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Less Invasive
by Lucien Blondel
Let's talk about Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotics and other assistive technologies for the operating room and radiology environments: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, telepresence, surgical navigation, data platforms...I am Lucien Blondel and I bring to the table 20 years of experience in medical imaging & robotics for various specialties: neurosurgery, orthopedics, spine surgery, interventional radiology and interventional oncology.
Episodes
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Ep18 - Navigating Blood Vessels with a Magnet with Christoff Heunis, CEO of Flux Robotics
In this episode I talk with Christoff Heunis, the co-founder and CEO of Flux Robotics, a medtech startup that develops the Flux One robot for endovascular procedures. We talk about: - Chirstoff's background & experience in both research & industry - Conventional endovascular surgery and its...
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SHORT - Pieces of news from THINK Surgical, Virtuoso Surgical, Titan Medical
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on orthopedics, endoscopy and laparoscopy. 1. THINK Surgical received FDA clearance for the TMINI Miniature Robotic System 2. Virtuoso Surgical unveiled its robotic system for endoscopy 3. Titan...
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SPECIAL - Vote for the Surgical Robotics Industry Awards 2023!
Surgical Robotics Technology launched in May the first edition of the Surgical Robotics Industry Award in 4 categories: Industry Leadership, Innovative Start-Up, Outstanding Company, Ground-Breaking Technology. A great initiative to gather the community to celebrate outstanding contribution from...
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Ep17 - Innovation in Image-Guided Therapy with Dr. Atul Gupta
In this episode I talk with Dr. Atul Gupta, interventional radiologist practicing in the Philadelphia area and Chief Medical Officer at Philips for their Image-Guided Therapy business. Dr. Gupta is responsible for the clinical strategy and vision for the interventional imaging systems, software,...
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Ep16 - The eXpanded eXistence Story with Dr. Robert Masson
In this episode I talk with Dr. Robert Masson, sports spine microneurosurgeon practicing minimally invasive spine surgery at The Masson Spine Institute in Orlando, FL and Park City, UT. Lifelong athlete in a relentless quest for performance, Dr. Masson is the founder and CEO of eXpanded…
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Ep15 - Building the Surgical Metaverse with Dr. Robert Masson
In this episode I talk with Dr. Robert Masson, sports spine microneurosurgeon practicing minimally invasive surgery at The Masson Spine Institute in Orlando, FL and Park City, UT. Lifelong athlete in a relentless quest for performance, Dr. Masson is the founder and CEO of eXpanded eXistence, a...
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SHORT - Pieces of news from Ethicon, Wandercraft, Nanoflex Robotics
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on robotics and exoskeletons. 1. Ethicon announced the 1st kidney stones removal procedure with the MONARCH robot 2. Wandercraft obtained FDA clearance for its ATALANTE exoskeleton 3. Nanoflex...
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Ep14 - How to Purchase Two Surgical Robots with Dr. Vanash Patel
In this episode I talk with Dr. Vanash Patel, colorectal surgeon practicing in London and Hertfordshire, UK, and user of the Versius robot from CMR Surgical. We talk about: - the business case and what a surgical robot can bring to the hospital - the choice of a robot model when flexibility is a...
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Ep13 - The Versius robot in colorectal surgery with Dr. Vanash Patel
In this episode I talk with Dr. Vanash Patel, colorectal surgeon practicing in London and Hertfordshire, UK. We talk about robotic surgery with the Versius robot from CMR Surgical: - the open console: ergonomics, 3D glasses, joysticks, etc. - the setup and port placement with the robot - the...
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SHORT - Pieces of news from Ronovo Surgical, Odin Vision, Theraclion
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on soft tissue robotics, endoscopy and artificial intelligence. 1- Ronovo Surgical emerges from stealth mode with the Carina robot for laparoscopic surgery 2- Olympus to acquire pioneering…
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Ep12 - AI and the Moon Surgical story with Anne Osdoit, CEO and VC partner
In this episode I talk with Anne Osdoit, the energetic & optimistic CEO of Moon Surgical, a medtech startup that develops the Maestro robot for laparoscopic surgery. Anne is also VC partner at Sofinnova. We talk about: What data streams Maestro has been recording during surgery How Moon Surgical...
