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Dr. Hannah Ortiz Explains da Vinci Surgical System to Students

Dr. Hannah Ortiz, Director of Peconic Bay Medical Center’s Gynecologic Oncology Robotic Surgery Program, taught students of Westhampton Beach High School regarding the da Vinci Surgical System.

1 Feb 2011

Catheter Robotics’ Amigo Robot Undergoes Clinical Trial at Morristown Memorial Hospital

Catheter Robotics has announced that their Amigo robot is undergoing clinical trials at the Morristown Memorial Hospital’s electrophysiology lab.

1 Feb 2011

Robotic Palletizers Prove Space and Cost Effective

Intelligrated, located in Mason, Ohio, has launched the Alvey PLC-controlled robotic palletizer. It shares a common programmable logic controller (PLC) platform with the earlier offering from the company.

31 Jan 2011

Robotic Arm Enhances Knee Implant Procedures

The Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center located in Tualatin, Oregon, declared pioneering the MAKOplasty, a surgery that offers minimal intrusive partial knee resurfacing.

31 Jan 2011

Newton Medical Center to Include Robotic Surgery Unit

Newton Medical Center (NMC) has declared that it will include an exclusive unit for robotic surgery.

31 Jan 2011

FDA Approves Mazor Robotics’ Emerald Surgical Implants

Mazor Robotics has declared that it has been granted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the promotion of Emerald, robot-guided surgical implants used in spine surgeries.

From MAZOR Robotics Inc. 31 Jan 2011

Corindus Vascular Robotics Obtains FDA IDE Approval for CorPath PRECISE Pivotal Trial

Corindus Vascular Robotics has declared that it has received conditional Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clearance from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assess the security and performance of its CorPath 200 System.

31 Jan 2011

Seoul Looks to Foster Innovation in Robotics

The Yonhap News Agency in Seoul reported that the Government has announced it will spend 100 billion WON (US$89.5 million) on robotics related projects to encourage growth in the cutting edge industry.

30 Jan 2011

Sales Growth for Israel's Mazor Robotics

Mazor Robotics, an Israel-based spine technology manufacturer, has seen a large increase in sales after the FDA recently approved marketing of the Emerald spinal-implant system.

From MAZOR Robotics Inc. 30 Jan 2011

LabAutomation Event to Include Staubli Robotics’ Solutions

Staubli Robotics, provider of mechatronics systems, has announced that it will take part in LabAutomation 2011, the largest conference and show for latest laboratory solutions.

30 Jan 2011