Distalmotion

Current leadership (2)

• Greg Roche CEOIR-verified
• Lionel Flaction Co-founder & CTOIR-verified

Founders (2)

• Lionel Flactioncofounderfounded 2012-01-01
• Ricardo Beiracofounderfounded 2012-01-01no longer at company

Board (2)

• Chas McKhann chair
• Greg Roche director

Safety record

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents affecting Distalmotion (1)

• Distalmotion Dexter robot receives FDA 510(k) clearance for gynecology indications2026-06-15 · Regulatory action

Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Peer companies

• Intuitive Surgical2 models
• Johnson & Johnson2 models
• Stryker2 models
• Vantis2 models
• Asensus Surgical1 model
• Auris Health1 model

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

growth

Counterparty risk class

moderate

Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.

Sources (4)

1. https://www.biospace.com/distalmotion-dexter-fda-de-novo ↗
2. https://www.bioworld.com/articles/distalmotion-ce-mark-dexter ↗
3. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/11/18/distalmotion-150-million ↗
4. https://www.massdevice.com/distalmotion-dexter-fda-clearance/ ↗

Common questions

What is Distalmotion?

Distalmotion is a Swiss surgical robotics company based in Lausanne, developing the Dexter robotic surgery system for minimally invasive abdominal surgery, combining remote-center motion with a compact, ergonomic surgical platform.

Where is Distalmotion based?

Distalmotion is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

When was Distalmotion founded?

Distalmotion was founded in 2012.

What does Distalmotion make?

Distalmotion has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Dexter (Distalmotion builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Where does Distalmotion operate robots?

Distalmotion 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.

Are there any incidents involving Distalmotion?

1 active incident involving Distalmotion is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Distalmotion safe?

Distalmotion has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.