By Ross Brown / The Santiago Times Staff
SAN MATEO, California — Levita Magnetics has been listed as one of the “Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Health” for being the first mover in Magnetic Surgery.
In a statement on Thursday, the medical technology company that is evolving surgery through Magnetic Surgery announced it has been named by Fast Company as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Health for 2017.
Most Innovative Companies is one of Fast Company’s most significant and highly anticipated editorial efforts of the year. To produce the 2017 list, Fast Company reporters surveyed thousands of enterprises across the globe to identify the most notable innovations of the year and trace the impact of those initiatives on business, industry, and the larger culture.
“We are honored that Fast Company has named Levita Magnetics one of the world’s most innovative companies,” said surgeon Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, CEO & Founder, Levita Magnetics. “It is our main goal to advance minimally invasive surgery to further improve patient outcomes.
“We believe Magnetic Surgery will not only make an impact on the more than 1 million cholecystectomies performed in the U.S. each year, but that this method of providing surgical retraction may provide a stepping stone to future minimally invasive surgical procedures. We are providing the technology to surgeons and institutions that want to deliver a better treatment to their patients,” he added.
Levita Magnetics is a first time honoree on this year’s list. Other companies recognized by Fast Company as Most Innovative Companies in Health and Most Innovative Companies in Biotech this year, are companies like Apple, Medtronic, and Johnson & Johnson.
“These enterprises continue to set the pace for their industries, showing agility and aggressiveness that makes them undeniable,” said Robert Safian, editor and managing director at Fast Company.
Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies issue (March 2017) is now available online at https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2017 as well as in app form via iTunes, and on newsstands beginning February 21.
