Whole new robot? Highly unlikely.
To so much as consider a 510(k) last fall means all the nits had been picked; circuit board designs, internal harnessing, etc. were all basically ready to go, only the finances really needed additional work at the time.
The recent PR about completion of design of "surgical instruments" implies to me "end effectors" underwent some revision, possibly adopting some MDT technology or a hybrid design to be compatible with both Enos and with Medt's eventual offering. I had verbally conjectured that MDT's end effectors were possibly superior and they might want the same ones on their big system; it also gives them a better chance of using Enos as a predicate device when their new bigger system design is ready for regulatory scrutiny, and it could simplify their supply chain as well.
The Digital Surgery acquisition could require some "hooks" into our software; access to internal interfaces to capture video and images, as well as motion tracking. Much of their focus seems to be geared toward the training and simulation areas, so initial impact on Enos might be minimal, but the future points more toward "intelligence integration", much like Tesla's upcoming autopilot software (my apologies for reverting back to the automotive analogy!) - the driver needs to sit in the car and be aware of what is happening in case corrections are needed, but Elon says his commute rarely requires human intervention with this upcoming release. No reason to think the future of digital/robotic surgery won't be the same... display might propose an action (e.g. "Cut here?" and the surgeon clicks the "Yes" button. With full manual override always available.
Software is software... If there's a lot of it or if it requires additional memory or data storage, it's just an upgrade to the computing hardware, all very straight forward these days. I'd be surprised if Enos looks substantially different when it hits the market. We were already ready, but our new overlords have a couple minor requests! IMO, of course.
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66 or roll what are ur thoughts on the idea that enos is a whole new robot they have been secretly working on.
