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Smith+Nephew announces first clinical use of Legion revision knee handheld robotics tech

The Cori surgical robot system for knee replacement. [Image from Smith+Nephew]Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN) today announced the first cases for revision knee replacement using the Cori surgical robot system.

Dr. Thorsten Seyler of Duke University performed the first cases on Aug. 17, 2022. Seyler used the combination of Smith+Nephew’s handheld Cori robotic technology with the Legion revision knee system. The system uses image-free smart mapping to eliminate the need for pre-operative CT/MRI scans. It also eliminates the potential for image distortion due to in situ components from the primary procedure.

London-based Smith+Nephew said in a news release that surgeons can build patient-specific 3D models of the joint. They can also register anatomy and bony defects after implant extraction. With the system, surgeons can intra-operatively gap balance in real-time, and accurately precision mill for final placement of components.

Smith+Nephew said it is the first…

8 more surgical robotics companies you need to know

The Versius surgical robotics system [Image from CMR Surgical] You know the big hitters in surgical robotics. Here are some of the companies you may not know about, but you should keep an eye on them.

Last month, MassDevice compiled a list of 16 surgical robotics companies you need to know. That list included the usual suspects, like Intuitive, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson and more. But, a list of 16 companies hardly scratches the surface.

Competition continues to heat up what is already one of the hottest spaces in medtech. Here are eight more companies that made waves in robot-assisted surgery recently:

Company Robotic system CMR Surgical Versius Medical Microinstruments Symani Levita Magnetics MARS Virtuoso Surgical Virtuoso System eCential Robotics Surgivisio Globus Medical ExcelsiusGPS Distalmotion Dexter Quantum Surgical Epione CMR Surgical

Cambridge, United Kingdom-based CMR Surgical took a massive step forward in 2021.

The …

Titan Medical, Medtronic strike development deal on surgical robots

Titan Medical (TSX:TMD;OTC:TITFX) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement with medtech giant Medtronic (NYSE:MDT).

Under the definitive agreement, the two companies will build upon a development and license deal agreed in June 2020. Titan achieved all three milestones laid out in the agreement, including raising $18 million in capital in October 2020.

It also received a $10 million payment for the second milestone and an additional $11 million for the completion of the third technical milestone. Titan received the final milestone payment from Medtronic in January. In May, Titan signed a $2.6 million purchase order from Medtronic.

The latest deal between the two companies comprises a limited development program. It also includes a preclinical collaboration to evaluate instruments and cameras in gynecological procedures. The agreement also includes the potential for future activities associated with the commercial supply of instruments and ca…

Japanese Hospital to initiate program with Asensus Surgical’s Senhance surgical robot

[Image from Asensus Surgical]Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that a hospital in Japan agreed to lease and utilize its Senhance surgical robot system.

Saiseikai Shiga Hospital in Ritto, Japan, agreed to a deal with Research Triangle Park, North Carolina-based Asensus.

The hospital will use the Asensus Senhance surgical system. The first-of-its-kind digital laparoscopic surgical robot uses augmented intelligence to perform procedures through machine learning. It features surgical assurance through haptic feedback, eye-tracking camera control, and 3D visualization.

Asensus said in a news release that Senhance is the first platform to offer 3mm instruments. They are the smallest instrument available in the world on a robotic surgical platform.

“We are very excited to be partnering with Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, one of the leading hospitals in Japan. While the system will be initially utilized in the General Surgery Department, we look forwar…

Medical Microinstruments launches new NanoWrist instruments for surgical robot

[Image from Medical Microsintruments]Medical Microinstruments announced today that it launched its new supermicro NanoWrist instruments for its Symani surgical robot.

Pisa, Italy-based Medical Microinstruments designed the Nanowrist instruments to address the challenges of microsurgery. Surgeons in Europe recently used the new supermicro needle holder and dilator in clinical procedures with successful outcomes.

According to a news release, surgeons have used the instruments in Zürich (Switzerland), Florence (Italy), and Salzburg (Austria).

In Austria, Dr. Simon Enzinger of the University Hospital Salzburg used them in a partial glossectomy. In the procedure, he raised a lateral arm free flap to replace a large section of a patient’s tongue that required removal due to cancer.

To return blood flow to the transferred tissue, Enzinger used the supermicro NanoWrist instruments to connect the branch of the radial collateral artery to a side brand o…

The road to a robot: Medtronic’s development process for Hugo RAS system

[Image from Medtronic]Elephants are the perfect analogy for surgical robotics, Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) VP of Marketing for Surgical Robotics Mike Stow says.

Speaking on the “Road to a robot: Designing technology to address unmet needs & barriers” panel at DeviceTalks Boston last week, Stow explained that elephants are big, taking up a lot of space and that they eat a lot, making them expensive to maintain.

When customers came to Medtronic 10 years ago asking them to consider building a surgical robot, the excessive size and price of maintenance applied to those systems, too.

“We looked at the current state of robotics going back 10-plus years and we realized there was an opportunity for us to come in,” Stow said. “Customers were saying, ‘hey, could you make something more flexible that fits better into our rooms and into our hospital setting?'”

The third comparison of surgical robots and elephants was slight…