MOMENTIS INNOVATIVE SURGERY

Momentis was founded in 2013 when co-founders Chief Executive Officer Dvir Cohen and Professor Nir Shvalb, PhD, began exploring a revolutionary idea to create a surgical robotic system with fingers. At the time, Mr. Cohen was an awarded officer in the Israeli Ministry of Defense specializing in robotic systems and leading the development of opto-mechanical disruptive solutions, including one that won the Israel Defense Award. After his military service, he conducted extensive market research on surgical robotics, speaking with surgeons from many specialties. He found the clinical need was not for articulation of the instrument's grasper, but for the ability to better maneuver instruments within the body. Mr. Cohen understood that if that articulation happened internally, it would reduce the number of instrument portals needed, revolutionizing how procedures are performed and further reducing the invasiveness of already minimally invasive surgeries. Mr. Cohen chose robotic assisted..

Also known as: Momentis, Momentis Innovative Surgery Ltd., Momentis Surgical, Momentis Surgical, Inc.

Primary location: Fort Lauderdale United States