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# J&J Plans 2024 Surgery Robot IDE Trials
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/j-j-plans-2024-surgery-robot-ide-trials/
- Published: 2023-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:15:29.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5155742

Johnson & Johnson says it intends to submit its Ottava robotic surgical system for an IDE in the second half of 2024 to open clinical trials. The company [says](https://www.jnj.com/johnson-johnson-medtech-provides-details-and-timeline-for-general-surgery-robot?ref=fdaweb.com) Ottava is designed to create space in the operating room, simplify complex workflows, enable flexibility for clinical approaches, and deliver the performance of Ethicon instrumentation.

“Ottava incorporates four robotic arms into a standard-size surgical table,” the statement says. “This architecture allows for an invisible design, with the robotic arms available when needed or stowed under the surgical table when not…. The system’s ‘twin motion’ feature — unified movement of the table and the robotic arms — is designed to allow surgical teams to address important clinical needs during surgery, such as the ability to reposition a patient without interrupting the procedure.”