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In a recent interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Harrison Lands, MD, MBA, and director of Translational Sciences at UPMC Enterprises, discussed the increasing trend of surgeons incorporating robots into their operating rooms. Lands' role at UPMC Enterprises involves assessing complex opportunities and broadening the organization's presence in the medical device sector. Post Gazette story ➡️ https://lnkd.in/emKG2hGH For more information on how UPMC Enterprises is innovating in the surgical robotics space, read more in our blog, "Where UPMC Enterprises Sees Opportunities for Innovation in Surgical Robotics" ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eKBjVfpH

Has the roundup in Surgical Robotics already started? In the next decade there will be only a handful of strategic companies that will compete in the #surgicalrobotics space. Yet this space will be the prominent and lucrative segment of the surgical market. No robot = no surgery business. I believe it will be utterly dominated by Intuitive and then in their wake will be a couple of companies. Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson MedTech competing for a 20% to 30% share of the market. After that it will be a small rag tag of strategics that had some sense to get into surgical robotics now to either defend their current business like KARL STORZ or Olympus Corporation or Stryker maybe a left field general surgery division of BD - who knows? Beyond that there is one last chance - EVER - to get into this space and if big iron like GE HealthCare or Siemens Healthineers want a slice of the action - they have 12 months to get it on. Beyond that it will be a closed door as the smaller companies either get acquired or fade away: Great assets are Moon Surgical Distalmotion Medicaroid Ronovo Surgical CMR Surgical and others - but the clock is ticking.

The The IDEAL Collaboration (Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment, and Long-term monitoring), powered by the collaborative efforts of Hani Marcus, Peter McCulloch, and highlighted in a recent Nature Medicine paper, offers a groundbreaking approach to the development and evaluation of surgical robots, ensuring the alignment with patient safety and surgeon approval. This initiative, underscored by Panda Surgical CEO Manios Dimitrakakis during an ITV News presentation, emphasizes the critical importance of integrating stakeholder perspectives—developers, clinicians, and patients—in the advancement of disruptive surgical technologies. The framework's comprehensive analysis addresses the complexities of introducing novel robotic systems, ensuring that innovations enhance healthcare delivery while prioritizing patient care. #PatientCare #SurgicalRobot #RoboticSurgery #PatientSafety #MedicalPaper #MedicalStudy #MedicalDevices

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? The field of surgical robotics is rapidly advancing, offering enhanced precision, telesurgery, and complex autonomous functions. Since the first surgical robot in 1985, the industry has expanded significantly, now dominated by devices like Intuitive’s da Vinci. However, this innovation comes with challenges in safe and ethical clinical translation, often lacking robust evaluation methods. A new paper introduces the IDEAL framework, a structured pathway for evaluating surgical robotic innovations. It covers all stages, from early feasibility to long-term monitoring, ensuring rigorous evaluation and patient safety. From a clinical and regulatory perspective, it provides practical recommendations that can inform regulatory strategies for companies involved in surgical robotics and related technologies to support them to better successfully navigate the complexities of clinical and regulatory compliance. This is also a field we know well at Cliniture, working with Microbot Medical and several others in the sector. Please free to reach out if you would like clinical regulatory guidance in the surgical robotics field. Read the full paper here > https://lnkd.in/dWqttj2h #robotics #innovation #roboticsurgery #clinicalwriting

✂ Restore Robotics seeks FDA nod for Da Vinci Xi scissors remanufacturing With the application, Restore Robotics, a surgical robotics company, is aiming to offer remanufactured robotic instruments that lower costs and enhance environmental sustainability. By refurbishing original instruments for additional uses, hospitals can optimise their budgets and ensure access to the latest advancements in robotic surgery for their communities. As part of its environmental commitment, the robotics firm has launched a Da Vinci Xi recycling programme to collect expired surgical instruments from hospitals for potential remanufacturing. Read more online: https://lnkd.in/enXsAu5J 📰 Follow Medical Device Developments to receive the latest medical device news daily and to subscribe to our weekly newsletter #MedicalDeviceDevelopments #medicaldevices #medicalmanufacturing

Mind-blowing AI in action! Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have pulled off an amazing breakthrough in surgical robotics. They’ve trained a robot to perform surgery just by watching videos of doctors doing their thing! This is super exciting because it means they no longer have to manually program every single movement. What used to take ten years to set up can now be learned by the robot in just a few days. 🤯 The question to ask yourself is, what can AI do for me and my business? #Sales #AI #Medical

Here's to our engineers! The passion they bring to their work every day is driving excellence in the design of our surgical robotic technology. R&D Engineer Amando Vigil shares his thoughts. #NationalEngineersWeek #Medtronic #MedtronicRAS #RoboticAssistedSurgery #SurgicalRobotics #NationalEngineeringWeek

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