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Ep11 - The Maestro Robot with Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical
In this episode I talk with Anne Osdoit, the energetic & optimistic CEO of Moon Surgical, a medtech startup that develops the Maestro robot for laparoscopic surgery. Anne is also VC partner at Sofinnova. We talk about: - Anne’s background & experience in the medtech space - Conventional...
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Ep10 - Awake Spine Surgery with Dr. Alok Sharan
In this episode I talk with Dr. Alok Sharan, orthopedic spine surgeon practicing in New Jersey. Dr. Alok Sharan is a pioneer of the awake spinal fusion technique, president of the Spine and Performance Institute and co-founder of DocSocial, a social media for healthcare professionals. We talk...
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Ep9 - Robotics for middle ear surgery and cochlear implantation with Prof. Yann Nguyen
In this episode I talk with Prof. Yann Nguyen, ENT surgeon and co-director of a research team at the Hearing Institute in Paris, France. We talk about: the ear anatomy and physiology the challenges of middle ear surgery and cochlear implantation how the RobOtol system works what's the future of...
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SHORT - Pieces of news from Moon Surgical, CMR Surgical, HistoSonics
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on soft tissue robotics and interventional oncology. 1- Moon Surgical received FDA Clearance and completed its first-in-human clinical study 2- CMR Surgical partners with J&J Ethicon to sell the...
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Ep8 - Consulting for medtech startups and breaking silos with Dr. Jawad Ali (Part2)
In this episode I talk with Dr. Jawad Ali, board-certified general surgeon practicing in Austin, TX and founder of Vality Partners and Austin Medtech Connect. We talk about: Vality Partners, a group of consulting surgeons for early-stage medtech startups Austin Medtech Connect, a non-profit...
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Ep8 - The future of surgical robotics and digital surgery with Dr. Jawad Ali (Part1)
In this episode I talk with Dr. Jawad Ali, board-certified general surgeon practicing in Austin, TX and founder of Vality Partners and Austin Medtech Connect. We talk about: His practice in minimally-invasive surgery, acute care & trauma, endoscopy Surgical robotics and perspectives from…
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Ep7 - Bringing intraoperative intelligence to Minimally Invasive Surgery with Todd Usen, CEO of Activ Surgical
In this episode, I speak with Todd Usen, a seasoned medtech executive and CEO of a medtech startup called Activ Surgical that completed the world’s first autonomous robotic surgery of soft tissue in 2018 and commericalizes a digital platform that brings intelligent information to imaging systems...
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SHORT - Pieces of news from Surge, Medicaroid, Accelus
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the biotech AI and robotics space. Biotech & Medical AI startup company Surge raised a $2.6m round Medicaroid obtained new clearances for its hinotori robot Accelus extends the usage of its REMI spine...
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Ep6 - Creating a medtech startup, building a team and designing a fluorescent device with Dr. Paula Doyle (Part2)
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Paula Doyle, board-certified surgeon in obstetrics and gynecology specialized in reconstructive pelvic surgery at the University of Rochester. Dr Doyle is the founder and CEO of a medtech startup called EndoGlow that manufactures a fluorescent medical device...
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Ep6 - Pelvic Surgery and Near Infrared Imaging with the GreenEgg system with Dr. Paula Doyle (Part1)
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Paula Doyle, board-certified surgeon in obstetrics and gynecology specialized in reconstructive pelvic surgery at the University of Rochester. Dr Doyle is the founder and CEO of a medtech startup called EndoGlow that manufactures a fluorescent medical device...
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SHORT - Pieces of news from Cyberdontics, Level Ex, THINK Surgical
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in dental surgery, Mixed Reality and surgical robotics. Cyberdontics is targeting dental implant surgery with robotics, AI and a novel imaging technology Level Ex showcased their Spine XR application at…
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SHORT - Pieces of news from CARMAT, Theator, Forsight Robotics
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the implants, AI and robotics space. CARMAT got the green light to resume their artificial heart in Europe Theator closed a $39.5m fundraising for its AI platform for surgical video management ForSight...
