Surgical robotics collaboration
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Image-guided surgical robotics company Prosurgics and robotic system maker Adept Technology announce March 3 an agreement to collaborate on the development of Prosurgics' next generation of systems for neurological and soft tissue surgery. U.K.-based Prosurgics currently markets the PathFinder robotic system for neurosurgery and EndoAssist for minimally invasive thoracic and abdominal surgery. Livermore, Calif., firm Adept also provides robotic systems to the packaged goods, electronic and industrial markets. According to the firms, the U.S. surgical robotics market is expected to see annual growth of 43% through 2011, when it is projected to reach $2.5 billion
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