Orb Surgical
OrbSurgical Ltd. is a Calgary-based medtech company specializing in advanced medical technologies, including robotics, data science, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on improving patient safety and surgical outcomes through innovative solutions. The company has roots in space robotics and aims to bring cutting-edge surgical systems to the global community.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Products
SmartForceps
A bipolar surgical forceps instrument with integrated force sensing to measure applied forces during microsurgery.
neuroArm+
A next-generation teleoperated surgical robotic system designed for microsurgery and image-guided procedures.
neuroArm+HD
A microsurgery-specific haptic hand-controller intended to provide tactile feedback for teleoperated surgical systems.
SmartForceps
A bipolar surgical forceps instrument with integrated force sensing to measure applied forces during microsurgery.
neuroArm+
A next-generation teleoperated surgical robotic system designed for microsurgery and image-guided procedures.
neuroArm+HD
A microsurgery-specific haptic hand-controller intended to provide tactile feedback for teleoperated surgical systems.
Services
On-site deployment of surgical devices in operating rooms and conduct of prospective pilot and multi-centre clinical studies to collect performance and safety data.
Cloud-hosted secure repository and analytics platform for aggregation, storage and AI-driven analysis of surgical data to support standardization and research.
Development, fine-tuning and clinical alignment of task-specific large language models trained on curated neurosurgical literature and validated with domain experts.
On-site deployment of surgical devices in operating rooms and conduct of prospective pilot and multi-centre clinical studies to collect performance and safety data.
Cloud-hosted secure repository and analytics platform for aggregation, storage and AI-driven analysis of surgical data to support standardization and research.
Development, fine-tuning and clinical alignment of task-specific large language models trained on curated neurosurgical literature and validated with domain experts.
Expertise Areas
- Surgical robotics
- Haptics and teleoperation
- AI and machine learning for surgery
- Clinical trial deployment and OR integration
Key Technologies
- Teleoperated surgical robots
- Force sensing instruments
- Haptic feedback controllers
- Domain-specific large language models (LLMs)
News & Updates
In January 2023, OrbSurgical expanded clinical use of the SmartForceps System at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, marking the beginning of a future of digital health solutions and AI in patient care.
OrbSurgical received approval from Health Canada for technology trials within Canada, aiming to site the SmartForceps System in three Canadian neurosurgical operating rooms and advancing big data and AI in surgical performance.
Dr. Garnette Sutherland, President & CEO of OrbSurgical, received the Governor General Innovation Award in 2019.
Dr. Garnette Sutherland received the NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal in 2015.
Dr. Garnette Sutherland and the neuroArm technology and institutional partners were inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame in 2014.
In January 2023, OrbSurgical expanded clinical use of the SmartForceps System at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, marking the beginning of a future of digital health solutions and AI in patient care.
OrbSurgical received approval from Health Canada for technology trials within Canada, aiming to site the SmartForceps System in three Canadian neurosurgical operating rooms and advancing big data and AI in surgical performance.
Dr. Garnette Sutherland, President & CEO of OrbSurgical, received the Governor General Innovation Award in 2019.
Dr. Garnette Sutherland received the NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal in 2015.
Dr. Garnette Sutherland and the neuroArm technology and institutional partners were inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame in 2014.