Tag: robotics
“Breakthrough” robotics applications presented at SIR
Showcasing cutting-edge applications of robotics in interventional radiology (IR), presenters at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–28 March, Salt Lake...
Nanoflex Robotics installs its first remote-ready robotics system in North America
Switzerland-based startup firm Nanoflex Robotics has announced that it recently installed its first remote-ready robotics system for neurovascular procedures at the Jacobs Institute (Buffalo,...
First clinical experiences with the Epione® Robot prove to be a...
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Thierry de Baère (Paris, France), Laurent Milot (Lyon, France) and Govindarajan...
Robocath completes CARE clinical trial evaluating robotic carotid stenting
Robocath has today announced the results of its CARE clinical trial focusing on robotic carotid stenting—the first phase of a research programme launched in...
Interventional Systems announce US FDA clearance for robotic system
Interventional Systems have announced that Micromate has been granted a new 510(k) clearance, allowing the commercial sale of the robotic system in the USA...
Microbot Medical appoints Francois H Cornelis to scientific advisory board
Microbot Medical, the developer of the LIBERTY Robotic Surgical System, the first single-use endovascular robotic system, today announces the expansion of its global team...
Fifty patients treated with Epione robot at the Hospices Civils de...
The 50th patient has been treated using the Epione robot from Quantum Surgical by the team of Laurent Milot, deputy chief vascular and interventional...
Amazon executive joins Medtronic to spearhead development in robotics and implantables
Medtronic has announced that Ken Washington has been appointed chief technology and innovation officer.
Washington joins Medtronic from Amazon where he served as vice president...
First patient treated with Epione robot in USA
Govindarajan Narayanan, chief of interventional oncology at Miami Cancer Institute and a vascular interventional radiologist with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute (both Miami, USA),...
Microbot Medical prepares for Liberty robotic system FIH cases in Brazil...
Microbot Medical, the developer of the Liberty robotic system, the first single-use endovascular robotic system, has received the histopathology report from the research laboratory...
Lyon hospital group adopts Epione robotic ablation platform
Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL; Lyon, France) has acquired Epione, the robotic platform developed by Quantum Surgical (QS) that is designed to enable minimally...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of May 2022
May's top 10 stories on Interventional News include a report of long-term data on the safety of femoropopliteal endovascular treatment with paclitaxel-coated devices, FDA clearance of...
Corindus relocates Massachusetts headquarters to accommodate company growth
Corindus, a Siemens Healthineers company, announced today the opening of its new headquarters at 275 Grove Street in Newton, USA. Siemens Healthineers relocated the...
Sarasota team completes “world first” procedure with ACE Xtend robotic system
XACT Robotics today announced what it describes as the world’s first remote-controlled robotic instrument insertion and non-linear steering during an interventional oncology percutaneous procedure...
SNIS 2021: Remote stroke interventions raise several unique ethical challenges
At the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s 18th annual meeting (SNIS; July 26–29 2021, Colorado Springs, USA and virtual), Jeffrey Saver, professor of Neurology at...
XACT Robotics completes latest financing round totalling US$36M
XACT Robotics has announced the successful completion of its latest financing round, totalling US$36 million.
The company intends to use the proceeds to support the...
First-of-its-kind XACT robotic system cleared by FDA for percutaneous interventional procedures
XACT Robotics has just received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell its first robotic system in the USA for...
US FDA clears CorPath GRX system for use in peripheral vascular...
Corindus has announced receiving 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of the CorPath GRX system in peripheral vascular...
