LONDON – Surgeons in the Netherlands have carried out what is claimed as the first human supermicrosurgery, connecting vessels of a diameter as low as 0.3 mm using a purpose-designed robotic system.
Intuitive Surgical Inc. more than gave back all its 2020 share price gains thus far, dipping almost 4% on earnings news. Over the past few years, its valuation (NASDAQ:ISRG) repeatedly has climbed, only to later retrench and then rise again to a slightly higher peak.
Dublin-based med-tech conglomerate Medtronic plc took the time to show off its investigational minimally invasive robotic surgery system that's expected to squarely take on long-time segment leader Intuitive Surgical Corp. Ahead of the robotic surgery-focused investor event on the afternoon of Sept. 24, Medtronic unveiled details of the system in an SEC filing.
