Spineart and eCential Robotics Partner on Spine Surgery Applications

Spineart and eCential Robotics entered into a long-term collaboration agreement to co-develop spine surgery applications and co-market the eCential Robotics open robotic surgery platform.

The collaboration involves research and development, marketing and commercialization. Training centers for augmented spine surgery trials will be available to surgeons in 2023 in the U.S. and Europe.

Using a streamlined workflow and a smartphone-inspired user interface, spine surgeons can apply eCential Robotics’ integrated platform, fully compatible with Spineart’s portfolio of spine implants.

Spineart CEO Jerome Trividic said, “There’s a strong cultural and geographical fit between our companies. Combining and leveraging eCential Robotics’ technology in navigation and robotics with Spineart’s expertise in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, is the ultimate expression of our Quality, Innovation, Simplicity philosophy. We strongly believe that our combined efforts will rapidly establish the integrated platform as the reference in augmented spine surgery with navigation and robotic assistance.”

Stéphane Lavallée, eCential Robotics CEO, said, “We are pleased to collaborate with Spineart, a robust and fast-growing partner, which enables us to develop and market the equivalent of the smartphone for medical robots. Thanks to our ‘open’ strategy, eCential Robotics is already collaborating, and will intensify its partnerships, with several technology companies and implant manufacturers to associate our platform with diverse 3D imaging devices and proprietary applications.”

eCential Robotics’ previous partnerships include Amplitude Surgical for knee surgery applications, and ChoiceSpine and SIGNUS for the spine.

Source: Spineart and eCential Robotics