Mazor Robotics Ltd. (, Mazor Robotika) was an Israeli medical device company and manufacturer of a robotic guidance system for spine surgery that was acquired by Medtronic in December 2018. The system was intended for use by spine surgeons to enhance accuracy during surgical procedures.
History
In 2001, the company was founded by Professor Moshe Shoham, and Eli Zehavi.[1] Professor Shoham was the Head of the Medical Robotics Laboratory of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Technion and Mr. Zehavi was a former Vice President of Engineering at Elscint. Between 2001–2002, the company was based in the Technion incubator offices T3 which transfers innovative technology to commercialization for global markets.
The company was originally incorporated under the name M.A.S.O.R. Surgical Technologies, then later changed its name to Mazor Surgical Technologies. In 2010, the company changed its name to Mazor Robotics. The very first Mazor Robotics product, Spine Assist, was approved by the FDA in 2004.[2]