CategorySurgical robots
Overview
eCential Robotics is a Grenoble-based surgical robotics company developing an open robotic surgery platform for spine surgery. Its Open Spine Robot received FDA 510(k) clearance and has been used in the world's first robot-assisted spine surgery with Spineart compatible implants at Providence St. Joseph Hospital.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
FDA
Partnership
Milestone
Open surgical platform
Spine surgery workflow
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company eCential Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1DePuy Synthes1× joint
- 2DePuy Synthes (J&J)1× joint
Most recent
eCential Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where eCential Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Stéphane Lavallée Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Stéphane Lavalléesolefounded 2009-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for eCential Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- eCential Robotics2 deployments
Recent coverage
eCential Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Koninklijke Philips2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
Partnerships
2 total · 2 just announced
Every company eCential Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1DePuy Synthes1× joint
- 2DePuy Synthes (J&J)1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- ecential-robotics x DePuy Synthes (J&J)withDePuy Synthes (J&J)technology—just announced
- ecential-robotics x DePuy SyntheswithDePuy Synthestechnology—just announced
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Open Spine Robot at France, Europe
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Open Spine Robot at Germany, Europe
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for eCential Robotics.Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Koninklijke Philips2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning eCential Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Enovis to acquire surgical tech provider eCential Robotics for $180M
Enovis said it plans to bring a robotic system targeting the knee within the next two years, followed by a system focusing on the shoulder. The post Enovis to acquire surgical…
Enovis Makes Offer to Acquire eCential Robotics
Enovis has made an offer to acquire French surgical robotics company eCential Robotics, adding its robotic surgery platform to Enovis’ portfolio of digital technologies. Financial…
eCential Robotics Announces Binding Offer from Enovis
eCential Robotics platform to join Enovis’ enabling technology portfolio. GRENOBLE, France and FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — eCential…
Spineart and eCential Robotics receive FDA 510(k) clearance for the PERLA® TL application for use with eCential® Op.n® navigation system for robotic procedures
GENEVA, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Spineart, a global fast-growing company in spine surgery innovation, and eCential Robotics today announced…
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Performs World's First Spine Surgery Using eCential Robotics' Open Spine Robot
World's first robot-assisted spine surgery using eCential Open Spine Robot with Spineart compatible implants at Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ecential-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ecential-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/0d14980a-2ff1-4df8-a0a9-1f7420f104a1
- Revision history: /companies/ecential-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Koninklijke Philips2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
eCential Robotics draws attention at the 92nd percentile but verifies reality at the 39th percentile among surgical robots. Hype Gap +53.2, 5th widest among surgical robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 6, 2026