Mendaera, a healthcare technology company focused on developing robotics that can be deployed universally in medicine, has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its handheld robotic system, Focalist.
The novel system is designed to simplify and enhance the precision of ultrasound-guided needle placement – a technically demanding procedure performed across many specialties and care settings. The company is commencing a limited launch with select medical institutions with an initial focus in urology.
Image-guided procedures involving the placement of needles or other common interventional instruments are a cornerstone of medical care, used in hundreds of millions of patient encounters globally each year. [Read more…] about Mendaera receives FDA clearance for handheld robotic system for ultrasound-guided needle placement