Moon Surgical announced today that a hospital in Florida performed the first U.S. clinical procedures with its Maestro surgical robot.
The procedures took place at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Steven Hodgett, Dr. Craig Morgenthal and Dr. Alexander Rose performed the surgeries. They conducted sleeve gastrectomies, the most common bariatric (weight loss) surgery.
Moon Surgical’s latest U.S. milestone comes around nine months after it received FDA clearance for Maestro in December 2022.
“The Maestro System is an asset to my laparoscopy practice,” said Hodgett, medical director, Baptist Center for Bariatric and Reflux Surgery. “During procedures, the two co-manipulative arms provided me with stable vision and dependable organ retraction, allowing me to give more focus to my surgical case and perform at my best.”
More about Moon Surgical and Maestro
Paris-based Moon Surgical aims to provide a new category of robotic surgery to broaden the scale of robotic use. The company wants to improve quality of care for patients and the bottom line for healthcare providers. It designed Maestro to provide an accessible, enhanced version of traditional laparoscopy.
The platform acts as a robotic surgical assistant to augment the precision and control of laparoscopic surgery. Moon Surgical’s small, adaptable system can integrate into existing clinical workflows. It features capabilities that bolster operating room efficiency and allows for alternative labor models.
Recent highlights for Moon Surgical and Maestro include a $55.4 million fundraising in May. The company also announced at that time that it appointed surgical robotics veteran Fred Moll to its board. Just a week ago, the company received expanded CE mark approval for Maestro.
“After treating fifty patients in our first-in-human clinical trial, we are excited to be doing clinical cases in the U.S. with a world-class institution like Baptist Health,” said Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical. “Their commitment to advanced technology that delivers real value to their patients and their staff is well recognized.”