Articles tagged with "telesurgery"
Sovato CEO says big telesurgery advances are coming soon - The Robot Report
Sovato Health, led by co-founder and CEO Cynthia Perazzo, anticipates significant advancements in telesurgery within the next year, emphasizing that remote surgeries and procedures are inevitable. The company recently secured $26 million in Series B funding, including a first-time investment from Intuitive Surgical, underscoring growing industry confidence. Sovato collaborates closely with surgical robotics manufacturers, healthcare systems, and surgeons to prepare for market readiness and regulatory approval of telesurgery technologies. Their platform is device-agnostic, aiming to integrate multiple robotic systems within health networks to enable remote, minimally invasive procedures. Perazzo highlighted Sovato’s role as an intermediary connecting device manufacturers and healthcare providers, facilitating safe and scalable telesurgery. The company has co-authored industry technical guidelines with cybersecurity and device experts from major firms like Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and Intuitive Surgical, alongside clinical leaders, to establish standards for remote surgical procedures. Sovato is also working with key opinion leaders and surgeons to develop tools that
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The article from The Robot Report highlights the critical role of connectivity in the expanding integration of industrial robotics into daily life, emphasizing that reliable communications networks are essential for the successful deployment and acceptance of robotic technologies. It notes that robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence are increasingly solving complex industrial challenges, with applications becoming more common in public and commercial settings. Examples include robotaxis in cities like San Francisco and Phoenix, where autonomous vehicles have shifted from novelty to normalized transportation; the extensive use of robots in e-grocery and e-commerce fulfillment centers, such as Amazon’s rapid growth in industrial robot deployment; and the evolution of robot-assisted surgery toward telesurgery, enabling remote surgical procedures via robotic arms controlled over long distances. A key takeaway is that while robotics technology has matured to meet business and consumer demands, its effectiveness and societal acceptance heavily depend on ultra-reliable, low-latency connectivity provided by advanced communications networks. The article stresses that in high-stakes applications—such as robot-assisted surgery—any connectivity failure could
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SS Innovations International Inc. has successfully completed the first telesurgery using its newly developed SSi Mantra Tele Surgeon Console (TSC), a compact, chair-based version of its larger SSi Mantra surgeon command center. Unveiled in 2024, the TSC features a smaller footprint, portability, and built-in electronics with lightweight glasses and 3D magnified viewing, enabling telesurgeries to be performed from diverse locations such as physician offices rather than traditional operating rooms. This design aims to expand patient access to surgical expertise by allowing surgical experts to operate remotely as long as connectivity is available. The company, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has focused on making robotic surgery more affordable and accessible globally, with its product lineup including the multi-arm SSi Mantra system and SSi Mudra instruments. To date, 35 telesurgeries, including 10 cardiac procedures, have been completed using the SSi Mantra, with the first American telesurgery occurring in June 2024
roboticstelesurgeryteleoperationmedical-robotsremote-surgeryrobotic-surgeryhealthcare-technologySovato closes Series B funding to advance telesurgery - The Robot Report
Sovato Health Inc., a Santa Barbara-based company specializing in remote and robotic surgery, has closed its Series B funding round, raising a total of $41 million to scale its telesurgery platform. Co-founded by Cynthia Perazzo and surgical robotics pioneer Yulun Wang, Sovato aims to address the global shortage of timely, safe surgical care by enabling physicians to remotely operate any surgical, interventional, or diagnostic robotic system through its system-agnostic platform. The company emphasizes that its technology supports a hub-and-spoke model, extending expert surgical care across vast distances, and has demonstrated safety and feasibility in preclinical cases conducted over hundreds to thousands of miles both in the U.S. and internationally. The Series B round was led by growth-stage venture capital firm Beringea, with participation from existing investors including Polaris Partners, Intuitive, GS Ventures, Laerdal Million Lives Fund, Puma Venture Capital, and Teladoc Health. Sovato plans to use the funding to accelerate platform development
