# Dexter cleared by FDA for ventral hernia repair, its fifth US indication

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Date: 13 Aug 2026
About: [Distalmotion](https://technooptimist.io/companies/distalmotion.md) · [Dexter](https://technooptimist.io/robotics/dexter.md)
Original source: https://www.distalmotion.com/news/dexter_510k_clearance_for_ventral_hernia_repair

Distalmotion received FDA 510(k) clearance to use Dexter in ventral hernia repair, backed by its RAVEN study. Dexter now covers what the company calls the top four ambulatory procedures plus a gynecology indication. More than 4,000 patients have been treated with the system.

## Key facts

- US indications: inguinal and ventral hernia repair, gallbladder removal, benign hysterectomy, sacrocolpopexy.
- Clearance supported by the RAVEN clinical study.
- 4,000+ patients treated, up from about 3,000 in late 2025.

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