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Microline - HOYA Corporation
Sterile Single Use End Effectors Microline is a wholly owned subsidiary of HOYA Corporation in Tokyo, Japan, a $6.3 billion company with approximately half of its revenue in medical business, including endoscopy and eye care. IMO, it would be logical for the Sport system to use their screw on disposable tips for suturing, grasping, cutting & coagulation. Disinfection & cross contamination has always been an issue. This is the only company that has developed these patented removeable tips. The major manufacturers use a long standard reusable push-rod type shaft with various effectors at the end. I would assume that Microline would want to retain market share in the growing robotic market for their disposable products. Could be a longshot, but could Microline be interested in entering the Robotic surgical market? I will add them to my list of major manufacturers with deep pockets looking to enter Robotics.