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Levita Magnetics Achieves Landmark 1,000th Procedure with MARS System, Revolutionizing Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Surgeons at Stanford Health Care -- Stanford University Medical Center have successfully completed 1,000 procedures using Levita Magnetics' innovative MARS system, a magnetic-assisted robotic surgery platform that enables less invasive and more precise abdominal surgeries. The 1,000th procedure was performed by Dr. Brian Ruhle, a clinical assistant professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, who used the MARS system to perform a gastric bypass surgery with enhanced visualization and minimal invasiveness.

Key Takeaways:

  • The MARS System has been used in over 1,000 procedures, with a track record of innovation and expansion across leading hospitals in the US and Latin America.
  • The system has expanded indications across multiple specialties and geographies, with a series of pioneering cases performed with the MARS System in the last two years.
  • The MARS System has seen rapid clinical adoption, with deployments in major hospitals, including the first commercial use, first international deployment, first-ever augmented reality abdominal surgery, and first private hospital deployment.
  • The system's versatility has been demonstrated in routine clinical practice, with surgeons performing both a gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on the same day using the MARS System.
  • The FDA has expanded the MARS System's indications to include hiatal hernia repair and cleared Levita's new 12.5 mm magnetic grasper, enabling surgeons to treat more complex abdominal procedures.
  • The MARS System is the only FDA-cleared platform using magnets to retract organs and soft tissue during laparoscopic procedures, reducing the need for additional incisions and enabling a less invasive approach.
  • The system has helped surgeons adopt less invasive approaches across a growing range of surgeries, including bariatric, colorectal, cholecystectomy, prostatectomy, and hiatal hernia procedures.

Statistics:

  • The MARS System has been used in over 1,000 procedures.
  • The system has seen rapid clinical adoption, with deployments in major hospitals across the US and Latin America.
  • The FDA has expanded the MARS System's indications to include hiatal hernia repair (June 2025).
  • The new 12.5 mm magnetic grasper has been cleared by the FDA, enabling surgeons to treat more complex abdominal procedures (June 2025).
  • The MARS System has been used in multiple surgeries, including bariatric, colorectal, cholecystectomy, prostatectomy, and hiatal hernia procedures.

Sources:

  • "Levita Magnetics Surpasses 1,000th Procedure Milestone with its MARS System." PRNewswire, 15 July 2025.
  • "Levita Magnetics Announces FDA Clearance for New 12.5 mm Magnetic Grasper." PRNewswire, 15 June 2025.
  • "Levita Magnetics' MARS System Expands Indications to Include Hiatal Hernia Repair." PRNewswire, 15 June 2025.
  • "Levita Magnetics Announces First Private Hospital Deployment of MARS System." PRNewswire, 30 April 2024.
  • "Levita Magnetics' MARS System Performs First Ever Augmented Reality Abdominal Surgery." PRNewswire, 15 March 2024.
  • "Levita Magnetics Introduces MARS System at Hospital Luis Tisne in Santiago, Chile." PRNewswire, 30 December 2023.
  • "Cleveland Clinic Performs World's First Commercial Procedures with Levita Magnetics' MARS System." PRNewswire, 31 October 2023.

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