Ten years ago, Evans suffered a stroke that left him with limited mobility. Over the past two years, he’s been working with Kemp, an associate professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, to develop and test robots that help him shave, adjust a blanket when he’s cold, and even scratch an annoying itch.
Survivors of stroke or other neurological conditions such as spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and Parkinson’s disease often struggle with mobility. To regain their motor functions, these patients are required to undergo physical therapy sessions. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has invented a novel robotic walker that helps patients carry out therapy sessions to regain their leg movements and natural gait. The system also increases productivity of physiotherapists and improves the quality of rehabilitation sessions.
Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the completion of the first robotic prostatic artery embolization (PAE) in the United States. Dr. Sandeep Bagla, interventional radiologist, performed the procedure at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia using the Magellan™ Robotic System.
TRU-D SmartUVC LLC and its UK partners, Rapid Disinfection Services Ltd., will feature their superbug-killing UVC automated disinfection robot, TRU-D SmartUVC, at FIS 2014 in Harrogate, England, this week from Nov. 23 to 26 at Stand 23.
The Center for Robotic-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR), with funding from the Center for Emergency Informatics, and the TEEX Product Development Center, held two days of robotics workshops specifically geared towards medical disasters.
Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 41st Annual VEITHsymposium® November 18 - 22 at the New York Hilton-Midtown in New York City. The Company will be conducting product demonstrations of the new Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter and exhibiting the Magellan Robotic System to Vascular Surgeons and Interventionalists at its exhibit booth (#416).
The University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) gear up to host UC Robotics Night at 5/3 Arena at 7 p.m. Nov. 19.
Intuitive Surgical has awarded technology grants to five top U.S. medical centers to increase training opportunities in minimally invasive surgical techniques. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Duke University, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), University of Texas Southwestern and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will each receive a da Vinci System console and Skills Simulator™ equipment for one year.
Vital Connect’s FDA-cleared wearable biosensor, HealthPatch®MD, was used in a prototype expansion of Philips’ FDA-cleared remote monitoring system. This prototype incorporates Vital Connect’s biosensor in an application developed by Philips and Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center to manage patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Reports have shown that hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are costing hospitals more than $33 billion annually. Additionally, on average one in 25 patients acquires an HAI while being treated. As a result, many hospital leaders are looking for tools, such as TRU-D SmartUVC, that promote patient safety and ensure high reimbursement payments – keeping both their patient population and their operating budgets as healthy as possible.
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