# Johnson & Johnson's venture arm makes a strategic investment in Distalmotion

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

Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJDC) invested an undisclosed amount in Distalmotion to back Dexter's expansion into ambulatory surgery centres. J&J runs its own surgical robot programme, so the stake signals interest in a lighter robot for outpatient care.

## Key facts

- Amount not disclosed; follows the $150M Series G.
- Dexter then cleared in the US for inguinal hernia repair, gallbladder removal and benign hysterectomy.
- Those are three of the top five outpatient procedures, over 2.5 million a year in the US (AHRQ 2019 data).
- More than 3,000 patients treated to date.

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