Design and Development of Surgical Robotic Systems

Adept Technology, Inc. and Prosurgics, have agreed to collaborate on the design and development of the next generation of Prosurgics' surgical robotic systems for image-guided and navigated neurological and soft tissue surgery.

The companies will leverage Adept's leadership in advanced image-guided robotic products and Prosurgics' depth of experience in image-guided and navigated surgical robotic systems to create innovative products that address critical needs within the fast-growing surgical robotics market. The surgical robotics market in the U.S. alone is forecast to be worth approximately $2.5 billion by 2011 (BC Research) with an expected average annual growth rate of 43% in the period 2006-2011. Examples of the emerging surgical robotics market are in cardiac and prostate surgery. Surgical robots are now performing more than 50% of prostatectomies in the U.S. Clinical outcome data for the latter has shown superior patient outcomes while at the same time delivering a compelling economic benefit.

"The surgical robotics market requires very high precision products with no room for error," says Rob Bucher, Adept's CEO.

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