# Galen Surgical Robot at Johns Hopkins Hospital: deployment

Canonical ID: `baf02a61-9c25-48df-a526-8f589ef12652`

[Galen Robotics](/companies/galen-robotics.md) technology licensed from Johns Hopkins University research. FDA de novo clearance obtained September 2023 for ENT (rigid microlaryngeal procedures). Company stated 'deployment to leading surgical centers nationwide is underway' but no specific hospital confirmed for clinical use yet. Johns Hopkins is the technology origin site.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** galen-surgical-robot-baltimore-maryland-usa
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [Galen Surgical Robot](/models/galen-surgical-robot.md) (id: `e4b709e3-7947-419d-b519-5e064e43031f`)
- **Category:** [Surgical robots](/surgical)
- **Company:** [Galen Robotics](/companies/galen-robotics.md) (id: `97859053-8687-4b20-ba48-171158652bae`)
- **Location:** [Johns Hopkins Hospital](/locations/baltimore-maryland-usa.md) (id: `3813f837-896f-4379-89ca-1f152f544229`)
- **First seen:** 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.massdevice.com/galen-robotics-fda-de-novo-surgical-robot/

## Common questions

### What is the Galen Surgical Robot deployment at Johns Hopkins Hospital?

Galen Surgical Robot, built by Galen Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Johns Hopkins Hospital on the DEPLOY registry. Galen Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Galen Surgical Robot at Johns Hopkins Hospital?

Galen Robotics, the manufacturer of Galen Surgical Robot, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Galen Surgical Robot deployment at Johns Hopkins Hospital go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Galen Surgical Robot deployment at Johns Hopkins Hospital still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Galen Surgical Robot deployment at Johns Hopkins Hospital?

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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