Robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancers has seen a rapid increase in use, and has both replaced and proven safer than laparoscopic procedures for the same purpose, according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Stereotaxis, Inc. announced that it will highlight the milestones and clinical results achieved with its cutting-edge Epoch™ platform, as well as preview enhancements to the Epoch suite, at the 34th Annual Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Scientific Sessions, May 8-11, 2013 in Denver, CO.
Quincy Valley Medical Center recently held a special training and demonstration event as part of the launch of the hospital's new Robotic Telestroke Program (on May 6, 2013).
Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced that it will be exhibiting its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 8th Annual European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials (ESVB) from Friday, May 10th to Monday, May 13th at the Strasbourg Hilton in Strasbourg, France.
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the world's first hospital to introduce a remote-presence robot into its neurological intensive-care unit in 2005, now welcomes the RP-VITA, the first robot able to navigate the hospital on its own.
The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, according to a team of researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
By developing a new way to compare techniques for teaching robotic surgery, doctors at The Methodist Hospital and the University of Southern California report in an upcoming issue of the British Journal of Urology International that surgeons training in robotic surgery learned best when three different teaching methods were used.
SonaCare Medical, a leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology, announced today that it will launch the FDA-Cleared Sonatherm® HIFU Surgical Ablation System at the the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), in San Diego, May 4-8, 2013 (booth #3611).
Today, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, unveiled the permanent Canadarm display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield assisted in the inauguration of the exhibit from orbit as Commander of the International Space Station-a distinguished role made possible due in part to the contributions of the iconic Canadarm.
Analogic Corporation , enabling the world's medical imaging and aviation security technology, announced today that it will showcase its full suite of ultrasound imaging solutions, which offer clinicians a potentially faster and easier way to maximize ultrasound performance in urology and renal imaging, at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, May 4-8, in San Diego. Specifically, the Company will highlight the industry-leading BK Medical-branded Flex Focus™ 800 and 500 ultrasound systems, with the groundbreaking Quantum Technology™.
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