Medical Robotics News

RSS

Magellan Robotic System from Hansen Medical Receives CE Mark

Hansen Medical declared that its Magellan Robotic System was successful in completing the European Union conformity assessment procedure and has earned the Conformité Européenne (CE) Mark.

27 Jul 2011

Robots Perform Repetitive and Complex Tasks at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Robots play a vital role in the laboratories of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The machines assist scientists in the study of diseases like lupus and in detecting compounds helpful in treating diabetes.

27 Jul 2011

Ottumwa Regional Health Center Introduces da Vinci Robotic Surgery

The Ottumwa Regional Health Center conducted its first robotic surgery using the da Vinci surgical robot on Janine Miller. Miller was given an option of robotic surgery by her doctor Dr. Jeff Bittner to which she readily agreed.

26 Jul 2011

Cork University Maternity Hospital Performs First Robot Aided Delivery in Europe

Robotic surgery performed at the Cork University Maternity Hospital helped in the delivery of a female child to Irish parents. The couple had lost their unborn baby last year due to the health condition of the mother.

26 Jul 2011

Houston Northwest Medical Center Offers Robot Assisted Surgery

The Houston Northwest Medical Center is now performing surgical procedures with the help of robotics. The hospital is using the da Vinci Surgical System which allows the physician to perform surgery by exercising remote control of robotic arms through a computer.

25 Jul 2011

Greenwich Woods Health Care Center Approves Therapeutic Robotic Baby Seal

The residents at the Greenwich Woods Health Care Center are elated at the sight of Paro, the robotic baby seal.

22 Jul 2011

iRobot and InTouch Health Team Up in Healthcare

The iRobot Corporation has signed a joint development and licensing agreement with InTouch Health to explore potential opportunities for healthcare applications on iRobot platforms such as the iRobot Ava mobile robotics platform.

From iRobot Corporation 21 Jul 2011

Polish Hospital Conducts Virtual Reality Heart Surgery Training with Cardio-Surgical Robots

Eon Reality announced that the Foundation of Cardiac Surgery Development (FCSD) located in Poland, is using their software for verifying new designs, surgical instruments and robots.

21 Jul 2011

Guthrie Healthcare System Purchases da Vinci Robotic Surgical System

Guthrie's Robert Packer Hospital offers robotic surgery for patients who have to undergo a hysterectomy or a surgery for kidney cancer.

21 Jul 2011

NGHC Performs Robot-Assisted Coronary Angioplasty

Northeast Georgia Heart Center (NGHC) has collaborated with Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) to complete a coronary angioplasty with a help of a robot. This robotic-assisted angioplasty is performed as a part of the CorPath PRECISE clinical test.

20 Jul 2011