Triaxial robot makes history with first human brain aneurysm fix

US company XCath has achieved a global first by successfully performing robotic-assisted brain aneurysm treatments using its EVR system. The landmark procedures, conducted at The Panama Clinic in Panama City under Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira and Dr. Anastasio Ameijeiras Sibauste, involved navigating the robot with sub-millimeter precision through delicate brain vessels to deploy flow-diverting stents and intrasaccular implants. This marks only the second time a surgical robot has been used for intracranial neurovascular intervention and establishes XCath’s EVR as the first triaxial neurovascular robot capable of such complex intracranial navigation and treatment. Brain aneurysms affect millions worldwide and often go undetected until rupture, which can be fatal or cause severe neurological damage. The EVR system’s precision offers enhanced control and consistency beyond human limits, potentially enabling less experienced physicians to perform these high-risk interventions safely and improving patient outcomes. The success of these procedures also highlights Panama’s emerging role as