Less Invasive
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep18 - Navigating Blood Vessels with a Magnet with Christoff Heunis, CEO of Flux Robotics
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Christoff Heunis, the co-founder and CEO of Flux Robotics, a medtech startup that develops the Flux One robot for endovasc...
SHORT - Pieces of news from THINK Surgical, Virtuoso Surgical, Titan Medical
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on orthopedics, endoscopy and laparoscopy. 1. TH...
SPECIAL - Vote for the Surgical Robotics Industry Awards 2023!
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Surgical Robotics Technology launched in May the first edition of the Surgical Robotics Industry Award in 4 categories: Industry Leadership, Innovativ...
Ep17 - Innovation in Image-Guided Therapy with Dr. Atul Gupta
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Atul Gupta, interventional radiologist practicing in the Philadelphia area and Chief Medical Officer at Philips for th...
Ep16 - The eXpanded eXistence Story with Dr. Robert Masson
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Robert Masson, sports spine microneurosurgeon practicing minimally invasive spine surgery at The Masson Spine Institut...
Ep15 - Building the Surgical Metaverse with Dr. Robert Masson
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Robert Masson, sports spine microneurosurgeon practicing minimally invasive surgery at The Masson Spine Institute in O...
SHORT - Pieces of news from Ethicon, Wandercraft, Nanoflex Robotics
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on robotics and exoskeletons. 1. Ethicon announc...
Ep14 - How to Purchase Two Surgical Robots with Dr. Vanash Patel
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Vanash Patel, colorectal surgeon practicing in London and Hertfordshire, UK, and user of the Versius robot from CMR Su...
Ep13 - The Versius robot in colorectal surgery with Dr. Vanash Patel
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Vanash Patel, colorectal surgeon practicing in London and Hertfordshire, UK. We talk about robotic surgery with the Ve...
SHORT - Pieces of news from Ronovo Surgical, Odin Vision, Theraclion
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on soft tissue robotics, endoscopy and artificia...
Ep12 - AI and the Moon Surgical story with Anne Osdoit, CEO and VC partner
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Anne Osdoit, the energetic & optimistic CEO of Moon Surgical, a medtech startup that develops the Maestro robot for la...
Ep11 - The Maestro Robot with Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Anne Osdoit, the energetic & optimistic CEO of Moon Surgical, a medtech startup that develops the Maestro robot for la...
Ep10 - Awake Spine Surgery with Dr. Alok Sharan
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Alok Sharan, orthopedic spine surgeon practicing in New Jersey. Dr. Alok Sharan is a pioneer of the awake spinal fusio...
Ep9 - Robotics for middle ear surgery and cochlear implantation with Prof. Yann Nguyen
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Prof. Yann Nguyen, ENT surgeon and co-director of a research team at the Hearing Institute in Paris, France. We talk about...
SHORT - Pieces of news from Moon Surgical, CMR Surgical, HistoSonics
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that caught my attention with a focus today on soft tissue robotics and interventional oncol...
Ep8 - Consulting for medtech startups and breaking silos with Dr. Jawad Ali (Part2)
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Jawad Ali, board-certified general surgeon practicing in Austin, TX and founder of Vality Partners and Austin Medtech ...
Ep8 - The future of surgical robotics and digital surgery with Dr. Jawad Ali (Part1)
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Dr. Jawad Ali, board-certified general surgeon practicing in Austin, TX and founder of Vality Partners and Austin Medtech ...
Ep7 - Bringing intraoperative intelligence to Minimally Invasive Surgery with Todd Usen, CEO of Activ Surgical
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Todd Usen, a seasoned medtech executive and CEO of a medtech startup called Activ Surgical that completed the world’s ...
SHORT - Pieces of news from Surge, Medicaroid, Accelus
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the biotech AI and robotics space. Biotech & Medi...
Ep6 - Creating a medtech startup, building a team and designing a fluorescent device with Dr. Paula Doyle (Part2)
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Paula Doyle, board-certified surgeon in obstetrics and gynecology specialized in reconstructive pelvic surgery at th...
Ep6 - Pelvic Surgery and Near Infrared Imaging with the GreenEgg system with Dr. Paula Doyle (Part1)
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Paula Doyle, board-certified surgeon in obstetrics and gynecology specialized in reconstructive pelvic surgery at th...
SHORT - Pieces of news from Cyberdontics, Level Ex, THINK Surgical
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in dental surgery, Mixed Reality and surgical robotics. ...
SHORT - Pieces of news from CARMAT, Theator, Forsight Robotics
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the implants, AI and robotics space. CARMAT got the g...
SHORT - Pieces of news from eXeX, Arterys and Google
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the augmented reality and AI space. eXpanded eXistenc...
SHORT - Pieces of news from Virtuoso Surgical, Medtronic, Intuitive
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio capsule, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the soft-tissue surgical robotics space. Virtuoso Sur...
SHORT - Pieces of news from Bayer, Intuitive and NDI
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this short episode, I briefly outline 3 pieces of news that recently caught my attention in the surgical robotics, medical imaging and AI space. ...
Ep5 - Telemedicine, Virtual Reality and Social Media in Orthopedics with Dr. Cory Calendine (Part2)
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Cory Calendine, board-certified orthopedic surgeon specialized in hip & knee replacement at the Bone & Joint...
Ep5 - Less invasive hip & knee replacement, robotics, AI and smart implants with Dr. Cory Calendine (Part1)
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Cory Calendine, board-certified orthopedic surgeon specialized in hip & knee replacement at the Bone & Joint...
Ep4 - Introducing surgical robots in the Middle East with Anthony Sebaaly
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Anthony Sebaaly, clinical application specialist at Robotics Surgical Systems. We talk about: - Anthony’s journey in...
Ep3 - What’s happening in extremity surgery with Eric Anderson, Founder of Extremity Surgical
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Eric Anderson, founder of Extremity Surgical, host of the Ortho Idea Podcast and creator of the Medical Sales Rx trainin...
SPECIAL - How to grow a $2B warehouse robotics company leveraging experience in medtech with Romain Moulin, CEO of Exotec
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, I speak with Romain Moulin, CEO of Exotec, a French company and leader in global warehouse robotics. Exotec raised a total of...
Ep2 - How to obtain clearance for a medical device with Karandeep Singh Badwal
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode, I speak with Karandeep Singh Badwal, a Quality & Regulatory consultant, host of The Medtech Podcast, and content creator o...
Ep1 - Bringing optics in minimally invasive spine surgery with Jay Pendleton, VP of Sales at Viseon
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode, I speak with Jay Pendleton, VP of Sales at Viseon, a startup commercializing the MaxView visualization system for minimally inv...
Less Invasive - Trailer
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Less Invasive podcast! I am Lucien Blondel and I bring 20 years of experience in surgical robotics for neurosurgery, orthopedics, spine sur...