TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 7, 2026--
ClaroNav Kolahi Inc. (CKI), a global developer and manufacturer of surgical navigation technologies, today announced that its Navient Surgical Navigation System has received certification under the European Union Medical Device Regulation, EU MDR.
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The certification covers the Navient Image Guided Navigation System and its reusable surgical instruments, allowing CKI to continue offering Navient throughout the European Union under the EU MDR regulatory framework.
“EU MDR certification is an important milestone for CKI and demonstrates our continued commitment to meeting the highest standards for safety, quality, and regulatory compliance,” said Ahmad Kolahi, CEO of CKI.
Navient was previously certified under EU MDD and has received regulatory approvals including US FDA, Health Canada, China NMPA, and Japan PMDA. Today, Navient is installed in more than 70 countries, with an installed base of more than 250 systems worldwide.
For spine surgery, CKI has expanded the Navient platform with FluoroGuide 2D and its first in market CT/MRI to Fluoro Registration technology, integrating both preoperative CT and MRI with intraoperative 2D fluoroscopy for advanced 3D navigation.
“Access to advanced spine navigation remains limited worldwide, in part due to the high cost and complexity of intraoperative 3D imaging required by many navigation platforms,” said Ahmad Kolahi, CEO of CKI. “Navient’s CT/MRI to Fluoro Registration is designed to remove this barrier and make navigation more accessible and affordable. It enables hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, ASCs, to use the conventional 2D C arm they already own while gaining access to advanced 3D navigation, reducing equipment cost and workflow complexity and, more importantly, helping reduce radiation exposure for both patients and operating room staff.”
About Navient
Navient is CKI’s surgical navigation platform for spine, cranial, ENT, and biopsy procedures. Designed around the principles: Intuitive. Precise. Portable., Navient combines advanced optical tracking, imaging integration, registration technologies, and AI assisted surgical planning in a compact and portable platform, making advanced navigation practical and accessible for a broader range of hospitals, ASCs, and outpatient surgical facilities.
About ClaroNav Kolahi Inc.(CKI)
CKI is a Toronto based medical technology company specializing in advanced surgical navigation systems. By combining intelligent, AI powered software with precision engineered hardware, CKI develops next generation solutions that empower surgeons with smarter tools and greater precision to enhance clinical confidence and improve patient outcomes.
ClaroNav Kolahi Inc. Announces EU MDR Certification for Navient Surgical Navigation System
SAN DIEGO (AP) — When right-hander Michael King dramatically emerged from the bullpen in a darkened Petco Park to pitch in the eighth inning of Game 3 just two days after he made a five-inning start in Game 2, the San Diego Padres' desperate determination to extend their season was clear.
The relentless Milwaukee Brewers are making that job awfully difficult — but after three scintillating, one-run playoff games packed with pressure moments, extraordinary plays and hero turns in this NL Division Series, the Padres are still fighting for at least another day.
Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking homer, King pitched the final two innings on one day of rest and the Padres avoided playoff elimination with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night, trimming Milwaukee's lead in the best-of-five series to 2-1.
“It feels like we've played three straight games against the Brewers like that,” San Diego manager Craig Stammen said. “We finally were able to come out on the right end of things in this one. A lot of big effort from a lot of guys during the game to get us to the final score.”
Xander Bogaerts scored San Diego's fourth run on a hustle play in the sixth and then capped his team's stellar defensive performance with a game-ending double play at shortstop for the Padres, who hung on in a nail-biter over the MLB-best Brewers. This is the first playoff series since the 2021 National League Championship Series to begin with three straight one-run decisions.
“Can’t do much about the first two games, but all three games have been really good baseball,” Bogaerts said. “Once tomorrow comes, let’s go for it, but right now let’s enjoy this one, because this was a really good one.”
Game 4 is Wednesday night at Petco Park. If necessary, Game 5 will be back in Milwaukee on Friday.
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado drove in early runs for the Padres, but their bullpen didn’t have star closer Mason Miller, who went on the paternity list about 45 minutes before the first pitch. San Diego also didn't have top setup man Adrian Morejon, who has shoulder “stickiness,” according to Stammen.
So despite pitching 12 innings in two starts over the previous seven days, King stepped up and finished it off — but only after a thrilling ninth.
The right-hander retired four of his first five batters before walking William Contreras and Brice Turang. Christian Yelich then cracked a 107 mph line drive up the middle, where Bogaerts went down to his knees to field it on a short hop and scampered to touch second base before throwing out Yelich at first to end it.
“I know that I have bullets in my arm that I don’t want to save,” King said. “If you’re in an elimination game, you want everybody to be all in on it, and ... we have a bunch of dogs down there that are all in.”
King — who took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of the Wild Card Series opener against the Chicago Cubs a week ago — earned his first save since 2023, his first in the postseason and his first for the Padres.
The Padres had won 19 of 22 and swept the Cubs before losing two straight heartbreakers in Milwaukee last weekend.
Contreras homered and had three hits for the Brewers, who lost their 12th consecutive postseason road game dating to the 2018 NLCS.
Yelich even got his first playoff RBI since 2018 with a seventh-inning single, but Milwaukee fell behind early and never led, leaving 11 runners on base.
“That’s part of baseball,” Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said. “When you’re facing a good team with a good pitching staff, that’s part of it. We didn’t get the big hit at the big time, but do you fault Yelly for hitting one 107 there and Bogaerts making a great play? They've got a great team, and they played great defense tonight.”
Neither starter excelled on a tense, uncommonly hot October night in downtown San Diego. Nick Pivetta yielded two runs and five hits while pitching into the fifth for the Padres, and Dustin May got pulled abruptly with a 1-0 count on Bogaerts and a runner aboard in the fourth.
Cooper Pratt tied it for Milwaukee right after Pivetta’s exit when Dustin Harris couldn’t throw him out on Jackson Chourio’s 242-foot sacrifice fly. It was the fifth RBI of the series for the 22-year-old Chourio and his 16th in 15 career postseason games, already tying Ryan Braun for the franchise record.
Cronenworth lined JoJo Romero’s first pitch of the fifth over the wall in right for only his second hit of the postseason.
Bogaerts likely saved at least one run in the fifth when he dived to keep Contreras' single in the infield with two runners on.
Bogaerts then singled in the sixth, advanced on a wild pitch and scored when Pratt bounced his throw from shortstop for an error after Miguel Andujar’s broken bat came flying toward him along with the grounder.
Yelich singled home Contreras for his first playoff RBI since he homered in Game 7 of the 2018 NLCS against the Dodgers — a span of 87 plate appearances over 19 games.
Walker Buehler will start Game 4 for the Padres after making 32 starts in a resurgent season for the former Dodgers star. The Brewers hadn't announced a starting pitcher, but Robert Gasser, Shane Drohan and Chad Patrick are all available after starting a combined 45 games this season.
A previous version of this story corrected that King started Game 2, not Game 1.
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San Diego Padres pitcher Bradgley Rodriguez celebrates after striking out Milwaukee Brewers' Garrett Mitchell to end the top of the seventh inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio reacts after striking out during the seventh inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King throws during the eighth inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
San Diego Padres' Samad Taylor, right, celebrates as teammate Xander Bogaerts (2) scores during the sixth inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui celebrates after getting Milwaukee Brewers' Brice Turang to ground out with the bases loaded to end the top of the fifth inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Milwaukee Brewers' Cooper Pratt, right, scores past San Diego Padres catcher Ethan Salas during the fifth inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Milwaukee Brewers' Cooper Pratt scores during the fifth inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth, right, is congratulated by teammate Jackson Merrill (3) after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
