TransEnterix
Senhance Surgical Robotic System Cleared for
Hernia Repair and Gallbladder Removal
TransEnterix, the first real competitor to have emerged to
Intuitive Surgical in the assisted
Surgical robotics field, just won FDA clearance for new indications for its
Senhance System. Specifically, laparoscopic inguinal
Hernia Repair and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) procedures can now be performed with the Senhance.
The
Senhance is already
Cleared for colorectal and gynecologic procedures, but considering the frequency of*inguinal
Hernia repairs and laparoscopic cholecystectomies, the new clearance effectively doubles the number of cases that the
System can be used on.
“We have utilized
Senhance broadly across a wide range of general surgery, upper GI surgery and colorectal procedures at our institution,” said Professor Dr.*Frank Willeke, Chief of Surgery at*St. Marien Hospital*in Siegen,*Germany. “We believe this procedural expansion for the US will allow surgeons there to incorporate the Senhance, as we have, as a highly-efficient, enabling and very promising technology that can impact the vast majority of surgeries commonly performed by general surgeons and their sub-specialties.”
Here’s a video presenting the
Senhance system:
Flashbacks:*
The Coming Future of Surgical Robotics: Interview with CEO of TransEnterix…;*
TransEnterix Gets FDA Clearance for Senhance Surgical Robot…;*
Robotic-Assisted Surgery – Current Challenges and Future Directions: Interview with Dr. Mona Orady…
Product page:
Senhance Surgical System…
Via:
TransEnterix
