Founded in 2006, Meril Life Sciences is an India-based global medical device company. Meril Life Sciences is evolving in various physical therapies with an inspiring history of numerous inventions and a promising future of technological advancements, including robotic-driven surgeries. Keeping pace with this evolution and on its mission to revolutionize healthcare, Meril Life Sciences has been consistently promoting healthcare and providing the best of services with a guiding principle of Physician-Patient-Product interaction at the core. Based on this foundation, the robotic system and orthopaedic implants are designed in collaboration with world-renowned surgeons in world-class manufacturing facilities to offer cutting-edge technology with unique intellectual property and decades of research.

Modern-day products are the outcome of phenomenal research and study, technological breakthroughs in surgical procedures, and the promising innovations in implants and devices that have constantly been shaping the state of the field of Medicine for the better. Many inventions and innovative approaches in Medical Devices have contributed to creating far-reaching and impactful influence in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the musculoskeletal issues of patients. Robotics is a technologically advanced and promisingly upcoming innovation in orthopaedics.

The significance and potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted robots in orthopedics, especially in joint replacement (Arthroplasty), is gaining momentum due to the increasing awareness of arthritis (rheumatoid or osteoarthritis) that restricts the mobility of patients due to the associated pain. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare helps surgical decision-making and eliminates risk factors and human-driven errors. Meril Life Sciences brings robotic technologies to combat the healthcare concern of precision and accuracy in knee replacement surgeries, resulting in improved surgical and patient outcomes. 

Meril Life Sciences strongly believes that access to the best healthcare solutions is the right of every patient, and to further this end constantly strives to provide innovative medical and surgical devices that help restore mobility and improve the quality of life of patients suffering by adding more to life.

LARC Robotics is developing robotic solutions aiming to render every patient stone-free in a single percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedure.

PCNL is the technique with the highest stone-free rate, and the best chance to have a single-surgery treatment. However, the procedure adoption is still low (around 7%), as establishing an effective fluoroscopy-guided renal access is difficult and increases operative time and radiation exposure. Urologists usually rely on Interventional Radiologists to obtain access, which increases cost and negatively affects scheduling, without obvious outcome improvements. They need a solution that enables them to perform an image-guided renal access for PCNL procedures independently, in a simple and accurate way.

Founded as a spin-off of Interventional Systems, LARC Robotics leverages the Austria-based company’s years of expertise, products, and know-how in the complex interventional radiology landscape to revolutionize the kidney stone market with a surgical robotic platform that empowers urologists to easily gain renal access in PCNL procedures.

The LARC Robot is a table-mounted miniature device that simplifies renal access through intraoperative planning, targeting under real-time imaging, and precise robotic-assisted needle insertion. The technology is already CE-marked and FDA-cleared for 2D and 3D image-guided procedures. Clinical validation is already underway, and further development will include supporting 2D-fluoro navigation and ultrasound guidance, a digital platform for surgeons to visualize patient-specific, high-fidelity 3D reconstructions of the diagnostic scans to prepare for the procedure, and a data and analytics module for post-procedural analysis, to find areas of opportunity and performance trends.

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RTI provides the real-time data streaming platform that powers modern surgical robotics. As surgical robotics evolves to integrate AI, imaging autonomous, and remote capabilities, manufacturers need more than point-to-point communication– they need a secure, reliable, interoperable and scalable data architecture that enables every system to work together seamlessly. RTI Connext delivers that foundation, providing deterministic, real-time data exchange across robotic controllers, sensors, imaging systems, visualization platforms and clinical applications.

RTI is helping shape the future of intelligent robotics through collaborations across the AI ecosystem with leaders such as NVIDIA, to advance physical AI and software-defined systems. Combined with decades of experience delivering software for mission-critical autonomous systems, RTI enables medical device manufacturers to build intelligent surgical robotics platforms that are ready for the next era of connected digital surgery.

Built on a data-centric architecture that eliminates communication silos, Connext simplifies system integration and supports interoperability across diverse devices, computing platforms and networks,  allowing engineering teams to focus on innovation instead of infrastructure.

From the most trusted medtech leaders to innovative startups, RTI technology is used to power next-generation robotic-assisted surgical systems, including more than 15 commercial robotic programs, as well as medical imaging, patient monitoring, and radiation therapy applications.

Learn more about the real-time data streaming platform for next-gen MedTech solutions at rti.com/healthcare.

ACI is Precision at work for you. We are a connection to the precision hard materials you need. Component processing, assembly, and final verification of critical dimensions provide superior value to our customers. ACI offers a broad selection of hard material components such as pump pistons, optical guides, check valve seats, precision ruby balls and sapphire windows. Part of our core competency lies in our experience with interference fits, allowing us to specialize in combining materials such as synthetic sapphire and various metals without the use of epoxies or fasteners.

