First Patients in US Treated with Distalmotion’s Dexter® Robotic Surgery System in the Outpatient Setting

Less than 30 days after receiving FDA De Novo marketing authorization, Distalmotion’s Dexter Robotic Surgery System has successfully treated the first US patients in an outpatient setting. Two adult inguinal hernia repairs were completed with Dexter on November 26. 

“With over 90 percent[i] of inguinal hernia repairs in the U.S. performed in outpatient and ambulatory surgical settings, there is a need for robotic solutions tailored to these environments” commented Greg Roche, Distalmotion’s CEO. “We are thrilled to demonstrate how Dexter can overcome the traditional barriers of cost, space, and workflow disruption in the outpatient setting, while delivering robotic excellence that elevates surgeon and patient care.”

Distalmotion’s mission is to empower robotic surgery excellence across all sites of care, including hospital outpatient (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), by expanding access and improving care with robotic assisted surgery. The Dexter Robotic Surgery System is designed to address the growing demand for efficient and cost-effective solutions for high volume procedures in these settings. Its mobile design, small form factor, and open platform design make it particularly well-suited to outpatient environments, enabling hospitals and ASCs to optimize resources while still accessing the latest technologies and best-in-class surgical tools. Dexter seamlessly integrates into existing operating workflows and is fully compatible with current operating room equipment, protecting hospitals' existing investments. Additionally, its single-use instruments remove the complexities of reprocessing, further enhancing workflow efficiency. 

A team of surgeons at UC San Diego Health were the first to perform the surgery.  Garth R. Jacobsen, MD, Professor of Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Director of the UC San Diego Comprehensive Hernia Center, along with his partner Ryan Broderick, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Surgeon at UC San Diego Health, leveraged the world-class facilities at the Center for the Future of Surgery at UC San Diego to launch the robotic system.

Unique to Dexter, the surgeon remains sterile at the console enabling direct and quick access to the patient at any point during the procedure. This empowers surgeons with the flexibility to choose the best technique for each step of the procedure. Dexter is designed to be the “surgeon’s robot” that provides the physician with complete control of the procedure to optimize patient outcomes. 

With more than 1,400 patients successfully treated in Europe, Distalmotion’s extensive experience has paved the way for bringing this innovation to the U.S. market.

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ABOUT DEXTER

Dexter® is designed to deliver the benefits of robotics to more hospitals, hospital outpatient departments, and ambulatory surgical centers by being simple and straightforward to use, and more accessible as a modular, small format, and open system. 

As an open system, Dexter is designed to work natively with third party 3D imaging systems, energy devices, vessel sealers, and other laparoscopic devices. 

It has a suite of fully wristed single use instruments providing the user with dexterity, precision of movement, reliable instrument performance, and lower reprocessing requirements.

The Distalmotion Dexter System is intended for use in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. The system is indicated for adult uses, as defined as 22 years old and older.

ABOUT DISTALMOTION

Distalmotion is a medical device company founded and based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Our mission is to deliver the benefits of robotic surgery to more surgeons, more hospitals, and more patients globally. By removing the complexities of robotic surgery, our aim is to establish a new standard of care, where all patients in general, gynecologic, and urologic surgery have access to best-in-class minimally invasive care. 

For further information visit: www.distalmotion.com/en-US and follow us on LinkedIn/Twitter: @Distalmotion.

[i] Internal data on file

For more commentary see the press release – https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/12/03/2990727/0/en/First-Patients-in-U-S-Treated-with-Distalmotion-s-Dexter-Surgical-Robot-in-the-Outpatient-Setting.html