Google, Johnson & Johnson Join Forces on Surgical Robot Technology (eWeek)
The partnership with Johnson & Johnson builds on Google's rising aspirations in the life sciences space.
In the latest example of just how varied its interests have become, Google has entered into a collaborative agreement with Johnson & Johnson to develop surgical robots and improve information delivery to surgeons during operations.Under the agreement, announced March 27, Google's Life Sciences Team will work with Ethicon, a medical device subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson to develop technology designed to aid surgeons, patients and the health care system overall, Johnson & Johnson said in a statement. The two companies, with widely different backgrounds, will bring together their intellectual property and expertise to create robot-assisted surgical platforms to enhance surgeons' skills in the operating room, the statement said.The companies will work in the field of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) instruments. Such tools, used in operating rooms around the country assist with what Google described as numerous common surgical procedures. Some of the systems allow surgeons to use compute...
