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Medtech giants, Medtronic and Stryker, have announced strategic investments in Cornerstone Robotics and CMR Surgical (CMR), respectively, as the companies seek to consolidate their positions in the robotic surgery market. Cornerstone Robotics' Sentire surgical system In early September, Medtronic revealed they had signed a strategic partnership with Cornerstone Robotics, in which Medtronic made an approximately $700 million investment includes rights to distribute Cornerstone

The FDA has cleared Medtronic’s LigaSure robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) Maryland jaw device for use with the Hugo RAS system. The clearance expands the instruments available on the Hugo RAS system and brings Medtronic's trusted vessel-sealing technology to US surgeons performing robotic-assisted procedures. LigaSure robotic-assisted surgery Maryland jaw device As robotic-assisted surgery adoption grows in the US, surgeons increasingly expect the same trusted energy instrument

Medtronic has announced a strategic partnership with Cornerstone Robotics, an innovative surgical robotics company committed to advancing minimally invasive surgery and improving access to the latest surgical care worldwide. The approximately $700 million investment includes rights to distribute Cornerstone Robotics' Sentire surgical system in select markets outside the US where the system is market approved. Cornerstone Robotics' Sentire surgical system Medtronic will distri

Medtronic has presented its next-generation compute platform for the operating room. Touch Surgery Aide - an AI-native surgical computing platform that powers the Touch Surgery ecosystem - enables real-time artificial intelligence during procedures. Touch Surgery Aide was presented at the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) 2026 Annual Meeting in Florida. Touch Surgery Aide and the Touch Surgery ecosystem Built on years of experience, the Touch Surgery ecosystem brings insights

At the recent IFSO-EC meeting in Venice, Italy, Medtronic hosted an intriguing lunch time symposium that examined the technical and...

The AEON stapler (Lexington Medical) is non-inferior to the Tri-Staple (Medtronic) in achieving haemostasis and maintaining staple-line...

Allurion has entered a pilot collaboration agreement with Medtronic, to expand access to Allurion’s AI-powered weight loss programme...

We spoke to Dr Karl De Pooter, a bariatric surgeon, and Lise Boddaert, Obesity coordinator and dietician, from the AZ Herentals Hospital,...

Potential benefits for bariatric care to be discussed at IFSO-EC Congress symposium. The digital revolution in healthcare is rapidly...