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New Measure to Aid Testing of Prosthetic Arms

Amputees with a new prosthetic arm must learn how to use their device to perform everyday tasks that were once second nature. Taking off a shirt becomes a conscious, multistep effort: grasp the shirt, lift the shirt over the head, pull arms through the sleeves, place the shirt on the table, let go of the shirt.

1 Nov 2012

Vanderbilt Exoskeleton Provides More Independence for People with Severe Spinal Cord Injuries

The dream of regaining the ability to stand up and walk has come closer to reality for people paralyzed below the waist who thought they would never take another step.

31 Oct 2012

Single Site Robotic Cholecystectomy Performed at St. Joseph's Hospital

The most comprehensive robotic surgery program in the Tampa Bay area now offers the latest in minimally-invasive procedures: the ability to remove a gallbladder through just one small incision in the bellybutton.

30 Oct 2012

Multileaf Collimators Mounted on Robotic Arms Offer Clinical Benefits

Accuray Incorporated, the premier radiation oncology company, today launched its new TomoTherapy® H™ Series, featuring the TomoHDA™ System, with faster planning, faster delivery and increased quality. The TomoHDA System was unveiled at the 54th Annual American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Meeting in Boston.

From Accuray Incorporated 29 Oct 2012

Researchers to Develop Advanced Voice Prosthesis Systems

Researchers are developing methods that will contribute to manufacturing voice prostheses with improved affective features. For example, for little girls who have lost their voices, the improved artificial voice devices can produce age-appropriate voices, instead of the usual voice of an adult male.

26 Oct 2012

Nanorobots Hold Promise for Innovative, Life-Altering Future Applications

Distinguished members of IEEE, a large, global professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, have found that advancements in small robots, ranging from nanorobots to shoebox-sized robots, hold promise for delivering innovative and life-altering future applications.

From IEEE 25 Oct 2012

Adachi Purchases Mazor Robotics' Surgical Guidance System for Spine Procedures

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that Adachi Medical Instruments Co., Mazor’s distribution partner in Japan, placed an order for its Renaissance™ system. As part of the distribution agreement, Adachi is committed to obtain Japanese PMDA (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency) approval for the Renaissance system. The system purchased will be used to facilitate the PMDA process.

From MAZOR Robotics Inc. 24 Oct 2012

Afterloader Robotic Device Used in Real-Time Treatment Planning for HDR Brachytherapy

ASTRO Booth #5019 -- Varian Medical Systems will showcase the latest version of the Vitesse™ real-time treatment planning* for high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) later this week.

24 Oct 2012

Corindus Robotic-Assisted Coronary Angioplasty System to be Discussed at TCT 2012

Corindus Vascular Robotics, a developer of precision vascular robotics, today announced leading experts in interventional cardiology will speak about their clinical experience using the CorPath® 200 System at this year's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics' annual meeting, TCT 2012.

19 Oct 2012

Accuray's CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery to be Featured at 54th ASTRO

Accuray Incorporated, the premier radiation oncology company, will announce significant product news at the 54th Annual American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Meeting taking place at the Boston Convention Center.

From Accuray Incorporated 19 Oct 2012