The deal will make certain Creo surgical technologies compatible with the surgical robotic giant’s systems.

Compared with Q1 2021, sales were down 14% in the bottom line and 15% growth in sales.

Worldwide procedures performed with the da Vinci surgical robot increased 19% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.

Intuitive Surgical had challenged J&J’s Ethicon subsidiary on the combination of a shiftable drive system with a robotic surgery platform.

Robotic sensors, mobility, and manipulation are opening up new applications for healthcare robotics developers, said speakers at the inaugural Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum.

The range of surgical procedures that robots can assist is widening, even as systems become more specialized.