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ClaroNav

ClaroNav is a Toronto maker of surgical navigation systems, best known for Navident, a dynamic navigation system that guides dental implant and endodontic drilling in real time. Navident has been cleared for implant guidance for about 10 years and is sold in 40 countries.2,5,4

Robotics Reviewed Editorial TeamUpdated November 4, 2026claronav.com

Our take

ClaroNav is a long-running, founder-owned navigation company. Its founders built one of the first commercial CT-based surgical navigation systems in the early 1990s, and its Navident system has been cleared for guiding dental implants for about a decade.2,5

It is a navigation company, not a robot maker: Navident shows the dentist where the drill is against the plan, and the dentist's hand does the work. That keeps the system portable and simpler to adopt, but buyers who want a robot arm to hold the drill need a different product. Prices are not published.2,4

Scores by criterion

ClaroNav scores out of 10
Pricing transparency2.5
Product maturity8.0
Deployment evidence6.0
Company durability6.5
Ease of integration7.0
Overall score (average of the five)6.0

Each criterion is defined on our methodology page.

Who uses ClaroNav and what it's for

Dental surgeons, periodontists, and endodontists use Navident EVO to place implants, run full-arch workflows, and find calcified or hidden root canals, and MicronMapper adds photogrammetry scanning for full-arch restorations.4,5

ClaroNav also sells NaviENT for ear, nose, and throat surgery and licenses its MicronTracker optical tracking to device makers building their own navigation systems.2,1

History

Claudio Gatti and Doron Dekel founded the company in 2001 as Claron Technology and bootstrapped it from its own profits; founders and employees own more than 90% of its shares. When Lexmark bought its non-navigation divisions in January 2015, the remaining company was renamed ClaroNav.2

The founders earlier developed the Viewing Wand, an FDA-cleared CT-based navigation system for neurosurgery, at ISG Technologies. ClaroNav released MicronTracker in 2003, Navident in 2014, and NaviENT in 2016.2

Navident EVO and MicronMapper

Navident EVO tracks the handpiece and the patient with optical cameras and shows the drill on the patient's cone beam CT scan during surgery. In September 2024 the FDA cleared it for guided endodontics, adding an endodontic mode for planning and finding canals.5

ClaroNav Dental says its products are backed by 63 scientific papers and 12 patents and are sold in 40 countries.4

Pricing

ClaroNav does not publish prices; buyers contact the company or a national distributor. Navient, its ENT system, has steam-sterilizable instruments and no disposable cost per procedure.1,2

Competitive landscape

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ClaroNav and its competitors
CompanyProductPricing modelDeployment footprintWhere ClaroNav wins or loses
ClaroNavNavident EVO dynamic navigation and MicronMapper photogrammetry4Not published4Sold in 40 countries; implant guidance cleared for about 10 years4,5Portable navigation for implants and endodontics; prices not published
NeocisYomi and Yomi S robots for dental implant surgery7Not published17More than 100,000 osteotomies in US practices9Neocis wins on a robot arm that physically guides the drill. ClaroNav wins on a portable, simpler navigation system.
X-Nav TechnologiesX-Guide dynamic 3D navigation for implant drills10Not published18Sold in the US through Nobel Biocare18X-Nav wins on US distribution through Nobel Biocare. ClaroNav wins on an FDA-cleared endodontic mode.
RemebotSemi-active robot that drills and places implants19Not published19Approved in China in 2021 as its first oral surgery robot19Remebot wins on a robot that drills on its own in China. ClaroNav wins on clearances and sales in 40 countries.
PerceptiveOCT scanner, AI planning, and a restorative robot in development15Not on sale; not FDA cleared15First fully automated procedure on a human, in Colombia16Perceptive wins on ambition with automated restorations. ClaroNav wins on a cleared product with a decade of use.

Limits

Prices are not published.1

Navident is navigation, not robotics: it guides the clinician's hand rather than controlling the drill.4

Revenue is not disclosed. We estimate it at $8 million to $15 million, based on about 88 employees in March 2026 and sales in 40 countries. This is an estimate, not a reported figure.6,4

What customers say

Where it helps

Navigation lets dentists place implants without a printed surgical guide, so a case can be scanned, planned, and drilled on the same day. Endodontists use the endodontic mode to reach calcified canals while preserving tooth structure.5

Practices doing full-arch cases can pair Navident EVO with MicronMapper scanning in one workflow.4

Where it falls short

Practices that want a robot arm to physically constrain the drill should look at Neocis Yomi, and buyers who want a large implant brand behind the system may prefer X-Nav's X-Guide, sold through Nobel Biocare in the US.

Leadership

  • Doron Dekel

    Doron Dekel

    Co-founder, co-CEO, and security officer

    Dekel co-founded the company in 2001 and has led the development of surgical navigation products since the early 1990s.2,3

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  • Claudio Gatti

    Claudio Gatti

    Co-founder, co-CEO, and chairman of the board

    Gatti ran Claron Technology until the 2015 sale to Lexmark and rejoined ClaroNav as co-CEO in 2018.3

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  • Raj Kailasanathan

    Raj Kailasanathan

    CFO and corporate secretary

    Kailasanathan has more than 25 years of experience in corporate finance at medtech, pharmatech, and fintech companies.3

Sources

  1. ClaroNav, Homepage, accessed November 4, 2026
  2. ClaroNav, Our company, accessed November 4, 2026
  3. ClaroNav, Our team, accessed November 4, 2026
  4. ClaroNav Dental, Homepage, accessed November 4, 2026
  5. ClaroNav, Navident EVO receives FDA clearance for guided endodontics, September 19, 2024, accessed November 4, 2026
  6. Revelio Labs, ClaroNav number of employees, accessed November 4, 2026
  7. Neocis, About us, accessed November 3, 2026
  8. Neocis, Dental robotics leader Neocis secures $20M in funding, January 10, 2024, accessed November 3, 2026
  9. Neocis, Neocis surpasses 100,000 robotic osteotomies with the Yomi platform, January 7, 2026, accessed November 3, 2026
  10. X-Nav Technologies, About X-Guide, accessed November 3, 2026
  11. dentalimplant.now, FDA clears X-Guide Surgical Navigation System, August 28, 2026, accessed November 4, 2026
  12. X-Nav Technologies, X-Nav expands into robotic innovation, accessed November 4, 2026
  13. China Medical and Surgical Robotics Database, Remebot, accessed November 4, 2026
  14. MedChina, 2025 China Surgical Robot Sales Annual Report, accessed November 4, 2026
  15. Perceptive, Homepage, accessed November 3, 2026
  16. The Independent, Startup completes first fully robotic dental surgery, August 6, 2024, accessed November 3, 2026
  17. Neocis, Homepage, accessed November 3, 2026
  18. Nobel Biocare, X-Guide, accessed November 3, 2026
  19. China Medical and Surgical Robotics Database, Remebot Dental Robot, accessed November 3, 2026

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