J&J Adds To Robotic Focus With French Firm Acquisition

Johnson & Johnson has purchased Orthotaxy, a French developer of software-based surgical technologies. The company is developing a surgical robot that could be used for knee replacements.

Johnson & Johnson is building on its efforts to enter the growing surgical robotics market with the purchase of a French firm that focuses on surgical robots for orthopedic operations.

The medtech giant announced Feb. 20 that its subsidiary, Apsis SAS, has purchased privately held company Orthotaxy for an undisclosed sum. Orthotaxy makes software-enabled surgical technologies

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