# Epione: robot model

Canonical ID: `ba28973f-6a33-4cce-a22f-d34a99443937`

- **Slug:** epione
- **Form factor:** surgical
- **Maturity stage:** commercial
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 6

## Deployments

- [epione-leeds-uk](/deployments/epione-leeds-uk.md) at Leeds, UK (id: `3c35444a-6010-458e-b1e4-76fd2f5b572d`)
- [epione-london-uk](/deployments/epione-london-uk.md) at London, UK (id: `75382477-20af-4ece-a23c-52afd10bc891`)
- [epione-chicago-illinois-usa](/deployments/epione-chicago-illinois-usa.md) at Chicago, Illinois, USA (id: `357de6fd-724b-4ca3-9f83-bb27c7c577c0`)
- [epione-marseille-france](/deployments/epione-marseille-france.md) at Marseille, France (id: `b8957827-3a4a-4d5b-9dae-3782901b64e5`)
- [epione-miami-florida-usa](/deployments/epione-miami-florida-usa.md) at Miami, Florida, USA (id: `266b46f2-c82c-4ff8-b3d2-7e51e0efb045`)
- [epione-villejuif-france](/deployments/epione-villejuif-france.md) at Villejuif, France (id: `cc17f3a0-f637-40d8-aeab-59b7088003fd`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Incidents affecting Epione (2)

- [FDA Class 2 recall of Epione needle guide component due to rust](/incidents/recall-2024-08-05-quantum-surgical.md), 2024-08-05 · Recall
- [Patient death during Epione-assisted liver cancer ablation procedure in France](/incidents/fatality-2023-11-10-quantum-surgical.md), 2023-11-10 · Fatality

_Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents excluded from this view but reachable at their canonical URLs._

## Common questions

### Who makes Epione?

Epione is made by Quantum Surgical, based in Montpellier, France, founded in 2017.

### Where is Epione deployed?

6 verified deployments of Epione are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Leeds, UK, London, UK, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

### What is Epione's maturity stage?

Epione is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.quantumsurgical.com/news/fda-clears-quantum-surgicals-epione-robot-for-all-abdominal-cancers

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