Medtronic Timeline

Events

• 2026-05-20 - Partnership - Medtronic and Asan Medical Center partner on Hugo robotic surgery - The collaboration covers clinical research, education and technology development around Hugo RAS. The agreement followed Hugo regulatory approvals in Europe, Japan, Korea and the U.S. - source: news.medtronic.com
• 2026-02-17 - Deployment - Medtronic Hugo RAS performs first U.S. commercial surgery at Cleveland Clinic - The procedure was performed at Cleveland Clinic by Jihad Kaouk, MD. The patient underwent robotic-assisted prostatectomy and was discharged the next day. The deployment places The company's technology into commercial automation and autonomous-system… - source: news.medtronic.com
• 2025-12-03 - Regulatory - Medtronic receives FDA clearance for Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system - Medtronic received U.S. FDA clearance for the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system for urologic procedures. The clearance was supported by the Expand URO clinical study in multi-port robotic-assisted urological surgery. The decision brings Hugo into the U.S.… - source: news.medtronic.com
• 2025-10-08 - Regulatory - Medtronic starts U.S. Hugo RAS gynecology IDE study - The Embrace Gynecology study became Medtronic’s third U.S. IDE clinical study for Hugo RAS. Medtronic said the study supported its strategy to pursue multiple U.S. indications for Hugo RAS. The approval supports Medtronic starts U.S. Hugo RAS gynecology IDE… - source: news.medtronic.com
• 2025-04-26 - Market Signal - Medtronic Expand URO trial meets Hugo RAS safety and effectiveness endpoints - Medtronic announced that its Expand URO U.S. clinical trial for the Hugo RAS system met primary safety and effectiveness endpoints. The study evaluated Hugo RAS for urologic surgical procedures in the United States. Medtronic said the results supported its… - source: news.medtronic.com
• 2023-06-05 - Acquisition - Medtronic buys selected Titan Medical patent rights - Titan announced the asset purchase and licence agreement on June 5, 2023, with an upfront payment of US$8 million. Medtronic acquired patents it had previously licensed under the companies' 2020 agreements and received a non-exclusive licence to other Titan… - source: globenewswire.com
• 2022-10-19 - Regulatory - Medtronic expands Hugo approvals in Japan, Europe and Canada - The approvals included Japan MHLW approval for urological and gynecological indications. The same announcement included CE Mark and Health Canada expansions for general surgery or laparoscopic indications. - source: news.medtronic.com
• 2020-06-04 - Partnership - Titan Medical signs development and licence agreements with Medtronic - Titan announced the agreements on June 4, 2020, with the contractual effective date recorded as June 3. The development programme covered robotic-assisted surgical technologies intended for use by both companies. Medtronic committed milestone payments of up… - source: sec.gov
• 2019-01-28 - Product Launch - Medtronic launches Mazor X Stealth Edition in the US - The system combined surgical planning, robotic guidance and real-time Stealth navigation. Initial U.S. procedures took place at Norton Healthcare and Reston Hospital Center. Medtronic reported that FDA clearance had been received in November 2018. - source: news.medtronic.com