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Robot-Assisted Neurorehabilitation, Latest Generation of Medical Robots

As the population of Europe ages, an increase in the number of people needing rehabilitation due to stroke and other neurological diseases is expected. Occupational therapies and physiotherapies could offer the chance to recover lost movement and regain independence.

25 Aug 2016

Paraplegic Patients Gain Independence in Walking Through Intensive Robot-Assisted Therapy

Nature Publishing Group recently published an innovative study illustrating the benefits obtained from long-term training with Brain Machine Interfaces (BMI) on patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury (SCI).

25 Aug 2016

Corindus, ACIST Offer Three Leading Edge Technologies to Improve PCI Workflow at Fairview Southdale Hospital

Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, and ACIST Medical Systems, Inc., a Bracco Group company, pioneer and global market leader of advanced imaging modalities for cardiology, are providing Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, MN three leading edge technologies that improve workflow.

12 Aug 2016

Virtual Reality Technology Allows Patients to Experience Partial Paralysis Recovery

Neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis has been inspired by a controversial demonstration at the World Cup in which a paralyzed man wearing a futuristic-looking exoskeleton monitored by his brain kicked a soccer ball.

12 Aug 2016

Drones Improve Healthcare Delivery in Rural Communities

The adoption of drones is increasing in our society, for example, drones are extensively used by the military for surveillance. There is also a national drone racing championship and a national drone film festival.

8 Aug 2016

Mount Sinai Neurosurgeon Uses Next-Generation Augmented CaptiView Virtual Reality Tool During Surgery

Joshua Bederson, MD, Professor and System Chair for the Department of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Health System, is the first neurosurgeon to use CaptiView – a microscope image injection system from Leica Microsystems that overlays critical virtual reality imaging directly onto the brain when viewed through the eyepiece, known as the ocular, during surgery.

4 Aug 2016

AT&T to Provide Network Connectivity to Biotricity’s Wearable Medical Devices

Biotricity, Inc., a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company dedicated to delivering innovative, biometric remote monitoring solutions, has selected AT&T, Inc. as its preferred network partner for providing connectivity to the company’s medical devices.

3 Aug 2016