Overview
ZEUS was the first robotic surgical system to enable telerobotics, where surgery could be conducted remotely, with significant uses in gynecological and cardiac procedures.
Key facts
- DOF
- 3
- FDA clearance
- true
- Procedures
- cardiac, laparoscopy
- Tremor filtering
- Yes
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof
- 3
Safety & certifications1
- Safety Certification
- FDA 510(k)
Other12
- Price Tier
- 150K+
- Applications
- surgical_assistance
- Fda Clearance
- true
- Pricing Model
- purchase
- Clearance Date
- 2001-10
- Company Country
- US
- Procedure Types
- cardiac, laparoscopy
- Deployment Notes
- The ZEUS was used in significant procedures, including the first closed-chest beating-heart robotic operation.
- Tremor Filtering
- true
- Industries Served
- hospital
- Availability Status
- available
- Additional Information
- First prototype demonstrated in 1995 and tested on animals in 1996., Performed the first tubal re-anastomosis procedure in 1998., Facilitated the first closed-chest beating-heart cardiac bypass operation in Canada., Merged into Intuitive Surgical in 2003, leading to the discontinuation of ZEUS.
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