Surgical & Robotics
Surgical robots, navigation, instruments and energy devices. 10 companies listed.
Makes a stimulation device surgeons use to make the ureter and other smooth muscle structures move so they can be identified during surgery. Acquired by Northgate Technologies in April 2023.
Developing surgical robots that add AI guidance during procedures, starting with prostate surgery.
Distalmotion builds Dexter, a soft-tissue surgical robot with single-use wristed instruments designed to fit existing operating rooms and ambulatory surgery centers.
Builds the Op.n surgical platform, which combines 2D and 3D imaging, navigation and robotic guidance for spine and orthopedic procedures, and is open to third party implants and applications. Enovis agreed to acquire the company in September 2026.
Makes Skylight, a system that projects medical images onto the patient during procedures so surgeons do not use a headset or look away at a monitor. Aimed at spine surgery, pain management and interventional radiology.
Combines optical imaging, AI and robotics to automate tooth preparation and other dental procedures.
Building a surgical robot for abdominal procedures sized for operating rooms outside large hospitals, including ambulatory surgery centers.
Ronovo Surgical makes Carina, a modular multi-specialty laparoscopic surgical robot approved in China in 2025.
Builds Aletta, an autonomous robotic blood-draw device that images the vein, inserts the needle and collects the sample. CE-marked in Europe; FDA granted De Novo authorization in August 2026.
Sells a navigation and robotics platform that uses computer vision for image guidance in minimally invasive procedures. The Zeta Navigation System and Zeta TMS Navigation System are FDA cleared.
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