M&A
Medtronic CEO visits Israel
(Globes) – Omar Ishrak heads a delegation of senior executives who will become acquainted with Medtronics recent acquisitions – Mazor Robotics, Nutrino and Visionsense. […]
Robotics
Business
A Spine-Surgery Robot Turned This Entrepreneur Into A Billionaire. But How Well Does His Robot Work?
(Forbes) – When David C. Paul traveled to Phoenix in 2013, he saw the future of spinal surgery: a robot prototype called the Excelsius GPS. Nicholas Theodore, one of the robot’s inventors, remembers Paul being immediately impressed. […]
Artificial Intelligence
Top 10 Ways Artificial Intelligence is Impacting Healthcare
(ALGORITHM-XLAB) – As the ability of artificial intelligence grows it is increasingly having an effect on many areas of our everyday lives. One area where it could have the biggest impact is artificial intelligence in healthcare. […]
Business
Should Stryker Worry About Zimmer’s New Robotics Offering?
(MD+DI) – Zimmer Biomet is expected to launch a robot soon that will compete with Stryker’s Mako Total Knee offering. […]
Orthopedics
Premium Medtech Price Stategies For The Orthopedic Robotics Segment
(ODT) – Growth in the market for surgical robots used in hip and knee orthopedic procedures was forecasted at $222 million in 2015 with anticipated growth to reach $5 billion by 20221. […]
Orthopedics
NASS 2018: Robotic platforms take center stage
(MassDevice) – Medtech companies in the spinal market are rushing to join the robotic revolution, with Medtronic and Globus Medical leading the pack, according to a Leerink Partner analyst’s note from the North American Spine Society’s 2018 annual meeting. […]