Hugo has U.S. clearance, but Medtronic is still building its toolset. Why does LigaSure matter so much?
The FDA has cleared Medtronic’s LigaSure RAS Maryland instrument for the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery platform, bringing vessel-sealing technology used in more than 45 million procedures into U.S. robotic workflows. The milestone illustrates a less glamorous but commercially crucial reality of surgical robotics: hospitals buy ecosystems, not merely robots.