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Thomas Dworetzky, Contributing Reporter | September 05, 2018
The company has seen progress toward its ambitious goal, having more than doubled in size in the last 12 months, just four years after forming.
In addition, it has filed over 300 patents and has raised a total $100 million to date, making it Europe’s largest private Series B medical device funding raise.
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Robotic surgery was in the news in April, when Detroit-based provider
Henry Ford installed Synaptive Medical Inc.’s Modus V robotic arm, enabling surgeons to avoid critical brain and spinal cord structures.
The solution was formerly used by the International Space Station to position astronauts, repair satellites and move cargo.
“The teams that assembled and now maintain the space station needed a way to move these giant, yet extremely delicate pieces of satellite and other equipment in a calculated, precise way,” Steven N. Kalkanis, chair of the department of neurosurgery and medical director at Henry Ford Cancer Institute, told HCB News. “If you think about it, we have a very similar need – a way to accurately and safely maneuver in and around the delicate parts of the brain and spine, while preserving healthy tissue. In essence, this technology provides the same kind of support; it enhances what the astronauts are doing and it enhances what we are doing.
“The Modus V and BrightMatter platforms allow us to perform complex tumor resections and advanced cranial and spinal surgeries in some of our most complex patients, those with multiple chronic conditions and other risk factors that would have made these surgeries too risky even a few years ago," Kalkanis said. "We are seeing fewer complications, less post-operative pain and a shorter recovery time, all of which continue to add unprecedented value to the care we're providing.”
The second generation of Modus V was released in October 2017 and was recently installed for the first time in Pennsylvania at Allegheny Health Network for spinal and cranial procedures. AHN neurosurgeons are currently working with Synaptive to develop new solutions and advanced robotic neurosurgical applications for the next generation.
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