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Kessler Foundation Purchases Second Robotic Exoskeleton from Ekso Bionics

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that Kessler Foundation, a global leader in rehabilitation research, has purchased a second exoskeleton, the Ekso GT, to be used in a new study examining the effectiveness of wearable robots for neuro-rehabilitation and gait training.

From Ekso Bionics 11 Apr 2014

ARTAS Hair Studio and Robotic System to be Presented During Platinum Orlando Live Surgery Workshop

Restoration Robotics, Inc., the global leader in robotic hair transplantation, will have Craig Ziering, DO, present ARTAS Hair Studio™ and the ARTAS® Robotic System during the Platinum Orlando Live Surgery Workshop taking place April 9 through 12 in Orlando, FL.

10 Apr 2014

OMNIlife Science to Accelerate Commercialization of OMNInav Robotics and Navigation Platform with Deerfield’s Investment

Deerfield Management Company announced today that it has entered into a financing agreement with OMNIlife science, Inc. to invest $27.5mm. The purpose of the funding is to strengthen the Company’s balance sheet, to finance the expansion of its total hip and knee replacement product line and to accelerate the commercialization of its proprietary Robotics and Navigation platform, called OMNInav™.

10 Apr 2014

European CyberKnife Center Munich-Grosshadern Achieves 5,000 Robotic Radiosurgery Treatments Milestone

Accuray Incorporated announced today that the European CyberKnife Center Munich-Grosshadern (ECZM) has performed 5,000 CyberKnife® treatments since June 2005. The center uses a CyberKnife M6™ System from the latest generation series, the most advanced robotic radiosurgery system in the world.

From Accuray Incorporated 9 Apr 2014

Columbus CyberKnife Upgrades to Next-Generation CyberKnife 10.0 Robotic System

Columbus CyberKnife, a service of Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital, recently completed a major upgrade of its cancer treatment technology to the next-generation CyberKnife® 10.0 system.

8 Apr 2014

Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery May Benefit Fragile Transplant Recipients

An innovative kidney transplant technique developed by Henry Ford Hospital is credited as the first in the world to use a new set of patient safety standards coordinated by the University of Oxford in England.

8 Apr 2014

Patient Treated with Robotic CyberKnife for Vocal Cord Cancer

Stephen Wiley, a lifelong cowboy from Terrell, has helped UT Southwestern Medical Center pioneer a new treatment for vocal cord cancer. Mr. Wiley volunteered to be the world’s first known patient to be treated for vocal cord cancer with CyberKnife, a surgeon-controlled robotic device that destroys tumors with highly precise doses of radiation.

7 Apr 2014

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 Medtronic 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