Sept 4 (Reuters) - ** Shares of Australia's Curvebeam AI CVB.AX down as much as 10.7% at A$0.125
** Analysts at Bell Potter cut price target for the medical equipment manufacturer to A$0.15 from A$0.18; downgrades recommendation to "hold" from "buy"
** Bell Potter lowers FY26 revenue forecasts for co to be in line with its FY25 results
** Brokerage says Curvebeam AI's sales of HiRise scanner will remain restrained as product hasn't been validated yet for use with Stryker's SYK.N Mako robotic surgery system
** Had expected HiRise's validation from Stryker would be completed in Q4FY26, albeit currently there is no guarantee it will be finalised within the current fiscal, says Bell Potter
** CVB last down 7.1%, bringing YTD losses to 3.7%
(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)
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