Microbot Medical rises on plans to commence trial on robotic system

Microbot Medical

02/09/2022 18:09

** Shares of medical device maker Microbot Medical  MBOT.O  
rise up as much as 4.7% to $5.15
    ** MBOT says it is on track to begin a pre-clinical trial
for its Liberty robotic system devices later this month
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    ** Co says it has recently shipped the devices to a research
laboratory for the trials
    ** Liberty is the first ever fully disposable surgical robot
designed to streamline endovascular procedures, according to the
co's website
    ** More than 8 thousand shares change hands, 1.1 times the
stock's 25-day moving average volume
    ** Stock is flat YTD

 (Reporting by Nandhini Srinivasan in Bengaluru)
 ((Nandhini.Srinivasan@thomsonreuters.com;))