28 Jan 2009
Prosurgics, the surgical robotics company announces receipt of CE Certification for its new FreeHand Robotic Camera Holder. Underwriters Laboratories certified the product on 22nd January, opening the way to customer deliveries of FreeHand throughout Europe and those other countries whose certification of licensing schemes are based on the CE mark.
FreeHand is the first product in Prosurgics new generation of affordable surgical robotics. Suitable for every laparoscopic procedure, it provides superior visualization and the ability for surgeons to directly control movement of the scope, by means of Prosurgics’ patented “surgeon head movement” interface. FreeHand has already collected innovation awards on both sides of the Atlantic, and growing interest from surgeons, many of whom are increasingly struggling to find reliable assistance. FreeHand is a solution to this need and enables increased throughput and efficiency.
Paul Moraviec, Prosurgics CEO commented on the announcement; “Gaining the CE mark moves Prosurgics to the next phase of our commercialization plan. Surgeons throughout Europe are telling our sales teams that FreeHand addresses their real and unmet needs. With our production volumes ramping up, we are now in a position that we can satisfy this demand and so I expect to see a rapidly growing number of FreeHand surgeons over the next weeks and months. With many US surgeons also wanting to share in the benefits of FreeHand, we hope that its FDA clearance will follow soon.”
Last updated: 14 Jul 2009, 11:16 AM
