STERIS and Intuitive Surgical Enter Into Collaboration

Mentor, Ohio-based STERIS Corp. has entered into a collaborative relationship with Sunnyvale, Calf.-based Intuitive Surgical that will enable the companies to integrate their technologies into advanced minimally invasive surgical suites, according to a STERIS news release.

Under the collaboration, the STERIS HD 360° Suites' integration, visualization and equipment management capabilities will connect with the da Vinci Si Surgical System. According to the release, STERIS has designed the new suite configuration to improve surgical workflow by supporting a variety of digital media and their outputs, keeping cords and other equipment off the floor and creating obstacle-free functional areas for the robotics and other technologies.

STERIS and Intuitive have created a new advanced robotic suite in Intuitive Surgical's clinical training lab in California, which will allow customers to receive hands-on training on the new collaborative solution, according to the release.

Read the release about the STERIS/Intuitive Surgical collaborative relationship (pdf).