# Symani Surgical System at Florence, Italy: deployment

Canonical ID: `09fb747f-9371-4b1f-a75e-3b3523fb3863`

MMI's [Symani Surgical System](/models/symani-surgical-system.md) was successfully used at Careggi University Hospital Florence to save a patient's arm from amputation — the system's first major clinical use. Symani is manufactured in Pisa, Italy and CE marked.

## Key facts

- **Hospital:** Careggi University Hospital
- **First clinical use:** 2021

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** mmi-symani-florence-italy
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Symani Surgical System](/models/symani-surgical-system.md) (id: `e72011d3-cdc0-4ab3-a300-490359b81463`)
- **Category:** [Surgical robots](/surgical)
- **Company:** [MMI (Medical Microinstruments)](/companies/mmi-symani.md) (id: `a0bb956c-fcf2-4374-b893-42388bad22be`)
- **Location:** [Florence, Italy](/locations/italy/florence-italy.md) (id: `2070a6a5-70d4-41ea-bc13-646a7ae53130`)
- **Operator:** [MMI (Medical Microinstruments)](/companies/mmi-symani.md) (id: `a0bb956c-fcf2-4374-b893-42388bad22be`)
- **First seen:** 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.mmimicro.com/blog/2021/07/13/medical-microinstruments-symani-surgical-system-saves-patients-arm-from-amputation/

## Common questions

### What is the Symani Surgical System deployment at Florence, Italy?

Symani Surgical System, built by MMI (Medical Microinstruments), is recorded as a deployment at Florence, Italy on the DEPLOY registry. MMI (Medical Microinstruments) operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Symani Surgical System at Florence, Italy?

MMI (Medical Microinstruments), the manufacturer of Symani Surgical System, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Symani Surgical System deployment at Florence, Italy go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Symani Surgical System deployment at Florence, Italy?

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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/09fb747f-9371-4b1f-a75e-3b3523fb3863 · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=09fb747f-9371-4b1f-a75e-3b3523fb3863 · canonical URL: /deployments/mmi-symani-florence-italy_