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Intuitive Surgical

J&J Built Its Surgical Robot Into the Table, and Aimed It at the 92% of Surgery That Isn’t Robotic

July 23, 2026 by Athithi Verma
J&J Built Its Surgical Robot Into the Table, and Aimed It at the 92% of Surgery That Isn’t Robotic

The FDA granted De Novo authorization to OTTAVA, the first surgical robot with arms built into the operating table, cutting the footprint by up to half.

Categories CI read, MedTech, Quick, Regulatory, The Brief Tags De Novo, FDA Approval, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, MedTech, Medtronic, Ottava, Surgical Robotics
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