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ForSight Robotics Raises $55M to Develop Robotic Cataract Surgery Procedure

by Jasmine Pennic 07/18/2022 Leave a Comment

ForSight Robotics Raises $55M to Develop Robotic Cataract Surgery Procedure

What You Should Know: - Israeli-based ForSight Robotics, the pioneer in ophthalmic robotic surgery raises $55M in Series A funding to advance the world’s first surgical platform for fully robotic cataract surgery: ORYOM. The round was led by The Adani Group with existing investors Eclipse Ventures and Mithril Capital. A number of new investors, including Provenio Capital, Precision Capital, Reiya Ventures, the Ljungstrom family office, and other prominent private investors also joined the
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CMR Surgical Launches VR Education Solution for Soft Tissue Robotic Surgery

by Jasmine Pennic 03/21/2022 Leave a Comment

CMR Surgical Launches VR Education Solution for Soft Tissue Robotic Surgery

What You Should Know: - Today, CMR Surgical has announced a VR professional education program for its Versius® Surgical Robotic System.   - The announcement marks CRM Surgical as the first soft-tissue surgical robotics system to offer VR training as part of its surgical team training pathway; giving surgical teams increased flexibility to practice their skills. VR Training for Surgical Robot The VR headset solution was
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Caira Surgical Secures $5M for Robotic Solutions for Joint Replacement Surgery

by Jasmine Pennic 01/04/2022 Leave a Comment

Caira Surgical Secures $5M for Robotic Solutions for Joint Replacement Surgery

What You Should Know: - Caira Surgical, a revolutionary computer-assisted navigation system for joint replacement surgery raises $5M from series seed investors to include a leading OUS Strategic and several MedTech venture funds. These include U.S.-based Mountain State Capital; Amsterdam-based Snowboat BV, a Dutch fund formed by the founders of Avania Clinical (previously Factory-CRO); and Grenoble, France-based Haventure, founded by Stephane Lavallee, Ph.D. Dr. Lavallee is also the Founder
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Activ Surgical Raises $15M Advance Autonomous and Collaborative Surgery

by Fred Pennic 07/16/2020 Leave a Comment

Activ Surgical Raises $15M Advance Autonomous and Collaborative Surgery

What You Should Know: - Digital surgery pioneer Activ Surgical raises $15M in funding led by ARTIS Ventures to accelerate U.S. commercialization and European expansion efforts for its ActiveEdge platform, which enables existing surgical systems, from scopes to robots, to visualize, characterize and track tissue, in real-time beyond today’s human capability.  - ActivSight, is an easy-to-adapt, connected imaging module that seamlessly attaches to today’s laparoscopic and arthroscopic
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FundamentalVR Lands $5.67M for VR Surgical Training Simulation Platform

by Fred Pennic 10/30/2019 Leave a Comment

FundamentalVR Inks 3-Year Partnership with Mayo Clinic to Co-Develop Surgical VR Simulations, Raises Additional $1.4M

- FundamentalVR lands $5.67M to expand its virtual reality (VR) surgical training simulation platform with haptics (the sense of touch).  - Platform is deployed with a number of medical institutions across seven countries, including Mayo Clinic and UCLA in the U.S., UCLH in the U.K., and Sana in Germany with initial training packages focused on the orthopedic surgical disciplines.FundamentalVR, developers of immersive training technology for the surgical community has raised $5.67M in Series A
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5G in Healthcare: 7 Advantages & Disadvantages for Providers to Know

by D'Arcy Gue, Director of Industry Relations at Medsphere Systems Corporation 07/18/2019 Leave a Comment

5G in Healthcare: 7 Advantages & Disadvantages for Providers to Know

It’s a fact. The more bandwidth-intensive connected medical devices and mobile devices our hospitals deploy, the more we are straining our health IT infrastructures. Something has to give. Many communications leaders see 5G technology’s real-time high bandwidth and lower latency access as powerful new technology features that are needed to expand healthcare applications’ capabilities and the functioning of medical devices, robotics, and mobile devices. Some say 5G will be transformative. Others
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RSIP Vision Launches AI-Driven Solution for Knee Replacement Patients

by Fred Pennic 05/29/2019 Leave a Comment

RSIP Vision, a provider artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and image processing technology, has announced the release of a new AI module that promises a life-changing impact on the millions of patients who undergo knee surgery every year. For most, knee replacement surgery is a difficult option, with a painful recovery and a long, rigorous rehabilitation period. Now the superior accuracy and precision of the RSIP Vision AI solution, unmatched in the market today, revolutionizes knee
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Why Robotic Surgery is the Future of Urology

by Dr. Neal Patel, M.D., Chief Technology Officer at Advanced Urology 03/25/2019 Leave a Comment

Why Robotic Surgery is the Future of Urology

The evolution from open surgeries to minimally invasive procedures is in large part due to the development of robotics. Robotic technology allows surgeons to provide more precise, efficient outcomes for their patients than the traditional approaches used in open surgeries. From the first robotic-assisted procedure in 1985 (neurosurgical biopsy) to the invention of the da Vinci Surgery System for general laparoscopic surgery in 2000, the advancement of robotic surgery has continued to skyrocket
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Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Auris Health for $3.4B to Expand Digital Surgery Portfolio

by Fred Pennic 02/13/2019 Leave a Comment

Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Auris Health for $3.4B to Expand Digital Surgery Portfolio

Johnson & Johnson, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auris Health, a developer of robotic technologies for $3.4 billion in cash. Auris Health is a privately held developer of robotic technologies, initially focused on lung cancer, with an FDA-cleared Monarch platform currently used in bronchoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This acquisition will accelerate Johnson & Johnson’s entry into robotics and strengthens its digital surgery
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How Surgical Robots are Transforming the Operating Room

by Kayla Matthews 11/28/2018 Leave a Comment

How Surgical Robots are Transforming the Operating Room

During a traditional medical operation or surgery, the senior physician is at the helm with supporting doctors and nurses huddled nearby. Often, this process entails surrounding a patient who is positioned on a surgery table.Instruments will be stored in the same room, with nurses and assistants passing the necessary components to the doctor. Everyone listens, everyone works together, and it’s a close-knit, collaborative process.But that’s not how modern surgeries work anymore, at least not when
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