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The article discusses how robotics is increasingly transforming healthcare both inside operating rooms and throughout hospital environments, addressing critical challenges such as workforce shortages and budget constraints. By 2030, a global shortage of at least 10 million healthcare workers is expected, with the U.S. facing a significant physician deficit by 2036. Hospitals, especially in rural areas, are also grappling with tighter budgets due to federal funding cuts. Robotics, including automated guided vehicles for logistics and advanced surgical robots, offers a way to alleviate these pressures by automating repetitive tasks and enhancing surgical capabilities. Surgical robotics is becoming more accessible as competition grows and costs decrease, with companies like SS Innovations, Medtronic, and others developing new systems that integrate AI and machine learning. Advances in telesurgery allow expert surgeons to remotely guide or take over procedures, expanding patient access to specialized care and enabling remote training through tele-proctoring. Beyond the operating room, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of logistics robots to reduce staff exposure
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Intuitive Surgical, a leader in surgical robotics for over two decades, continues to innovate beyond iterative improvements with its next-generation da Vinci 5 system. Recently achieving a 4,000-mile telesurgery demonstration and obtaining the CE mark for the robot, the company has redesigned the da Vinci platform to incorporate foundational computing power that enables advanced features such as force feedback, enhanced instruments, and machine vision. These capabilities aim to deepen surgical insights and improve the surgeon’s interface, positioning Intuitive to maintain leadership in a competitive and maturing surgical robotics market. Iman Jeddi, Ph.D., senior vice president and general manager of Intuitive’s multiport platform, will share insights on this innovation journey and the strategic thinking behind designing for the future of digital surgery during her keynote at RoboBusiness 2025. Dr. Jeddi brings over 20 years of medical device experience, including leadership roles at Intuitive Surgical since 2013 and prior work at Abbott Laboratories contributing to FDA-approved medical devices. At Int
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SS Innovations International announced a groundbreaking intercontinental robotic cardiac telesurgery performed on July 19, 2025. Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, CEO and Chairman, remotely operated the company’s SSi Mantra 3 surgical robotic system from Strasbourg, France, to conduct an atrial septal defect closure on a patient located 4,000 miles away at the Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS) in Indore, India. The surgery, completed during the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) Annual Meeting, was executed without technical issues, demonstrating imperceptible latency and high precision. This achievement highlights the advanced capabilities of the SSi Mantra 3 system and represents a significant step toward expanding access to complex cardiac care globally, particularly in regions lacking surgical expertise. SS Innovations, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been advancing robotic telesurgery technology to make it more affordable and accessible worldwide. The company’s product line includes the SSi Mantra
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Intuitive Surgical recently showcased advanced telesurgery capabilities for its da Vinci 5 surgical robot during a live demonstration at the Society of Robotic Surgery conference in Strasbourg, France. The demo involved two surgeons—Dr. Doug Stoddard in Georgia and Dr. Andrea Pakula in Strasbourg—collaborating remotely over a distance exceeding 4,000 miles. Using a dual-console da Vinci 5 system, they performed a procedure on an advanced tissue model that simulates live tissue behavior. The system enabled seamless remote control handoffs and incorporated force feedback, allowing both surgeons to feel the forces applied to the tissue, highlighting significant progress in remote surgical collaboration. Intuitive emphasized that while telesurgery is not a new concept for the company—citing the 2001 “Operation Lindbergh” transatlantic procedure—the current focus is on building a robust infrastructure to ensure safety, reliability, and consistent clinical use. The da Vinci 5 platform integrates foundational computing power to support new capabilities such as force feedback
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SS Innovations International has surpassed 100 installations of its SSi Mantra surgical robotic systems across India and six other countries, with over 5,000 successful surgeries performed to date, including 240 cardiac surgeries and 32 telesurgeries. The SSi Mantra 3 system features more than 40 types of robotic endo-surgical instruments catering to various specialties, emphasizing affordability, accessibility, and ease of use. The company aims to expand its global footprint, planning to submit a De Novo application to the U.S. FDA by July 2025 and pursue CE marking certification in the European Union by late 2025. Recently, SS Innovations completed a pioneering robotic telesurgery for weight loss, performing two One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB) procedures remotely over a 560-mile distance between Gurugram and Indore, India. The surgeries were conducted with zero perceptible lag and flawless precision, led remotely by Dr. Mohit Bhandari, a leading
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