Bolstering its Ethicon unit, which makes surgical equipment, J&J in 2015 formed an independent company called Verb Surgical with Verily to create smaller, smarter and less costly robotic-assisted systems for surgery. The deal for Verb Surgical is expected to close in the first half of 2020, J&J said without disclosing deal terms. J&J pushed further into the surgical robotics space with its $3.4-billion acquisition of Auris Health Inc earlier this year. …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
