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and based in

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( Hérault department, in southern France. This company designs, develops and markets robotic assistance for surgical procedures of the central nervous system and other applications such as the

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. The company went public in a November 2013 with an initial public offering on

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. Its ticker symbol and flagship product is ROSA, a robotic surgical assistant designed for minimally-invasive

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. Its pre-IPO investors include

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, which had acquired 27 percent of Medtech's capital in 2010, Soridec, and

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History

The first surgical robot developed by Medtech, in partnership with the Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics and Microelectronics (LIRMM), was BRIGIT, a robot dedicated to knee surgery. In 2006, Zimmer, the world leader in orthopedic implants, bought BRIGIT’s entire patent portfolio. Medtech decided to reinvest those resources in the development of a new robotic-assisted technology. Medtech’s first ROSA robot, ROSA Brain, dedicated to neurosurgery was thus designed. Comparable to a "GPS" for the brain, the robot can be used for any type of cranial procedures requiring surgical planning with preoperative data, patient registration and precise positioning and handling of instruments. Pathologies covered by the use of ROSA Brain include epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, generalized

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, hydrocephalus. The ROSA Brain device is present in 120 hospitals across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East and has been used in more than 9 000 surgical procedures. In July 2014, Medtech announced the CE Marking of its new product ROSA Spine, allowing it to be marketed in Europe. On November 28, 2013, Medtech was listed on the French stock Exchange operated by Euronext ( NYSE Euronext, compartment C).NYSE News Release (28 November 2013) : In 2016, Medtech obtained the CE marking for its new product ROSA One, a robotic assistive device for minimally invasive surgery of the brain and the spine in the same platform. In July 2016, Medtech was acquired by the Zimmer Biomet Group and became as known as Zimmer Biomet Robotics.

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