With leading position in advanced medical technology, Saddleback Memorial Medical Center has been selected as the first Robotic Training Epicenter for gynecologic surgery in Orange County, California.
Hansen Medical, an innovator of intravascular robotics, recently declared that it has received 30 additional U.S. patents since January 2011, thereby augmenting its intellectual property range in medical robotics. In addition, Hansen Medical shares rights to over 250 issued U.S. patents associated with medical robotics via licensing arrangement with third parties.
A research team has presented a report on adaptive plastic changes in an amputee’s brain after implantation of multielectrode arrays within peripheral nerves. The results have been published in the Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience’s current issue.
Rice University, the University of Houston (UH) and TIRR Memorial Hermann have collaborated on a research that focuses on rapid and complete recovery of stroke survivors. This initiative is supported with a $1.17 M grant from the President's National Robotics Initiative (NRI) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Children’s Medical Center will promote worldwide medical care for children through live airing of two surgeries on the internet. By watching these live videos, doctors can better understand the latest corrective bladder options.
Dr. Alexander Rosemurgy and Dr. Sharona Ross, experts in Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) surgery and hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery, have selected Florida Hospital Tampa, where they will extend their clinical research.
Florida Hospital Tampa has successfully conducted the first single-site incision robotic surgery procedure for gallbladder removal. Removal of gallbladder through minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery techniques creates no visible scar, leading to only minimal discomfort. The surgery can be completed within an hour, requiring hospital stay for just 4-6 h.
Accuray has recently declared that the unique robotic radiosurgery system has been used by doctors at Instituto Neurologico de Colombia (INDEC) in Medellin, for providing effective treatments for patients affected with cancerous and non-cancerous tumors in prostate, head, lung, spine, liver and pancreas.
Researchers in Europe have developed robotic assistance for the elderly as part of the CompanionAble integrated project. The four-year project was awarded EUR 7.8 million in funds under the EU Seventh Framework Programme 'Information and communication technologies' theme to the team comprising 19 specialist partners.
Health Robotics declared that i.v.STATION and Mangiagalli's Clinic has achieved national grant from the Vodafone Foundation. Vodafone customers made this selection by voting from a group of children's welfare-based potential projects.
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