Titan Medical Inc (TMDIF)

[OR Nurse]

What fascinates me the most about Intuitive and the DaVinci is that in addition to the multiple arms in a patient's abdomen, they have an additional surgical tech sitting beside the patient holding another laparoscopic instrument in an additional port to help the surgeon at the console. If the DaVinci is such a great platform, why is an additional staff member required to correct any deficiencies with the DaVinci? Even if the Titan robot requires a possible second port with a surgical tech assisting if needed with graspers, etc., it is a far cry from filling up an entire operating room with multiple people and a monster of a robot. Two incisions is much better than five. In addition, most older operating rooms are around 350 square feet. The new rooms are much larger in order to accomodate the new equipment needed. The Titan is a perfect application for older hospitals who cannot afford to build entirely new operating areas. A less expensive platform which can easily fit in existing operating rooms seems like a no brainer to me.