high-tech navigation. It’s similar to a GPS system and until recently, it was only offered in hospitals. Now it’s down to a small computer and benefiting patients like Eric Fleisch. He is under local anesthesia, awake for the in-office sinus procedure at Connecticut ENT Sinus and Allergy in…

Researchers at the Harbin Institute of Technology have developed an extremely sensitive tactile sensor that mimics how our hair and skin work together to feel touch, the movement of air, and different textures of objects we come in contact with. The technology may one day be integrated into prosthetic devices that will allow amputees to…

Robotics researchers at Cornell University made a hand that has something close to a human touch — it can not only touch delicate items but also sense the shape and texture of what it comes into contact with. Such a soft robot hand is a step forward for the growing field of soft robotics —…

MISGAV, Israel and TUTTLINGEN, Germany, Dec. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — B. Braun Melsungen AG (“B. Braun”), The Trendlines Group Ltd. (SGX: 42T, OTCQX: TRNLY) (“Trendlines”) and Gordian Surgical Ltd. (“Gordian”) jointly announced B. Braun’s lead position in Gordian’s recent financing round of US$2.25 million; Gordian Surgical is a medical portfolio company of The Trendlines Group. German medical…

Axsis technology heralds the next wave of surgical robotics innovation. Propelling surgical innovation to the next stage, product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants is showcasing Axsis – one of the smallest known robots for surgical use. With an external body the size of a drinks can and instruments only 1.8 millimetres in diameter, Axsis…