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Six Participants from Kessler Rehabilitation to Test Robotic Exoskeleton from Ekso Bionics

Kessler Foundation has chosen six participants from Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation to test the Ekso exoskeleton developed by Ekso Bionics.

18 Oct 2011

Magellan Robotic System to be Demonstrated at VIVA Conference

Hansen Medical has revealed its plans of giving a demonstration of the Magellan Robotic System at the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) conference, which is scheduled to be held in Las Vegas from 18 to 21 October.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 15 Oct 2011

Samadi Emphasises Importance of Robotic Prostratectomy for Prostrate Cancer Treatment

According to a recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on the safety and validity of the PSA screening, a panel of primary care physicians intend to advise their patients against taking the PSA screening for prostate cancer.

13 Oct 2011

Halo Monitoring Reports Growing Demand for its Wearable Automatic Fall Detection Device

Halo Monitoring’s myHalo, the first ever wearable medical alarm for fall detection has been in great demand from the time of its launch.

13 Oct 2011

VIP Breast Imaging Launches Automated Breast Ultrasound System in Canada

VIP Breast Imaging has launched an automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system in Toronto called somo.v. The imaging system is capable of performing diagnosis and screening of breast cancer with the help of sophisticated three-dimensional ultrasound systems.

11 Oct 2011

Titan Medical Contracts with Children’s Hospital for Evaluation of Advanced Robotic Surgical Platform

Titan Medical has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Children’s Hospital at Boston for evaluating the Amadeus Composer.

10 Oct 2011

Hair Sciences Center Introduces Robotic ARTAS System for Hair Treatment

Hair Sciences Center, a hair restoration clinic based in Denver run by James A. Harris, has introduced the ARTAS system into their hair treatment product line.

7 Oct 2011

Flinders University Hexapod Robot Brings Aids Study of Joints

At Australia’s Flinders University a new robot has been developed by engineers which is all set to revolutionize the study of joints and their artificial replacements. The Hexapod Robot simulates joint motion and helps the study the performance of normal and diseased joints.

6 Oct 2011

Panasonic Announces New Healthcare Robots

Panasonic has announced the development of a communication assistance robot called HOSPI-Rimo and new versions of the Hair Washing Robot and the RoboticBed.

From Panasonic Corporation of North America 4 Oct 2011

Researchers at Fox Chase Design Efficient Radiation-Delivery Technique for Robotic Radiosurgery

Radiosurgical procedures such as Cyberknife involve the delivery of large dosage of radiation medicine to the affected areas. This process is a long one as the medicine is delivered with the help of numerous cone-shaped beams in order to cover the tumour, which is often shaped irregularly.

4 Oct 2011