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EDAP TMS Receives CE Mark for Focal.One Robotic HIFU Device

EDAP TMS SA, the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today that it received CE Mark (European regulatory approval) for Focal.One®, its new and innovative robotic HIFU device fully dedicated to focal therapy of prostate cancer. Focal.One was showcased as world premiere at the European Urology Association Congress in Milan, Italy on March 15-19, 2013.

20 Jun 2013

Lancaster General Health Treats Patient with CyberKnife M6 Robotic Radiosurgery System

Accuray Incorporated announced today that Lancaster General Health in Pennsylvania is the first U.S. center to treat a patient with the CyberKnife® M6™ System, the most advanced robotic radiosurgery system in the world and the latest generation of the CyberKnife System.

From Accuray Incorporated 14 Jun 2013

FHN Healthcare System Employs Xenex Robot for Room Disinfection

FHN is the first healthcare entity in northern Illinois to utilize a Xenex robot to disinfect patient rooms, operating rooms and other areas.

14 Jun 2013

Mazor Robotics Appoints BNY Mellon as Depositary for ADR Program

BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has been appointed by Mazor Robotics Ltd. as depositary bank for its American depositary receipt (ADR) program.

12 Jun 2013

Xenex Robotic Room Disinfection System Decreases Aerobic Bacteria and MRSA Contamination

Xenex Healthcare Services today announced that Dr. Mark Stibich presented the poster “Reductions in Environmental Contamination and Hospital Infection Rates After Implementing a Pulsed-Xenon Ultraviolet (PX-UV) Disinfection System” at the International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare in London.

10 Jun 2013

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].

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 Medtronic 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