# Johnson & Johnson Ottava at California: deployment

Canonical ID: `beb27823-63d3-42a5-aaf1-b8d762d29fd6`

[Johnson & Johnson](/companies/johnson-and-johnson.md) won FDA clearance for Ottava surgical robot, new competitor to Intuitive Surgical. Intuitive Surgical and Medtronic stock both dropped on news.

## Key facts

- **FDA clearance:** Granted 2026
- **Competitor:** Intuitive Surgical da Vinci

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-17_

- **Slug:** johnson-and-johnson-ottava-fda-clearance-2026
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [Johnson & Johnson Ottava](/models/ottava-surgical.md) (id: `97e94523-dc0c-45cf-be22-77e509e09e1b`)
- **Category:** [Surgical robots](/surgical)
- **Company:** [Johnson & Johnson](/companies/johnson-and-johnson.md) (id: `766676f2-56d0-4910-81dc-03703d6c9c40`)
- **Location:** [California](/locations/united-states/california.md) (id: `fdf937a9-5eeb-4e8d-a514-ef860b351b30`)
- **Operator:** [Johnson & Johnson](/companies/johnson-and-johnson.md) (id: `766676f2-56d0-4910-81dc-03703d6c9c40`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://seekingalpha.com/2026/07/22/jnj-ottava-fda

## Common questions

### What is the Johnson & Johnson Ottava deployment at California?

Johnson & Johnson Ottava, built by Johnson & Johnson, is recorded as a deployment at California on the DEPLOY registry. Johnson & Johnson operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Johnson & Johnson Ottava at California?

Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of Johnson & Johnson Ottava, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Is the Johnson & Johnson Ottava deployment at California 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 Johnson & Johnson Ottava deployment at California?

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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