After Two-Year Delay, J&J Plans To Start Trial Ottava Surgical Robot In 2024
Executive Summary
J&J originally projected its Ottava soft-tissue robotic surgery system would enter first-in-human trials in 2022 and reach the market by 2023, but the development has been delayed by technical challenges and COVID-19-related disruptions. Now the company plans to start trials of a four-armed version of the device in about a year.
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