FDA issues warning on robot-assisted breast cancer surgery

The FDA has issued a safety alert about the use of robot-assisted surgical (RAS) devices for use in mastectomy procedures, pointing out that their safety and efficacy have not been establis

SurgAR and Medexprim start surgical AR partnership with Fren...

France’s SurgAR has joined with imaging data firm Medexprim to form a three-year partnership with a major hospital in France, to develop augmented reality (AR) software dedicated to laporos

Debiopharm backs €10m funding for ‘digital sedation’ firm On...

A company that has developed a digital treatment for pain and anxiety – Belgium-based Oncomfort – has raised €10 million in first-round financing that will be used to fund international gro

UK awards COVID-19 grant to surgery software developer

The UK government is providing funding to bring a software tool used to monitor patients during surgery to market “as soon as possible”, says its developer.

Edinburgh hospital is first in Europe to use keyhole surgery...