# Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System at Houston, Texas, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `1f2d5a42-d984-45c2-8f9c-4174ff9ea687`

HCA Healthcare in Houston is one of five clinical trial sites in the PARADIGM trial evaluating the ELS System.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** endoquest-els-houston-texas-usa
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System](/models/endoquest-els.md) (id: `c156c3ce-ec4e-496e-aeef-28a6a9af4e77`)
- **Category:** [Surgical robots](/surgical)
- **Company:** [EndoQuest Robotics](/companies/endoquest.md) (id: `06e82f4d-e2d5-4a09-a089-c752f2f22056`)
- **Location:** [Houston, Texas, USA](/locations/houston-texas-usa.md) (id: `8296298d-4ac2-4e02-ac32-07407c53e6ae`)
- **First seen:** 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.massdevice.com/endoquest-gets-fda-green-light-to-initiate-final-stage-of-surgical-robot-trial/

## Common questions

### What is the Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System deployment at Houston, Texas, USA?

Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System, built by EndoQuest Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Houston, Texas, USA on the DEPLOY registry. EndoQuest Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System at Houston, Texas, USA?

EndoQuest Robotics, the manufacturer of Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System deployment at Houston, Texas, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System deployment at Houston, Texas, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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