Zimmer Biomet Robotics

{{about|the medical robotics company|other uses|Medtech (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Zimmer Biomet Robotics

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| industry = Medical Devices

| foundation = 2002

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| products = *Rosa Knee

Rosa One Brain
Rosa One Spine

| founder = Bertin Nahum, Founder & President (2002-2017){{cite web|url=http://www.atlantico.fr/decryptage/bertin-nahum-–-medtech-france-est-lieu-excellence-pour-robotique-chirurgicale-995079.html|title=Bertin Nahum – Medtech : "La France est un lieu d'excellence pour la robotique chirurgicale"|last=Gagliardi|first=Julien|date=27 February 2014|work=Atlantico|language=fr|access-date=1 March 2014}}

| hq_location_city = Montpellier

| hq_location_country = France

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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.zimmerbiomet.com/en/products-and-solutions/zb-edge/robotics.html}}

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Zimmer Biomet Robotics, formerly Medtech SA, is a robotic surgery company founded in 2002 by Bertin Nahum and based in Montpellier, France (Hérault department, in southern France. This company designs, develops and markets robotic assistance for surgical procedures of the central nervous system and other applications such as the knee.

The company went public in a November 2013 with an initial public offering on Euronext Paris. Its ticker symbol and flagship product is ROSA, a robotic surgical assistant designed for minimally-invasive surgery.

Its pre-IPO investors include Newfund, which had acquired 27 percent of Medtech's capital in 2010,{{cite web |website=La Tribune Occitanie-Montpellier |url=https://objectif-languedoc-roussillon.latribune.fr/languedoc-roussillon/Actualites/Medtech-ouvre-son-capital-a-Newfund_733.html |title=Medtech ouvre son capital à Newfund |date={{date|2010/05/03}} }} Soridec, and Midi Capital.{{cite web|website=Medtech company website|title=Investors|url=http://medtech.fr/en/investors}}

History

The first surgical robot developed by Medtech, in partnership with the Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics and Microelectronics (LIRMM), was BRIGIT, a robot dedicated to knee surgery. In 2006, Zimmer, the world leader in orthopedic implants, bought BRIGIT’s entire patent portfolio.

Medtech decided to reinvest those resources in the development of a new robotic-assisted technology. Medtech’s first ROSA robot, ROSA Brain, dedicated to neurosurgery was thus designed. Comparable to a "GPS" for the brain, the robot can be used for any type of cranial procedures requiring surgical planning with preoperative data, patient registration and precise positioning and handling of instruments.Medtech’s official website : {{cite web |url=http://medtech.fr/en/rosa1 |title=Medtech - Rosa™ |access-date=2014-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822165858/http://medtech.fr/en/rosa1 |archive-date=2014-08-22 }}

Pathologies covered by the use of ROSA Brain include epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, generalized dystonia, cavernoma, hydrocephalus.Medtech’s official website : {{cite web |url=http://medtech.fr/en/variety-of-disease |title=Medtech - Variety of disease |access-date=2014-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104094409/http://medtech.fr/en/variety-of-disease |archive-date=2014-11-04 }}

The ROSA Brain device is present in 120 hospitals across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle EastMedtech’s official website : {{cite web |url=http://medtech.fr/en/rosa-worldwide |title=Medtech - ROSA™ worldwide |access-date=2014-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103135223/http://medtech.fr/en/rosa-worldwide |archive-date=2014-11-03 }} and has been used in more than 9 000 surgical procedures.Article from the French journal Echos.fr (November 2013) : http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/innovateurs/0203121063320-le-robot-chirurgical-de-medtech-va-conquerir-les-etats-unis-629589.php

In July 2014, Medtech announced the CE Marking of its new product ROSA Spine, allowing it to be marketed in Europe.Medtech’s official website : {{cite web |url=http://medtech.fr/en/medtech-obtient-le-marquage-ce-de-son-robot-rosa-spine1 |title=Medtech - Medtech Receives CE Marking of ROSA Spine Robot |access-date=2014-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730014946/http://medtech.fr/en/medtech-obtient-le-marquage-ce-de-son-robot-rosa-spine1 |archive-date=2014-07-30 }}

On November 28, 2013, Medtech was listed on the French stock Exchange operated by Euronext (NYSE Euronext, compartment C).NYSE News Release (28 November 2013) : {{cite web|url=http://www1.nyse.com/press/1385726419941.html |title=NYSE, New York Stock Exchange > About Us > News & Events > News Releases > Press Release 11-29-2013 |access-date=2014-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044617/http://www1.nyse.com/press/1385726419941.html |archive-date=2014-08-08 }}

In 2016, Medtech obtained the CE marking for its new product ROSA One, a robotic assistive device for minimally invasive surgery of the brain and the spine in the same platform.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

In July 2016, Medtech was acquired by the Zimmer Biomet Group and became as known as Zimmer Biomet Robotics.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

References

External links

{{official website|http://medtech.fr/en/home}}

Category:Healthcare companies of France

Category:Companies based in Occitania (administrative region)

Category:French companies established in 2002