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Stereotaxis Seeks FDA 510(k) Approval for Vdrive Robotic Navigation System with V-Loop Manipulator

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today that it has submitted a 510(k) Premarket Notification with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Company's Vdrive™ Robotic Navigation System with V-Loop™ Variable Loop Catheter Manipulator. This submission includes both the single arm system (Vdrive) and the two arm system (Vdrive Duo).

3 Apr 2014

Mazor Robotics to Debut New Renaissance Guidance System Brain Module at AANS Meeting

On April 7, 2014, Mazor Robotics will debut and officially launch the new Renaissance Guidance System brain module at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) annual meeting. The Renaissance system is FDA-cleared for both spine and brain surgery.

From MAZOR Robotics Inc. 3 Apr 2014

Medrobotics to Market Robot-Assisted Surgical Device Inspired by Snake Robots

Medrobotics Corp. has announced it will begin limited marketing in Europe of a robot-assisted surgical device that is based on the snake robot research of Howie Choset, Carnegie Mellon University professor of robotics.

3 Apr 2014

Bestech Plans to Install Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance System at Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that it has received an order for a Renaissance® system from Bestech, its distribution partner in Israel. This represents the fifth system sold in Israel, and Bestech plans on installing the system at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, located in central Jerusalem.

From MAZOR Robotics Inc. 1 Apr 2014

Authentidate InscrybeMD® Telehealth Solution Selected by Florida Hospital for Remote Service to Patients

Authentidate Holding Corp., a provider of secure web-based software applications and telehealth products and services for healthcare organizations, today announced that Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center has selected the Authentidate InscrybeMD® telehealth solution using the Electronic House Call™ device (EHC) to provide clinical services to their patients remotely.

31 Mar 2014

Robotic Exoskeleton Company, Ekso Bionics Launches New Engineering Services Division

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that co-founder Russ Angold was named president of the company's division focused on technology development and future applications, formally named Ekso Labs.

From Ekso Bionics 29 Mar 2014

Japanese MHLW Grants Shonin Approval to Accuray CyberKnife M6 System

Accuray Incorporated announced today it received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market the CyberKnife® M6™ System to treat radiation therapy patients.

28 Mar 2014

Image-Based Guidance System Potentially Superior for High-Precision Minimally Invasive Surgery

Johns Hopkins researchers have devised a computerized process that could make minimally invasive surgery more accurate and streamlined using equipment already common in the operating room.

28 Mar 2014

Temple University Hospital Use Sony Electronics’ 3D Medical Imaging System to Help Train Surgeons

Temple University Hospital is using Sony Electronics’ 3D medical imaging system to enable greater collaboration among surgeons, and give residents a more thorough and dynamic surgical training experience. During...

27 Mar 2014

Corindus Vascular Robotics to Showcase FDA-cleared CorPath System at ACC Annual Meeting

Corindus Vascular Robotics, the leader in precision vascular robotics, will showcase its FDA-cleared CorPath System at the upcoming American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting, March 29 – 31 in Washington, D.C. The CorPath is the first medical device to bring robotic precision and accuracy to coronary angioplasty to help optimize clinical outcomes.

From Corindus, Inc. 27 Mar 2014

Medical Robotics News

Stereotaxis Seeks FDA 510(k) Approval for Vdrive Robotic Navigation System with V-Loop Manipulator

Mazor Robotics to Debut New Renaissance Guidance System Brain Module at AANS Meeting

Medrobotics to Market Robot-Assisted Surgical Device Inspired by Snake Robots

Bestech Plans to Install Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance System at Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Authentidate InscrybeMD® Telehealth Solution Selected by Florida Hospital for Remote Service to Patients

Robotic Exoskeleton Company, Ekso Bionics Launches New Engineering Services Division

Japanese MHLW Grants Shonin Approval to Accuray CyberKnife M6 System

Image-Based Guidance System Potentially Superior for High-Precision Minimally Invasive Surgery

Temple University Hospital Use Sony Electronics’ 3D Medical Imaging System to Help Train Surgeons

Corindus Vascular Robotics to Showcase FDA-cleared CorPath System at ACC Annual Meeting

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Non-Destructive Robotic Disassembly of EV Batteries

New Research Probes Effectiveness of AR to Improve Self-Driving Car Safety

Advancing Robotic Technology in Coal Mining

Automated Illumina Library Prep for Bacterial WGS

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

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