AiM Medical Robotics has entered into a collaboration agreement with Siemens Healthineers to develop an interface that will allow the company's MR-guided neurosurgical robot to operate with Siemens MR systems.

The Worcester, Massachusetts-based medical device company said the interface will support integration of its MR-compatible stereotactic neurosurgery platform with Siemens Healthineers’ MAGNETOM MR scanners. The agreement covers compatibility with Siemens systems across multiple field strengths, including 1.5T, 3T and 0.55T scanners, as well as the recently introduced MAGNETOM Free.XL platform.

According to the companies, the software interface is designed to enable data exchange and coordinated functionality between the robotic system and MR scanners. The collaboration focuses on technical compatibility that could support MR-guided neurosurgical procedures performed within the MR environment.
AiM is developing a robotic platform intended for MR-guided neurosurgery applications, including placement of neurostimulation leads, tissue ablation procedures for tumors and epilepsy, biopsies, and therapeutic delivery. The company said the integration is intended to support real-time imaging during procedures.

“The opportunity to collaborate with a global technology leader like Siemens Healthineers further validates AiM’s technology and expands the ecosystem needed to bring next-generation precision robotics to image-guided operating suites worldwide,” Gregory Fischer, Ph.D., founder and CEO of AiM Medical Robotics, said in a statement.

The companies indicated the interface-based integration could serve as a foundation for additional software synchronization and compatibility efforts under Siemens Healthineers’ third-party collaboration framework.

MR-guided robotic systems are being developed as a way to combine real-time imaging with robotic instrument positioning during neurosurgical procedures. Such systems aim to provide continuous visualization while reducing the need to move patients between imaging and procedural environments.

AiM Medical Robotics is a privately held company developing MR-compatible robotic surgery systems for neurosurgical applications. Siemens Healthineers is a global medical technology company with a portfolio that includes diagnostic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and advanced therapies technologies.

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