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AcuSurgical
Luca bedside robotic system for vitreoretinal microsurgery; provides motion scaling, tremor filtering, and physiological motion cancellation achieving sub-10-micron end-effector precision; targets intravitreal injections, vitrectomy, and epiretinal membrane peeling procedures.
HeadquartersMontpellier, FR
Founded2020
Corporate funding$7M
Team11-50
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries A
FoundersChristophe Spuhler (CEO), Philippe Poignet, Yassine Haddab, Philippe Gain, Gilles Thuret
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintR&D in Montpellier, France (LIRMM/University of Montpellier spin-off); first-in-human trial at Ghent University Hospital, Belgium (July 2024); pivotal study planned for 2026.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Machinemedical
Luca
- End-effector precision up to 10 microns (vs ~100 microns achievable by human surgeons unaided)
vendor-stated positioning precision of the Luca robotic system for retinal microsurgery
Claim source
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Deployment log
Announced and cited only
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Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series A
Merieux Equity Partners, Supernova Invest, Sofimac Innovation, IRDI Capital Investissement
Round sourceInvestors on recordMerieux Equity PartnersSupernova InvestSofimac InnovationIRDI Capital Investissement
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2024-07-01Completed first-in-human clinical study with Luca at Ghent University Hospital (7 patients, all surgeries successful); confirmed safety and feasibilitySurgical Robotics Technology
2021-02-17Raised EUR 5.75M Series A led by Merieux Equity Partners and Supernova InvestBusinessWire
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Source ledger
3 unique public sources
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AcuSurgical raises EUR 5.75 Million in Series A financing, to advance its robotic ocular microsurgery platform.BusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
02From Prototype to Startup: The Bold Journey of AcuSurgicalAcuSurgical · retrieved 2026-07-05
03AcuSurgical Completes First Clinical Study with Luca Robotic Surgery PlatformSurgical Robotics Technology · retrieved 2026-07-05