The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies THINK Surgical: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $105.0M raised, 2 active incidents. 3 sources back the record.
THINK Surgical holds 1 FDA 510(k) clearance, per the DEPLOY registry.
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Overview
THINK Surgical is a medical robotics company based in Fremont, California, developing the TMINI Miniature Robotic System for robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty. The TMINI system is unique in supporting multiple implant manufacturers (Zimmer Biomet, Medacta, Stryker, Maxx Orthopedics, Waldemar Link, b-ONE Ortho) through its proprietary TPLAN software and ID-HUB implant data platform, enabling surgeon choice in robotic orthopedic surgery. The system received FDA 510(k) clearance in May 2023 and has been used in over 5,000 procedures as of May 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- 2 incidents on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundOther post-money
Key facts
Product
FDA clearance
Procedures
Implant partners
TPLAN and implant choice
TMINI surgical workflow
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company THINK Surgical has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Biomet1× joint1 total
- 2Stryker1× joint4 total
- 3Zimmer Biomet1× joint3 total
- 4Zimmer Group1× joint1 total
Most recent
- THINK Surgical x Stryker2026-02-27with Strykerjust announced
- THINK Surgical x Zimmer Biomet2024-06-12with Zimmer Biometjust announced
- THINK Surgical x Biomet2024-06-11with Biometjust announced
THINK Surgical on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Sep 2023. Explore where THINK Surgical's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full THINK Surgical deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Stuart Simpson President & CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
1 recall and 1 incident on record (1 moderate, 1 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026.
Most recent: Jun 2026
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 →
Incidents affecting THINK Surgical (2)
- THINK Surgical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for TMINI 1.12026-06-15 · 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.
Operator customers (1)
- THINK Surgical1 deployment
Recent coverage
THINK Surgical in third-party press
Peers
41 peers across 1 segment. Every THINK Surgical competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
surgical robot(41)
28 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2056.2102191459944) · leader Mazor Robotics at 3317%
- Butterfly Networkdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Cornerstone Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Edge Medical Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- ForSight Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- LDR Holding Corporationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- LEM Surgicaldirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $105.0M
- Employees
- 100
- 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.
Partnerships
4 total · 4 just announced
Every company THINK Surgical has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- THINK Surgical x Stryker2026-02-27with Strykerjust announced
- THINK Surgical x Zimmer Biomet2024-06-12with Zimmer Biometjust announced
- THINK Surgical x Biomet2024-06-11with Biometjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Biomet1× joint1 total
- 2Stryker1× joint4 total
- 3Zimmer Biomet1× joint3 total
- 4Zimmer Group1× joint1 total
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- technology2026-02-27just announced
- technology2024-06-12just announced
- technology2024-06-11just announced
Funding rounds (2)
THINK Surgical’s 2 disclosed rounds, $105M in total, oldest to newest.
- Other2026-07-08
$100M(reported) · $500M post
Investors: KDB Investment Global Healthcare (lead)
- Other2023-06-28
$5M(reported) · $25M post
Investors: David C. Dvorak
Regulatory filings (1)
- K253661fda 510k · us_fdacleared2025-12-22
Linked models: THINK Surgical TMINI
Timeline
Every recorded move in THINK Surgical’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundOther funding round
2026-07-08Other raising $100000000
Funding roundOther funding round
2023-06-28Other raising $5000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedJun 15, 2026
THINK Surgical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for TMINI 1.1
- Incident recordedMay 8, 2026
THINK Surgical recalls TMINI tracking arrays due to loosening causing potential...
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 27, 2023
THINK Surgical TMINI at Fremont
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for THINK Surgical.Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Koninklijke Philips2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning THINK Surgical from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
THINK Surgical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for TMINI 1.1
THINK Surgical received second FDA 510(k) clearance for TMINI 1.1 in less than 15 months.
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Washington Hospital Healthcare System first to use TMINI Miniature Robotic System
Washington Hospital Healthcare System and orthopedic surgeon Alexander Sah, MD, performed the first cases ever with the TMINI Miniature Robotic System.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/think-surgical.md
- RSS feed: /companies/think-surgical/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/fcbc42cb-7267-41d7-ab02-10d4838d2a93
- Revision history: /companies/think-surgical/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Brainlab2 models
- EndoQuest Robotics2 models
- Intuitive Surgical2 models
- Koninklijke Philips2 models
- LEM Surgical2 models
- MicroPort MedBot2 models
Video
Robots are taking surgery to the next level. Here’s how. Subscribe to Freethink on YouTube ►► https://freeth.ink/youtube-subscribe Up next ►► Inside the world of a robotic surgeon https://youtu.be/8z0oJR9S1Ps Dr. Mark
THINK Surgical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets the only active robotic surgical system for orthopaedic surgery. The THINK Active Robotic System consis
TMINI® Miniature Robotic System For more information, please visit www.thinksurgical.com or contact marketing@thinksurgical.com TMINI, TMINI PRO, THINK Surgi
In April 2023, THINK Surgical, Inc. announced that its TMINI™ Miniature Robotic System has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The THINK Active Robotic System consists of a 3D pre-surgical planning workstation and a computer-assisted Active Robot tool. These technologies are designed to
Jonathan Gibson, Vice President Marketing, demonstrates the TMINI® Miniature Robotic System with Joe Mullings. Visit www.thinksurgical.com/tmini/ to learn more
Stuart Simpson, President and CEO, and David Dvorak, Executive Chairman, sit down with Joe Mullings to discuss THINK Surgical's journey of vision-to-reality of
The problem we are solving A lot of healthcare expertise is clustered in big metros. Patients live everywhere. That mismatch shows up as long travel, uneven ou
The TMINI® Miniature Robotic System is designed to enable accurate implant placement and accelerate the uptake of orthopedic robotics. Following a CT-based thr
Stuart Simpson, President and CEO of THINK Surgical, delivers an Innovation Theater presentation: IT'S TIME FOR TMINI - The Open Implant Robot for TKA, at AAOS
What if the next big leap in orthopedic surgery is not a new implant, but the robot guiding the surgeon? The U.S. orthopedic surgical robotics market is moving
Heat Index
Category contender83/100
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
THINK Surgical draws attention at the 51st percentile but verifies reality at the 11th percentile among surgical robots. Hype Gap +40.2, 9th widest among surgical robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Well-capitalized with $105M raised and recent funding activity. 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: Oct 3, 2026