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SHORT - Pieces of news from eXeX, Arterys and Google
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the augmented reality and AI space. eXpanded eXistence announced the first spine surgeries with their AR system Arterys got acquired by Tempus Google Cloud introduced a digital suite for Medical Imaging...
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SHORT - Pieces of news from Virtuoso Surgical, Medtronic, Intuitive
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the soft-tissue surgical robotics space. Virtuoso Surgical's $20m public offering for an endoscopic surgical robot Medtronic's new market clearances for the Hugo robot Intuitive Surgical's Q3'2022…
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SHORT - Pieces of news from Bayer, Intuitive and NDI
In this short episode, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the surgical robotics, medical imaging and AI space. Bayer launched Calantic cloud-based platform for AI apps in medical imaging Intuitive joined the $14m Series A from Optellum, an AI startup in lung...
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Ep5 - Telemedicine, Virtual Reality and Social Media in Orthopedics with Dr. Cory Calendine (Part2)
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Cory Calendine, board-certified orthopedic surgeon specialized in hip & knee replacement at the Bone & Joint Institute of Tennessee, technology enthusiast and social media influencer. We talk about: Telemedicine for education, remote rep support, and…
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Ep5 - Less invasive hip & knee replacement, robotics, AI and smart implants with Dr. Cory Calendine (Part1)
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Cory Calendine, board-certified orthopedic surgeon specialized in hip & knee replacement at the Bone & Joint Institute of Tennessee, technology enthusiast and social media influencer. We talk about: Dr Calendine’s life philosophy and the stress in the OR What is...
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Ep4 - Introducing surgical robots in the Middle East with Anthony Sebaaly
In this episode, I speak with Anthony Sebaaly, clinical application specialist at Robotics Surgical Systems. We talk about: - Anthony’s journey in the medtech space and his passion for surgical robotics - What is the training required for a surgeon and the clinical support after the first cases -...
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Ep3 - What’s happening in extremity surgery with Eric Anderson, Founder of Extremity Surgical
In this episode, I speak with Eric Anderson, founder of Extremity Surgical, host of the Ortho Idea Podcast and creator of the Medical Sales Rx training platform. We talk about: - Eric’s background, story and journey in orthopedics and extremities - Pathologies, procedures and challenges in...
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SPECIAL - How to grow a $2B warehouse robotics company leveraging experience in medtech with Romain Moulin, CEO of Exotec
In this special episode, I speak with Romain Moulin, CEO of Exotec, a French company and leader in global warehouse robotics. Exotec raised a total of $446m since 2015 and became this January the 25th unicorn Made in France. We talk about: - Romain's background, story and journey in robotics…
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Ep2 - How to obtain clearance for a medical device with Karandeep Singh Badwal
In this second episode, I speak with Karandeep Singh Badwal, a Quality & Regulatory consultant, host of The Medtech Podcast, and content creator on Youtube. We talk about: - Karandeep’s background, story and journey in Quality & Regulatory for medical devices - The transition to full time...
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Ep1 - Bringing optics in minimally invasive spine surgery with Jay Pendleton, VP of Sales at Viseon
In this first episode, I speak with Jay Pendleton, VP of Sales at Viseon, a startup commercializing the MaxView visualization system for minimally invasive spine surgery. We talk about: - His background, story and journey in the medical devices space - The visualization challenges in minimally...
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Less Invasive - Trailer
Welcome to Less Invasive podcast! I am Lucien Blondel and I bring 20 years of experience in surgical robotics for neurosurgery, orthopedics, spine surgery and interventional radiology to the table. We'll talk about Minimally Invasive Surgery - what it means for the physician, patient, hospital…
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Let's talk about Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotics and other assistive technologies for the operating room and radiology environments: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, telepresence, surgical navigation, data platforms...I am Lucien Blondel and I bring to the table 20 years of experience in medical imaging & robotics for various specialties: neurosurgery, orthopedics, spine surgery, interventional radiology and interventional oncology.
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