# eCential Robotics: surgical robotics company

Canonical ID: `0d14980a-2ff1-4df8-a0a9-1f7420f104a1`

## Key facts

- **FDA:** 510(k) cleared
- **Partnership:** DePuy Synthes (J&J)
- **Milestone:** World's first spine surgery with [Open Spine Robot](/models/ecential-open-spine-robot.md)

- **Slug:** ecential-robotics
- **HQ:** Gières (Grenoble), France
- **Category:** [Surgical robots](/surgical)

## Models

- [Open Spine Robot](/models/ecential-open-spine-robot.md) (surgical) (id: `1ee0615a-1c12-4d6c-88f7-e5d0a6d6548a`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Stéphane Lavallée](/people/stephane-lavallee.md) Founder (secondary-verified)

## 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. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is eCential Robotics?

eCential Robotics is a Grenoble-based surgical robotics company developing an open robotic surgery platform for spine surgery. Its [Open Spine Robot](/models/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.

### What does eCential Robotics make?

eCential Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Open Spine Robot (eCential Robotics builds physical robots).

### Where is eCential Robotics headquartered?

eCential Robotics is headquartered in Gières (Grenoble), France.

### Where does eCential Robotics operate robots?

eCential Robotics 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.

### Is eCential Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, eCential Robotics ranks in roughly the top 78% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.massdevice.com/ecential-robotics-fda-clearance-spine-navigation-robot/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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