Analytical Components Expertise

We can suggest existing products that allow you to leverage economy of scale and minimize cost associated with developing new processes and buying small volumes of raw materials. However, we can produce a variety of custom metal designs coupled with hard materials, so customers are not limited to our standard products.  

• We can assist you with your prototype development
• Ability to add unique features to hard materials
• Engineered fitment of various materials
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) recommendations
• Hard materials knowledge

Process Capabilities

AC leverages over 50 years of hard materials industry experience in manufacturing custom sapphire and ceramic components for OEM customers.

We work collaboratively to establish an environment that allows us to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges.  Our intent is to match production cost, quality and delivery with our customers’ critical requirements. 

• Surface finishes down to 0.0064μm (0.25 µin)
• OD Lapping and Centerless Grinding
• Tolerances as low as 0.254μm (0.00001”)
• ID Honing
• End Grinding
• Flat Lapping / Polishing
• Plus numerous other proprietary process methods

ACI has a core competency working with dissimilar material integration. Our proprietary assembly methods do not require adhesives or additional fasteners: reducing contamination or risk of chemical leeching. We assemble ceramic, sapphire or ruby components with holders for custom applications. Our superior understanding of the interference between mating parts provides exceptional control over assembly integrity, concentricity and extension length.

SCHÖLLY is a pioneer and expert in medical minimally invasive 3D visualization with proven expertise in engineering, large-scale production, and technical service.

SCHÖLLY have not only developed and produced the highest number of 3D endoscopy systems installed in the market but also supported the growing installed base of their customers with excellent support through their technical service. Much of this volume went into the visualization chain for robotic minimally invasive systems.

Diversification of robotic systems

New entrants push the diversification of the robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) systems market.

The visualization requirements are as individual as each robotic-assisted surgery system is. SCHÖLLY supplement your system with a customized solution so that you can set new standards.

Technologies

As an OEM partner, SCHÖLLY offer you the scope of services that suits you best: from the complete image chain (2D and 3D) to individual components, image processing, image enhancement, lighting, supporting technical documentation, worldwide service, or registration support.

As a contract manufacturer, SCHÖLLY act according to your requirements with the highest quality standards using our established manufacturing capabilities and supply chain.

Integration of external IP and technologies is possible as well as installing SCHÖLLY’s visualization assembly/component into the environment of your existing equipment, such as consoles, robot carts, etc.

We look into operating rooms worldwide

As a medical OEM partner, SCHÖLLY supplement minimally invasive systems with their visualization solutions around the world.

SCHÖLLY attach great importance to a long-term partnership and would be pleased to convince you of their industrialization competence, with which SCHÖLLY guarantee reproducible results with convincing quality.  SCHÖLLY’s systems’ 3D visualization and 3D depth perception with optimized image processing for the respective medical applications is appreciated worldwide and confirmed in various blind tests by users.

Rob Surgical was founded in 2012 as a spin-off of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC). The company is focused on the design and development of new robotic systems with the aim of universalising high-precision surgery, adapting to the needs of the patient and surgeon.

The value proposition is based on three pillars: high precision and safety that benefits the patient, superior usability for the surgeon and a significant reduction in the total cost per surgery. This benefits hospitals as it does not require a dedicated operating theatre, requires fewer staff, no prior training and supports hybrid surgeries.

Rob Surgical’s differentiating value is the possibility of performing hybrid surgeries, alternating manual manoeuvres and high-precision robot-assisted manoeuvres. This is thanks to the use of the same instruments and flexible robotics that allows the robot to intervene only in the most delicate parts, thus reducing the time and cost of each intervention.

Rob Surgical’s system improves on current robotics and offers an open, flexible platform consisting of a column of four arms that allow the movements of surgical instruments to be controlled with sub-millimetre precision

The Rob System is the first open robotic platform designed to improve the efficiency of today’s minimally invasive surgery through unique technology, improved usability, and cost reduction per surgery.

With 20 years of leadership in human-centric robotics, including more than a decade in surgical robotics, Kinova Inc., headquartered in Boisbriand (Greater Montreal), Quebec, Canada, now brings that expertise to the operating room with KIMA, a medical robotics platform built from the ground up for clinical use. Kinova partners with medical device manufacturers in three ways: integrating KIMA directly into their system, co-developing a custom arm on Kinova’s proprietary actuator and software architecture, or using Kinova’s engineering services to develop and industrialize critical subsystems. Every route delivers the same outcome: faster time to market, lower development cost and reduced program risk.

KIMA. Built for Medtech.

