Buying guide
Hugo RAS
By Medtronic · surgical
- Price
- —
- Availability
- Internal use only (not for retail).
- Maturity
- commercial
- Real-world use
- Yes, 3 verified deployments
Medtronic's Hugo RAS is a modular, multi-port teleoperated robotic-assisted-surgery system and the main commercial competitor to Intuitive's da Vinci. It is CE-marked in Europe (urology and gynecology, October 2021) and US FDA-cleared for urology only (December 2025: prostatectomy, nephrectomy, cystectomy); US general-surgery and gynecology indications are planned but not yet cleared. It is teleoperated with no shipped intraoperative AI. Medtronic does not disclose a Hugo installed-base count, so DEPLOY records honest absence rather than an invented number. It is enterprise B2B equipment; there is no consumer price.
Readiness
Hugo RAS is internal use only (not for retail), the 1 capability claim on file is all teleoperated-assisted with claimed, 3 verified deployments are on file, and no incidents are on record.
- Availability
- internal-only
Internal use only (not for retail).
- Price honesty
- no-price
No price points on file for Hugo RAS.
- Capability honesty
- teleoperated-assisted
1 reviewed claim: teleoperated-assisted, claimed.
- Real-world use
- commercial
Maturity: commercial. 3 verified deployments in the registry.
- Safety record
- no-incidents
No incidents on record. 3 verified deployments on file.
What it claims to do
- Assists surgeryteleoperated-assisted· claimedevidence ↗
Price
No reviewed price points on file.
Real-world use
- Dublin
- United States2024-01-01
- European Union2021-10-01
Safety record
No incidents on record. 3 verified deployments on file.
Privacy
No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Hugo RAS.
Specs
- notes
- Verified: Medtronic (NYSE: MDT; founded 1949, Minneapolis; legal HQ Dublin) makes Hugo RAS, the late-market big-medtech challenger to da Vinci. CE mark Oct 11 2021. US FDA clearance Dec 3 2025 for urologic procedures only, backed by the Expand URO IDE trial (137 patients; met primary safety + efficacy endpoints; AUA 2025). The key audit finding: Hugo IS now FDA-cleared in the US, but only for urology.
- Installed base: cap-flag: Medtronic states Hugo has been used ex-US in 'tens of thousands of procedures in 30+ countries across 5 continents' but discloses NO specific system installed-base count. Accept lower specificity; do not invent a number.
- AI-substance: teleop baseline: Master-slave teleoperated. The integrated Touch Surgery digital/video ecosystem is analytics/recording, not autonomy or shipped intraoperative AI guidance. No verified shipped autonomous or computer-vision-guidance feature.
- Claimed but NOT verified: Specific US installed-base unit count (none disclosed); 'tens of thousands of procedures' ex-US is company-stated, not audited; timeline for general-surgery/gynecology US clearances is forward-looking.
- products
- Hugo RAS (robotic-assisted surgery): modular multi-port teleoperated system; CE-marked (urology + gynecology) Oct 11 2021; US FDA-cleared for UROLOGY ONLY Dec 3 2025 (prostatectomy/nephrectomy/cystectomy). General-surgery + gynecology US indications: submissions planned, NOT yet cleared.
- formFactor
- surgical (modular multi-port teleoperated robotic-assisted surgery system)
- fda_clearance
- December 3, 2025
- clearance_body
- FDA
- procedure_types
- urologic procedures only, including prostatectomy, nephrectomy, and cystectomy
What's under the hood
No brain on file for Hugo RAS.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Hugo RAS actually available for purchase?
- Not available to consumers. In internal use by Medtronic.Source: Medtronic: FDA clearance of Hugo RAS for urologic procedures (Dec 3 2025)
- What does the Hugo RAS cost?
- Not announced.
- Does the Hugo RAS really assists surgery?
- Claimed at teleoperator-assisted autonomy; verification status: claimed.Sources: Hugo RAS System -- Medtronic product page; modular robotic-assisted surgical system for soft-tissue procedures (urology, gynecology, general surgery); CE marked and cleared in multiple markets, Medtronic gets EU clearance for Hugo robotic surgery system -- Reuters, January 2021; CE mark obtained; commercial launch followed in 2022 in Europe and select international markets
- Where is the Hugo RAS being used?
- Hugo RAS is in use at: Dublin, United States (2024-01-01), and European Union (2021-10-01).Source: Medtronic
- Is the Hugo RAS safe?
- No incidents on record across 3 verified deployments.
