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Isometric Micro Molding closes sale to new owner Nissha Medical Technologies

Isometric Micro Molding manufactures miniaturized parts and components for medical devices. [Photo courtesy of Isometric Micro Molding]

Isometric Micro Molding is officially under new ownership after Nissha Medical Technologies closed on its acquisition of the medtech supplier.

Buffalo, New York–based Nissha Medical Technologies (a subsidiary of Kyoto, Japan-based Nissha Co.) is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) focused on minimally invasive surgical instruments and wearable devices.

Under terms announced in December, Nissha planned to take a majority stake in Isometric Intermediate LLC., which owns the Isometric group of companies. Other financial terms have not been disclosed.

“We’re excited to add another vertically integrated capability as a global CDMO supporting miniaturization of devices and components,” Nissha Medical Technologies said in a post on Li…

Nissha deal means big boost for Isometric Micro Molding’s mini-manufacturing

Isometric Micro Molding CEO Donna Bibber [Photo courtesy of Isometric Micro Molding]

The pending acquisition by Nissha Medical Technologies will give a big boost to Isometric Micro Molding’s manufacturing of miniaturized medtech used in robotic surgery, diabetes and other growth markets, executives from both companies said.

Medical Design & Outsourcing discussed the deal with Isometric Micro Molding CEO Donna Bibber, Isometric VP of Business Development and Strategy Brent Hahn, Nissha Medical Technologies Chief Integration Officer and Chief Supply Chain Officer Jon Casey, and Nissha Medical Technologies EVP Brandon Hoffman. The following interview has been lightly edited for space and clarity.

MDO: What will Nissha Medical Technologies and Isometric Micro Molding be able to do together that they couldn’t do before?

Nissha Medic…

Nissha Medical Technologies has a deal to buy Isometric Micro Molding

Isometric Micro Molding manufactures miniaturized parts and components for medical devices. [Photo courtesy of Isometric Micro Molding]

Nissha Medical Technologies today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Isometric Micro Molding.

Buffalo, New York–based Nissha Medical Technologies said it expects to close the deal by the end of 2023.

Nissha Medical Technologies (a subsidiary of Kyoto, Japan-based Nissha Co.) is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) focused on minimally invasive surgical instruments and wearable devices. Nissha will take a majority stake in Isometric Intermediate LLC., which owns the Isometric group of companies.

“This strategic agreement aligns seamlessly with our mission to deliver high-quality, value-added products in the global medical device market,” Nissha said in an announcement.

Isometric Micro Molding CEO Donna Bibber and …

Four-armed surgical robotics system taps a surgeon’s feet for controls

By Brianna Wessling at The Robot Report

A surgeon can control two of this four-armed surgical robotics system’s arms with their hands and the other two with their feet. [Photo courtesy of EPFL]

Researchers at EPFL, a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, have developed a four-armed surgical robotics system that allows surgeons to perform laparoscopic surgeries by controlling two of the robotic arms using haptic foot interfaces. The results were published in The International Journal of Robotics Research.

The research was a collaboration between the research group REHAssist and the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory (LASA). It was led by EPFL Ph.D. students Jacob Hernandez and Walid Amanhoud, who developed a system that allows surgeons to control two robotic arms using haptic foot interfaces with five degrees of freedom. In this setup, each of the surgeon’s hands controls a ma…

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 …