Medical
Emory University Hospital in Atlanta became the first hospital to use Liberty on patients, weeks after a limited US launch began.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“the first hospital worldwide to embrace its Liberty endovascular robotic system for patient care.”
What it means
Liberty, from Microbot Medical, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Liberty
- After a limited launch, Microbot put Liberty on full sale in the US. Uses include treating fibroids, enlarged prostate and knee pain by blocking small arteries.
- The FDA cleared Liberty through the 510(k) route, based on a study in which the robot reached its target every time with no device-related harm.