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In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on orthopedics, endoscopy and laparoscopy.

1. THINK Surgical received FDA clearance for the TMINI Miniature Robotic System

2. Virtuoso Surgical unveiled its robotic system for endoscopy

3. Titan Medical signed licence agreements with Medtronic and Intuitive

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Surgical Robotics Technology launched in May the first edition of the Surgical Robotics Industry Award in 4 categories: Industry Leadership, Innovative Start-Up, Outstanding Company, Ground-Breaking Technology.

A great initiative to gather the community to celebrate outstanding contribution from individuals and companies in the industry!

Anyone with an interest in surgical robotics can vote online:

https://www.surgicalroboticstechnology.com/surgical-robotics-industry-awards/

In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on robotics and exoskeletons.

1. Ethicon announced the 1st kidney stones removal procedure with the MONARCH robot
2. Wandercraft obtained FDA clearance for its ATALANTE exoskeleton
3. Nanoflex Robotics raised $12 million to bring its robot to the market

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In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on soft tissue robotics, endoscopy and artificial intelligence.

1- Ronovo Surgical emerges from stealth mode with the Carina robot for laparoscopic surgery
2- Olympus to acquire pioneering cloud-AI endoscopy startup Odin Vision
3- Theraclion announces results of first US trial for varicose vein treatment

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In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on soft tissue robotics and interventional oncology.

1- Moon Surgical received FDA Clearance and completed its first-in-human clinical study

2- CMR Surgical partners with J&J Ethicon to sell the Versius robot in select markets

3- HistoSonics raised $100m in a new financing led by J&J Innovation

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In this episode, I speak with Todd Usen, a seasoned medtech executive and CEO of a medtech startup called Activ Surgical that completed the world’s first autonomous robotic surgery of soft tissue in 2018 and commericalizes a digital platform that brings intelligent information to imaging systems during minimally invasive surgery.

We talk about:

• Todd's story into medtech
• The mission & vision of Activ Surgical
• How the ActivSight imaging module works
• What's the role of AI and Machine Learning
• What is the commercialization stage and the next steps

Website: https://www.activsurgical.com/

Listen to Less Invasive Podcast, a podcast about Minimally Invasive Surgery and enabling technologies for the operating room and radiology environments - robotics, augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, data analytics, telemedicine, and more.

In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the biotech AI and robotics space.

• Biotech & Medical AI startup company Surge raised a $2.6m round
• Medicaroid obtained new clearances for its hinotori robot
• Accelus extends the usage of its REMI spine robot to all major 3D imaging systems

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In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in dental surgery, Mixed Reality and surgical robotics.

• Cyberdontics is targeting dental implant surgery with robotics, AI and a novel imaging technology
• Level Ex showcased their Spine XR application at NASS
• THINK Surgical raised $100m to accelerate the commercial launch of new products

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In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the implants, AI and robotics space.

• CARMAT got the green light to resume their artificial heart in Europe
• Theator closed a $39.5m fundraising for its AI platform for surgical video management
• ForSight Robotics closed a $55m fundraising to develop fully robotic cataract surgery

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In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the augmented reality and AI space.

• eXpanded eXistence announced the first spine surgeries with their AR system 
• Arterys got acquired by Tempus
• Google Cloud introduced a digital suite for Medical Imaging

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In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the soft-tissue surgical robotics space.

1. Virtuoso Surgical's $20m public offering for an endoscopic surgical robot
2. Medtronic's new market clearances for the Hugo robot
3. Intuitive Surgical's Q3'2022 results on da Vinci, SP and Ion robots

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In this short episode, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the surgical robotics, medical imaging and AI space.

• Bayer launched Calantic cloud-based platform for AI apps in medical imaging
• Intuitive joined the $14m Series A from Optellum, an AI startup in lung cancer 
• NDI announces a robotic navigation development kit with KUKA and MPE

In this episode, I speak with Anthony Sebaaly, clinical application specialist at Robotics Surgical Systems.
We talk about:
- Anthony’s journey in the medtech space and his passion for surgical robotics
- What is the training required for a surgeon and the clinical support after the first cases
- The role of Clinical Application Specialist at national and regional levels
- What he learned from working with several surgical robotics platform
- His home country Lebanon and the Lebanese culture
- How his engagement on LinkedIn impacted his career

Anthony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-sebaaly/
Robotics Surgical Systems: https://robotics-surgical.com/

In this second episode, I speak with Karandeep Singh Badwal, a Quality & Regulatory consultant, host of The Medtech Podcast, and content creator on Youtube.
We talk about:
- Karandeep’s background, story and journey in Quality & Regulatory for medical devices
- The transition to full time consultancy
- Where entrepreneurs should start with when developing a new medical device
- Regulatory strategy to address several markets and the impact of the Medical Device Regulation in Europe
- Values and principles Sikh people live by, including the five Ks 
- Why I chose surgical robotics

Karandeep on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal
Karandeep's youtube channel (QRA Medical): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ygqJO7_HV30XVdHyN-0lg

In this first episode, I speak with Jay Pendleton, VP of Sales at Viseon, a startup commercializing the MaxView visualization system for minimally invasive spine surgery. We talk about:
- His background, story and journey in the medical devices space
- The visualization challenges in minimally invasive spine surgery and how MaxView aims at solving them
- The transition from corporate to startup and vice-versa
- What’s going on with social media in the medtech space
- Why I decided to start a podcast in 2022

Jay on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jameilpendleton
Viseon website: www.viseon-spine.com

Welcome to Less Invasive podcast!

I am Lucien Blondel and I bring 20 years of experience in surgical robotics for neurosurgery, orthopedics, spine surgery and interventional radiology to the table.

We'll talk about Minimally Invasive Surgery - what it means for the physician, patient, hospital, and payers, technologies that enable these techniques, as well as other emerging assistive technologies that will spread in the radiology and operating room environments. Robotics, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, surgical navigation, procedural telemedicine, artificial intelligence, data platforms...

I believe that by sharing knowledge we can bridge gaps, create awareness, educate, and foster callings & innovation that will impact lives.

Happy listening to you all!