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Monarch Platform

The Auris Health Monarch Platform is a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system cleared by the FDA in March 2018, enabling physicians to navigate further into the…

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Manufacturer
Auris Health
Form factor
surgical
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Monarch Platform, a surgical by Auris Health (research). 2 sources back the record.

Regulatory status1 FDA 510(k) clearance

Monarch Platform holds 1 FDA 510(k) clearance, per the DEPLOY registry.

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Overview

The Auris Health Monarch Platform is a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system cleared by the FDA in March 2018, enabling physicians to navigate further into the lung for peripheral pulmonary lesion diagnosis and biopsy than is possible with conventional bronchoscopes. The system uses a 10-DOF bronchoscope-and-sheath design with electromagnetic navigation, an outer sheath of 6.0 mm diameter, an inner scope of 4.4 mm, and a 2.1 mm working channel. Auris Health was acquired by Johnson and Johnson for $3.4 billion in 2019 and the Monarch is now commercialised by J&J MedTech.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

DOF

10

Outer sheath diameter

6.0 mm

Inner scope diameter

4.4 mm

Working channel

2.1 mm

FDA clearance date

March 2018

Specs

Dof

10

Fda clearance

March 2018

Clearance body

FDA

Procedure types

bronchoscopy

Working channel mm

2.1

Inner scope diameter mm

4.4

Outer sheath diameter mm

6.0

Data & sources

Research

1

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Monarch Platform. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Regulatory filings (1)

Safety record

No incidents on record for Monarch Platform.

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Sources (2)

  1. MONARCH Platform | J&J MedTech US · https://www.jnjmedtech.com/en-US/products/robotics/monarch-platform/bronchoscopy/
  2. Robotic bronchoscopy for pulmonary lesions - PMC · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7330790/

Common questions

What is Monarch Platform?
The Auris Health Monarch Platform is a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system cleared by the FDA in March 2018, enabling physicians to navigate further into the lung for peripheral pulmonary lesion diagnosis and biopsy than is possible with conventional bronchoscopes. The system uses a 10-DOF bronchoscope-and-sheath design with electromagnetic navigation, an outer sheath of 6.0 mm diameter, an inner scope of 4.4 mm, and a 2.1 mm working channel. Auris Health was acquired by Johnson and Johnson for $3.4 billion in 2019 and the Monarch is now commercialised by J&J MedTech.
How much does Monarch Platform cost?
Monarch Platform's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Monarch Platform from Auris Health. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Monarch Platform actually deployed in the real world?
Monarch Platform is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Monarch Platform?
Monarch Platform is made by Auris Health, based in Redwood City, California, USA, founded in 2007.
Can you buy Monarch Platform?
Monarch Platform is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
Is Monarch Platform FDA cleared?
Monarch Platform has 1 regulatory record on the DEPLOY registry: FDA 510(k) clearance, cleared. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
What are alternatives to Monarch Platform?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable surgical robots to Monarch Platform include Edison Histotripsy System, da Vinci (and Ion), Toumai, Stryker Mako SmartRobotics.
How does Monarch Platform compare to Edison Histotripsy System?
Monarch Platform and Edison Histotripsy System (HistoSonics · 14 deployments) are both surgical robots on the DEPLOY registry. Monarch Platform has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Monarch Platform a top surgical?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Monarch Platform ranks in roughly the top 92% of surgical models tracked by the registry.
What is Monarch Platform's maturity stage?
Monarch Platform is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is Monarch Platform deployed?
No verified deployments of Monarch Platform are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Monarch Platform safe?
Monarch Platform has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: surgical

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-academic-peer-reviewed
Peer-reviewed clinical / academic

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Monarch Platform.

Recent coverage

Monarch Platform in third-party press

J&J to enter the robotic surgery market with .4B Auris Health buy

Feb 13, 2019