eCential Robotics Receives FDA Clearance for its Surgical Robotic Platform for Spine Surgery
The FDA has approved a robotic spinal surgery platform designed to assist human surgeons by automating several steps of spinal procedures. The platform, developed by eCential Robotics, combines intraoperative 2D and 3D imaging, navigation, and robotics to create the surgical assistant. The design includes three mobile units that are linked together: a mobile viewing workstation, a mobile C-arm, and the mobile collaborative robot itself. All devices are linked to a single user interface, allowing the user to control imaging, navigation, and robotic functions from a single pl...