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Xenex Disinfection Services

Xenex Disinfection Services makes LightStrike, which is at stage 5 of 5: regulator-cleared or mass market.

Website: xenex.com
Based in: United States
Latest milestone: Jan 2026

01Robots

What Xenex Disinfection Services makes

Each robot's stage is worked out from its dated, sourced milestones by the same published rules, whoever the maker is.

LightStrikeMedical · UV disinfection robotStage 5 of 5 · Regulator-cleared or mass marketLightStrike is a robot that flashes strong ultraviolet (UV) light from pulsed xenon lamps to kill germs on surfaces in hospital rooms. A full room cycle takes about five minutes.Used in more than 1,200 hospitals and healthcare sites worldwide, the company says.The full record

02Track record

Every dated event

Jan 2026Regulator
Health Canada registered the LightStrike6 robot for sale to healthcare facilities in Canada.
Xenex press release (Business Wire), Jan 2026Company-reported
29 Sept 2025Milestone
Xenex said hospitals using LightStrike had completed 44 million cycles.
Xenex press release, 29 Sept 2025Company-reported
8 Oct 2024Milestone
Xenex said its robots had run more than 40 million cycles in more than 1,200 hospitals and healthcare sites.
Xenex press release, 8 Oct 2024Company-reported
5 Sept 2023Regulator
The FDA cleared the LightStrike+ robot through the De Novo route, creating a new device category for UV robots that reduce germs on hard surfaces in healthcare settings.
Xenex press release, 5 Sept 2023Company-reported
24 Feb 2017Milestone
Xenex raised $38 million in a round led by Essex Woodlands.
MassDevice, 24 Feb 2017Company-reported
5 Jan 2017Milestone
Japanese medical company Terumo agreed to sell LightStrike robots in Japan.
The Robot Report, 5 Jan 2017Company-reported

03Money

How it's funded

Latest funding round we could confirm: Xenex raised $38 million in a round led by Essex Woodlands. MassDevice, 24 Feb 2017

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