Robot model
Galen Surgical Robot
Galen ES is the first cooperatively powered robotic surgical assistant platform, FDA De Novo cleared for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeries.
- Manufacturer
- Galen Robotics
- Form factor
- surgical
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
Overview
Galen ES is the first cooperatively powered robotic surgical assistant platform, FDA De Novo cleared for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeries. Designed to be easily integrated into current surgical workflows, aiding surgeons in performing minimally invasive procedures. Offered via digital-surgery-as-a-service (per-usage) business model.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Sources on file
- 1 source, view all
No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.
Key facts
Form factor
FDA clearance
Specialty
Business model
Manufacturer
Data & sources
News coverage
1
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Galen Surgical Robot. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Galen Surgical Robot on the deployment map
Where Galen Surgical Robot is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Regulatory filings (1)
- fda_de_novofda de novo · us_fdacleared
Safety record
No incidents on record for Galen Surgical Robot.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Galen Surgical Robot?
- Galen ES is the first cooperatively powered robotic surgical assistant platform, FDA De Novo cleared for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeries. Designed to be easily integrated into current surgical workflows, aiding surgeons in performing minimally invasive procedures. Offered via digital-surgery-as-a-service (per-usage) business model.
- How much does Galen Surgical Robot cost?
- Galen Surgical Robot's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Galen Surgical Robot from Galen Robotics. 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 Galen Surgical Robot actually deployed in the real world?
- Galen Surgical Robot is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
- Who makes Galen Surgical Robot?
- Galen Surgical Robot is made by Galen Robotics, based in Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Can you buy Galen Surgical Robot?
- Galen Surgical Robot is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- Is Galen Surgical Robot FDA cleared?
- Galen Surgical Robot has 1 regulatory record on the DEPLOY registry: FDA De Novo authorization, cleared. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
- What are alternatives to Galen Surgical Robot?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable surgical robots to Galen Surgical Robot include Toumai, da Vinci (and Ion), Epione, Hugo RAS.
- How does Galen Surgical Robot compare to Toumai?
- Galen Surgical Robot and Toumai (MicroPort MedBot · 8 deployments) are both surgical robots on the DEPLOY registry. Galen Surgical Robot has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- What is Galen Surgical Robot's maturity stage?
- Galen Surgical Robot 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.
- Where is Galen Surgical Robot deployed?
- No verified deployments of Galen Surgical Robot 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 Galen Surgical Robot safe?
- Galen Surgical Robot 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: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: surgical
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
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