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Gynecologic Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Perform Single-Site Robotic Hysterectomy

Two Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons are among the first in the nation to perform a robotic hysterectomy using a single, small incision.

1 Jun 2013

Health Robotics Releases Official Answers to ASHP’s IV Robotics Vendor Survey

Health Robotics today released to the pharmacy community its official answers to the ASHP’s IV Robotics Vendor Survey [2013], in conjunction with its preplanned activities around ASHP’s Summer Meeting and Exhibition (Booth 425), to be held June 1 through June 5 at the Minneapolis Convention Center [MN].

From Health Robotics 31 May 2013

Neuroproject Places Order for Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance System

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that its Russia distribution partner, Neuroproject, placed an order for a Renaissance™ system to be used at the N. N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center, located in Moscow.

From MAZOR Robotics Inc. 27 May 2013

Mount Sinai and RPI to Develop Robot-Assisted System for Paralyzed People

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced an affiliation agreement to collaborate on educational programs, research, and development of new diagnostic tools and treatments that promote human health. The alliance was commemorated in a signing ceremony on May 22, 2013.

24 May 2013

Hansen Medical's Magellan Robotic System to be Showcased at Annual Meeting of Vascular Surgeons

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced that it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 2013 Vascular Annual Meeting® of the Society for Vascular Surgery from May 30 - June 1 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, CA. The Company will be exhibiting the Magellan Robotic System and conducting product demonstrations at Booth 301.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 24 May 2013

IMRIS’ SYMBIS Microsurgical Robot System Receives US Patent Allowance

IMRIS Inc. ("IMRIS" or the "Company") today announced the allowance of a US patent defining the foundational technologies for its SYMBIS™ Surgical System - a minimally invasive and MRI-compatible microsurgical robot system.

23 May 2013

Accuray Reports Study Results of Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System

Accuray Incorporated, announced today the publication of study results involving hundreds of prostate cancer patients treated with the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, the most widely used form of prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).

From Accuray Incorporated 22 May 2013

Robotic Kidney Transplantation Gives New Hope to Obese Patients

Obese patients who received robotic kidney transplants had fewer wound complications than patients who received traditional "open" transplant surgery, according to surgeons at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System.

16 May 2013

St. Anthony Hospital Improves Patient Safety with Xenex Robotic UV-C Room Disinfection System

St. Anthony Hospital’s newest approach to disinfecting a room looks a little like a science fiction character.

13 May 2013

Robotic Hand Recreates Sense of Touch of Real Hand

In a study recently published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, neurobiologists at the University of Chicago show how an organism can sense a tactile stimulus, in real time, through an artificial sensor in a prosthetic hand.

10 May 2013