Replies to post #19378 on Titan Medical Inc (TMDIF)

[was CUIN2]

Appreciate it very much Duke. I am always interested in hearing about opportunities.

[Daktari]

This has come up on this board before Duke. I think the problem is that there are a lot of navigational technologies in this space including in OR CT scanners and software that that can transpose the information from the CT or MRI to the pt in the OR. MAZOR is one that comes to mind but their are several out their. Belize me may know more. A neurosurgeon would prefer to stay in the OR. IMO

[Daktari]

.....oh and the anesthesiologists hate going to the MRI suite as well.

[devicerep888]

IMO - with the current IMRIS system (MRI on rails - moves into the OR to the patient), only hospitals with a high end neuro surgical program can ever really justify buying one of these. Unless they have something else coming out soon, they seem to have a limited customer base. GE makes a similar solution, where they move the patient to the MRI, which is housed in a room connected to the OR with a door that opens for transport. There are some that believe moving the MRI will degrade the image quality as the magnet is not really designed to be moved and then immediately used to image. Mayo Clinic, the #1 Neuro Surgical program in the US, uses the GE solution over the IMRIS product. ISRG and soon Titan has the ability to sell a robot into just about any hospital in the US, making for constant revenue stream and a never ending funnel. This is why I like Titan so much!!