The San Francisco-based company touts N1 as the world’s first remotely operable endovascular robot. It combines proprietary hardware and AI-enabled software to enable faster, safer and more effective innovation in cardiovascular conditions. Those include stroke, heart attack or vascular trauma, whether across the room or across the globe.

Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira of St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto recently completed a series of first-in-human procedures. The procedures included fully remote operations conducted between two separate hospitals within the Unity Health Toronto network.