Discover how robotic technology is transforming surgery! In this video, Dr. Christoff Heunis discusses the innovative use of magnetic elements in surgical wires, enhancing precision and control during procedures. Key takeaways: * Patients often prefer human surgeons due to trust and connection. * The integration of magnetic elements allows for better navigation of surgical wires. * Robotic assistance can help surgeons reach complex angles more efficiently. * The future of surgery may involve robots that can perform procedures autonomously, easing the burden on physicians. 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Patient preferences in surgery 00:44 Importance of trust in surgical choices 01:21 Enhancing control with magnetic technology 02:07 The role of robots in complex surgeries 02:37 Future visions for robotic surgery What's your biggest challenge with robotic surgery? Drop it in the comments! Subscribe for weekly insights into medical technology advancements! #RoboticSurgery #MedTech #Innovation

Dr. Christoff Heunis is a biomedical and mechatronics engineer (PhD, University of Twente) and the founder & CEO of Flux Robotics, a University of Twente spin-off building a magnetically guided robotic system that steers a guidewire through the body from outside the patient. It started with a single phone call while he was an engineering student in South Africa — a best friend's mother had a stroke, and there were only a handful of surgeons on an entire continent who could treat it. In this conversation, Dr. Christoff Heunis reveals: ⬛ Why one phone call — a friend's mother's stroke, with "three neurovascular surgeons" for the whole African continent — set the course of his life ⬛ How an external robotic magnet can pull a guidewire around the tightest, most complex angles a surgeon's hands can't reach ⬛ Why surgeons say they don't want to be replaced — yet "do want to press a button and then leave, and when I come back, the surgery is over" ⬛ The first real-world use case: misaligned fenestrations, CTOs and the angles no combination of guide catheters can make ⬛ How Flux got the FDA to confirm a 510(k) pathway — and why the predicate they found changes everything ⬛ What Stereotaxis acquiring Robocath signals about the commercial future of magnetic surgery ⬛ How he raised €3.2M in non-dilutive funding before giving up a single point of equity Timestamps: 00:00 Intro — the "Afrikaans Slim Shady" 04:58 The stroke that started it all 06:29 Why a PhD in surgical robotics at Twente 11:17 The surgeon's real bottleneck: navigation & radiation 15:42 How the magnetic guidewire actually works 20:02 "Press a button and the surgery is over" 24:58 The first use case: misaligned fenestrations 30:49 A carotid crossing, step by step 34:37 The surgeon's new role: "PAD coach" 36:00 Company update & new CMO Dr. Rob Beasley 37:15 The 510(k) pathway, explained 40:31 Stereotaxis buys Robocath 50:04 Raising €3.2M non-dilutive 59:24 Live: the Afrikaans rap "Soms" Follow Dr. Christoff Heunis: LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoff-heunis/ Flux Robotics — https://fluxrobots.com Resources mentioned in this episode: 🏢 Flux Robotics — https://fluxrobots.com 🏢 Stereotaxis — https://www.stereotaxis.com 🔗 Stereotaxis acquires Robocath (announcement) — https://ir.stereotaxis.com/news-releases/news-release-details/stereotaxis-announces-definitive-agreement-acquire-robocath 🏢 Robocath — https://www.robocath.com/ 🏢 Intuitive / da Vinci Surgical System — https://www.intuitive.com 🎓 University of Twente — https://www.utwente.nl/en/ 🎓 Stellenbosch University — https://www.sun.ac.za/english 🏛 RVO — Netherlands Enterprise Agency — https://www.rvo.nl 🏛 NWO — Dutch Research Council — https://www.nwo.nl/en 🏛 Interreg (EU cross-border funding) — https://www.interreg.eu 💸 NextGen Ventures — https://www.nextgenventures.nl 💸 Future Tech Ventures — https://futuretechventures.nl 👤 Dr. Rob Beasley — CMO, Flux Robotics — https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-beasley-138124145/ 👤 David Fischel — Chairman & CEO, Stereotaxis — https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfischel/ 🎵 Eminem — "Lose Yourself" — https://open.spotify.com/track/5Z01UMMf7V1o0MzF86s6WJ 🎵 Coolio — "Gangsta's Paradise" — https://open.spotify.com/track/1DIXPcTDzTj8ZMHt3PDt8p 🎵 "Soms" — Christoff's Afrikaans rap single, with his brother Daniel (name only) Life of Flow is hosted by Dr. Lucas Ferrer & Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker. 🌐 Website: https://lifeofflowpodcast.com ▶ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LifeofFlowPodcast 🎧 Listen: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5GMv47SJ0ePxbjtIb1GZ5U · Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-of-flow/id1705596604 📩 Partner with the show: info@lifeofflowpodcast.com Connect with the hosts: Dr. Lucas Ferrer — [Lucas LinkedIn] Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker — https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-montero-baker-a44354214/ Follow the show: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeofflowpodcast/ · X https://x.com/vascularpodcast · LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifeofflow

*Dr. Christoff Heunis*is a biomedical and mechatronics engineer (PhD, University of Twente) and the founder & CEO of Flux Robotics, a magnetically guided robotic system that steers a guidewire through the body from outside the patient. It started with a single phone call while he was an engineering student in South Africa — a best friend's mother had a stroke, and there were only a handful of surgeons on an entire continent who could treat it. In this conversation, Dr. Christoff Heunis reveals: ⬛ Why one phone call — a friend's mother's stroke — set the course of his life ⬛ How an external robotic magnet can pull a guidewire around the tightest, most complex angles a surgeon's hands can't reach ⬛ Why surgeons say they don't want to be replaced — yet "do want to press a button and then leave, and when I come back, the surgery is over" ⬛ The first real-world use case: misaligned fenestrations, CTOs and the angles no combination of guide catheters can make ⬛ How Flux got the FDA to confirm a 510(k) pathway — and why the predicate they found changes everything ⬛ What Stereotaxis acquiring Robocath signals about the commercial future of magnetic surgery ⬛ How he raised €3.2M in non-dilutive funding before giving up a single point of equity Follow Dr. Christoff Heunis: LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoff-heunis/ Flux Robotics — https://fluxrobots.com Resources mentioned in this episode: 🏢 Flux Robotics — https://fluxrobots.com 🏢 Stereotaxis — https://www.stereotaxis.com 🏢 Robocath — https://www.robocath.com/ 🏢 Intuitive / da Vinci Surgical System — https://www.intuitive.com 🎓 University of Twente — https://www.utwente.nl/en/ 🎓 Stellenbosch University — https://www.sun.ac.za/english 🏛 RVO — Netherlands Enterprise Agency — https://www.rvo.nl 🏛 NWO — Dutch Research Council — https://www.nwo.nl/en 🏛 Interreg (EU cross-border funding) — https://www.interreg.eu 💸 NextGen Ventures — https://www.nextgenventures.nl 💸 Future Tech Ventures — https://futuretechventures.nl 🎵 Eminem — "Lose Yourself" — https://open.spotify.com/track/5Z01UMMf7V1o0MzF86s6WJ 🎵 "Soms" — Christoff's Afrikaans rap single, with his brother Daniel (name only)