Levita (robot surgeon)

2021: First use of a magnetic robot surgeon to remove the gallbladder

In early July 2021, Levita Magnetics announced that for the first time in history, surgery using robotics was carried out using the innovative Levita robotic platform. The company's development was used in laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a reduced incision (removal of the gallbladder).

Levita's magnetic surgical system is designed to improve the imaging and maintenance of the surgeon, control instruments and improve the effectiveness of patient treatment by attracting fewer support staff required to perform procedures. Due to its compactness, the robotic platform is specially designed for outpatient operations of a significant volume or abdominal operations with discharge on the same day.

Levita magnetic robot surgeon was first used in surgery

Levita's combination of magnetic technology with a robotic platform offers high hopes for improved surgical control and effectiveness during surgical procedures, said Dr. Ignacio Robles, who performed the operation using Levita's development.

We take magnetic surgery to a new level with this revolutionary approach. Our robotic platform is designed to take advantage of the clinical benefits of a less invasive procedure with fewer incisions, while allowing the surgeon to fully control the platform and surgical instruments directly next to the patient, said Levita Magnetics founder and CEO Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro.

By July 2021, the company is engaged in clinical research and plans to introduce Levita's robotic platform to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late 2021. ^[1]

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