Company
Surgical-robotics company (formerly TransEnterix; Durham NC) of the FDA-cleared Senhance laparoscopic robot and the uncleared LUNA system; acquired by Karl Storz (Aug 2024, ~$95M) and delisted.
Based in Durham, North Carolina, USA · Founded 2006 · 1 model on record
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/asensus-surgical.md
- RSS feed: /companies/asensus-surgical/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a3a097cb-a5db-4ffd-b421-5eb14335dbcf
- Data documentation: /data
Key facts
- Product
- Senhance laparoscopic robot (FDA 510(k) Oct 2017); LUNA next-gen (uncleared).
- Acquisition
- Karl Storz, closed Aug 22 2024, $0.35/sh ~$95M; delisted.
- HQ
- Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Founded
- 2006
- Status
- acquired by Karl Storz (Aug 2024; ~$95M; delisted)
- Type
- both
- ID
a3a097cb-a5db-4ffd-b421-5eb14335dbcf
Models (1)
- Senhancesurgical
Supplies to
No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company’s outbound edges.
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Sources (4)
- https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/08/22/asensus-surgical-karl-storz-closing
- https://www.massdevice.com/asensus-surgical-karl-storz-acquisition/
- https://www.urologytimes.com/view/transenterix-senhance-fda-clearance
- https://www.therobotreport.com/karl-storz-closes-acquisition-of-asensus-surgical/
Common questions
- What is Asensus Surgical?
- Surgical-robotics company (formerly TransEnterix; Durham NC) of the FDA-cleared Senhance laparoscopic robot and the uncleared LUNA system; acquired by Karl Storz (Aug 2024, ~$95M) and delisted.
- Where is Asensus Surgical based?
- Asensus Surgical is based in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
- When was Asensus Surgical founded?
- Asensus Surgical was founded in 2006.
- What does Asensus Surgical make?
- Asensus Surgical has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Senhance (Asensus Surgical builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Asensus Surgical operate robots?
- Asensus Surgical is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.