- How does the Hugo RAS handle privacy?
- No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Hugo RAS.
- Who makes the Hugo RAS?
- Hugo RAS is made by Medtronic, based in Dublin, Ireland.Source: Medtronic: FDA clearance of Hugo RAS for urologic procedures (Dec 3 2025)
Video
Medtronic's product animation of its Hugo RAS system, showing the modular arm-carts and open console. The animation depicts the system, not an autonomous capability; the arms are surgeon-driven.
Medtronic's footage of a first patient procedure on its Hugo RAS robotic-assisted surgery system. The surgeon teleoperates from a master console; the system is never autonomous.
Medtronic's introduction of its Hugo RAS robotic-assisted surgery system. Hugo is teleoperated by a surgeon from a console; its US FDA clearance covers urologic procedures.
Manufacturer
Medtronic (registry record: /companies/medtronic)
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Sources
- Medtronic: FDA 510(k) clearance of Hugo RAS for urologic surgical procedures (Dec 3, 2025) · https://news.medtronic.com/2025-12-03-Medtronic-announces-FDA-clearance-of-Hugo-TM-robotic-assisted-surgery-system-for-urologic-surgical-procedures
- Urology Times: Hugo RAS launches on US market following FDA clearance · https://www.urologytimes.com/view/hugo-robot-assisted-surgery-system-launches-on-us-market
- Medtronic: 510(k) filings submitted to expand Hugo RAS into general and gynecologic specialties (Jun 3, 2026) · https://news.medtronic.com/2026-06-03-Medtronic-submits-510-k-filings-to-expand-Hugo-TM-robotic-assisted-surgery-system-into-general-and-gynecologic-specialties-in-the-United-States
- MedTech Dive: Medtronic seeks FDA clearance for Hugo in general and gynecologic surgery (Jun 2026) · https://www.medtechdive.com/news/medtronic-seeks-clearance-for-hugo-surgical-robot-in-more-indications/821969/
- Medtronic Hugo RAS receives European CE mark (Oct 11 2021) · https://news.medtronic.com/2021-10-11-Medtronic-Hugo-TM-Robotic-Assisted-Surgery-System-Receives-European-CE-Mark-Approval
- FDA grants Hugo RAS clearance for urologic procedures (Expand URO trial) · https://www.urologytimes.com/view/fda-grants-clearance-to-hugo-robotic-assisted-surgery-system-for-urologic-procedures
- Hugo RAS System -- Medtronic product page; modular robotic-assisted surgical system for soft-tissue procedures (urology, gynecology, general surgery); CE marked and cleared in multiple markets · https://www.medtronic.com/en-us/healthcare-professionals/products/surgical/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html
- Medtronic gets EU clearance for Hugo robotic surgery system -- Reuters, January 2021; CE mark obtained; commercial launch followed in 2022 in Europe and select international markets · https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/medtronic-gets-eu-clearance-hugo-robotic-surgery-system-2021-01-29/ · 2021-01-29
- Medtronic official YouTube (@medtronicsurgical), embedded under standard YouTube embed terms. oEmbed author_url verified 2026-06-04. Maker product video; surgeon-teleoperated/assisted system, not autonomous. · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWVztKhUb8Q · 2026-06-04
- Medtronic · https://www.medtronic.com/
- Medtronic Hugo RAS — US product page · https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/healthcare-professionals/products/surgical/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html
- Medtronic Hugo FDA clearance, December 2023 · https://news.medtronic.com/2023-12-12-Medtronic-Receives-FDA-Clearance-for-Hugo-RAS-System
- Medtronic announces CE mark for Hugo RAS · https://news.medtronic.com/news/2021/10/05/medtronic-announces-ce-mark-for-hugo-robotic-assisted-surgery-system
- Hugo RAS system · https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/healthcare-professionals/products/robotic-assisted-surgery/hugo-ras-system.html
- First Europe procedure OLV Hospital Belgium Feb 2022 · https://news.medtronic.com/2022-02-02-Medtronic-announces-first-procedure-in-Europe-with-Hugo-TM-robotic-assisted-surgery-system
- First worldwide procedure Chile Jun 2021 · https://news.medtronic.com/2021-06-22-First-Procedure-in-the-World-with-Medtronic-Hugo-TM-Robotic-Assisted-Surgery-System-Performed-at-Clinica-Santa-Maria-in-Chile
- Robot Report: Hugo first clinical procedure · https://www.therobotreport.com/medtronic-hugo-surgical-robot-first-clinical-procedure/
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