Launched in June 2026 to mark Kinova’s 20th anniversary, KIMA is a next-generation medical robotic arm engineered for precision, integration and clinical confidence. It combines a 3 kg payload with a frame weighing under 13 kg, and its compact control unit removes the bulky control box from the room entirely. Its kinematic architecture supports real clinical workflows, including endoscopy, bronchoscopy and complex surgical interventions. Its software is developed to IEC 62304 Class C with risk management to ISO 14971, which gives customers a solid foundation for their regulatory submissions. KIMA is supported by an ecosystem of premier technology partners (QNX, RTI, MedAcuity, MPE and Acontis) that resolves integration complexity for the engineering team.

Engineering services, from concept to production

Kinova‘s engineering teams extend beyond the arm to support the full development of surgical and interventional systems. Services include development planning and requirements definition, design and development of tool drives and other subsystems, verification, and industrialization. Customers gain proven medical robotics expertise and subsystems designed from day one for manufacturability and certification.

Sina Robotics and Medical Innovators Co., Ltd. was founded in 2015 as a spin-off from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, following 15 years of dedicated research and development in Medical Robotics. The company’s primary objective is to design, fabricate, and advance cutting-edge and innovative medical equipment for medical education, diagnostics, treatment, and post-treatment care, utilizing state-of-the-art medical robotics technology. Sina’s products, always prioritize high capability with an affordable price point as the main criteria. The company has already offered a comprehensive range of products, encompassing:

• Surgical robots
• Surgeon-assistant robots
• Assistive and therapeutic rehabilitation robots
• Advanced medical simulators for training purposes

All products have undergone meticulous evaluations by numerous medical and educational centers. To date, the company has garnered several international standards and certificates, including GMP, ISO 13485:2016, ISO 9001:2015, IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-2-46, and IEC 60601-1-8. The company places significant reliance on its research and development department, led by a dynamic and diligent team of young professionals who are fervently dedicated to enhancing healthcare services through the utilization of medical robotics technologies.

Sina Flex Robotic Telesurgery System

Surgeon Comfort, Patient Confidence

Sina _flex is a system which can be used for performing abdominal surgery operations in an ergonomic posture for surgeon and also remotely through internet or other communication channels. This system has two main subsystems including a master robotic console at the surgeon’s side and a slave robotic system at patient’s side with two or three surgical robots which are installed on the sides of a specific surgery bed. A robotic cameraman called RoboLens is also integrated into the system to take the intra-abdominal images of the patient and send them to the surgeon’s master console.

The master robots receive the surgeon’s hands movements and transmit them to the patient’s side slave robots that mimic the surgeon’s hand movements in a real-time manner. Simultaneously, the slave robots measure the robot and patient interaction forces/torques, including the pinch forces under instruments jaws and transmit them to the surgeon’s side master robotic system. As a result, all tool-tissue interaction forces are fed backed to the surgeon’s hands through a visual haptic system.

The cameraman robot may be controlled through surgery handles, foot pedals from the surgeon’s side or smartly track the surgery instruments with no need to any human control command. Other operating room equipment such as electro surgery device may be also remotely controlled from the surgeon’s side master consol.

The Sina _flex system has a reconfigurable surgery console. Using this system, the surgeon may sit behind the surgery console and adjust it for the best ergonomic posture of him/herself. Also, for long lasting surgeries which surgeon may prefer to stand during surgery and reduced his/her fatigue, the console may be pre adjusted and reconfigured to standing posture with special ergonomic parameters for each surgeon.

Also, the Sina _flex slave subsystem, has a modular design for placement of surgical robots, so surgeons may design their surgery architecture themselves by reconfigure the placement of surgery robots at one side or both side of the surgery bed.

Using the Sina system, surgeon may use single or multiple use straight instruments for simple surgeries and also single use flexible instruments for more complex surgeries and through this way they may reduce the cost of surgeries.

Using the Sina _flex flexible instruments which may mimic the surgeon’s hand and wrist movement, many complicated surgeries which conventionally should be performed by open surgery, may performed by Sina _flex by a Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) method. So, the advantages of using this technology for surgery which have been widely proved up to know are:

• Less trauma, bleeding, complications and hospital stay for patients specially in advanced and complicated surgeries.
• Neutral and ergonomic posture for surgeon during surgery which may be in remote places to avoid harmful environment of operating room (HIV, Hepatitis C, COVID-19, CO₂, Anesthesia gas, X-ray radiation,…).
• Movement scaling and tremor reduction to increase the accuracy of the surgery.

The Sina _flex special advantages are:

• 5 mm, disposable and flexible instruments with bending ability to all directions and unlimited rotation.
• Availability of both sitting and standing posture for surgeon during surgery with more ergonomic parameters.
• High configuration flexibility for surgery robot placements at both sides of surgery bed.
• Availability of non-interruptive docking and reorienting of the patient and surgical bed during surgery, a critical feature in the majority of general surgeries.
• Force sensing capability and visual haptic feedback from the slave side to the master side.
• Selectable handles for surgeon’s side for each special task and comfortless of surgeons.
• Low initial, maintenance and consumable cost to popularization of this technology in most applications.