MedTech Dive November 22, 2024
Nick Paul Taylor

Fortimedix develops flexible surgical instruments that are responsive enough to navigate the body and enable endoscopic and minimally invasive procedures.

Dive Brief:

  • Medtronic has bought surgical instrument developer Fortimedix Surgical, the acquired company said Thursday in a LinkedIn post.
  • Fortimedix has designed articulating instruments to be flexible, robust and responsive enough to navigate through the body and enable endoscopic and minimally invasive procedures. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in Fortimedix’s announcement.
  • Fortimedix said in 2023 that it was “working with a number of companies that develop surgical robots.” Medtronic, which is developing a soft tissue robot, did not immediately respond to requests for information on the acquisition.

Dive Insight:

Fortimedix has kept a low profile...

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