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Celia VGo Robot Helps Hospital-Bound Children Virtually Leave Hospital Rooms

When children are diagnosed with cancer, their hospital rooms often become their new homes. Depending on the severity of their disease, these immunosuppressed patients can be cooped up and isolated for months— missing time with their family and friends, not playing outdoors, and refraining from everyday activities like going on field trips.

8 Oct 2015

Mazor Robotics Delivers Three Renaissance Systems to U.S. Hospitals

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative surgical guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that it received purchase orders for and delivered three Renaissance systems in the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

7 Oct 2015

FDA Grants 510k Clearance for Radial Access PCI with Robotic-Assisted CorPath System

Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) clearance for its robotic-assisted CorPath System to be used during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed via radial access.

7 Oct 2015

ON Semiconductor Debuts New KNX Certified Twisted Pair Transceivers for Smart Building Automation Applications

Intelligent Building Systems (IBS) Conference – Booth F26 – ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, has introduced three new KNX certified twisted pair transceivers for smart building applications.

7 Oct 2015

Holy Name Medical Center Acquires Hansen Medical Magellan Robotic System

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the shipment of the Magellan Robotic System to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey, the first hospital in the New York / New Jersey metropolitan area to purchase a system.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 6 Oct 2015

TELELAP ALF-X Robotic System Empowers Surgeons with New Technologies to Improve Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures

A JRC invention initially stemming from its research in the nuclear sector will soon be used by hospitals for minimally-invasive robotic surgery. TELELAP ALF-X is an advanced multi-port robotic system that will empower surgeons with new technologies such as eye-tracking and haptics, allowing them eye-control of the camera and touch sensation during surgery. Hospitals will be able to use the most advanced technology while running at low operational costs, as the system can use current surgical instruments.

5 Oct 2015

Tom Sugar's ASU Lab Helps People Overcome Physical Disability through Wearable Robotic Systems

Tom Sugar doesn’t consider himself a modern-day Iron Man, but he does marvel at how his specialty — wearable robotics or exoskeletons — has taken off and achieved something of blockbuster proportions. Sugar has worked in the field since 1999, when he first set up Arizona State Univesity’s Human Machine Integration Lab.

5 Oct 2015

Hansen Medical Signs Distribution Agreement with AB Medica Sagl for Magellan Robotic System in Switzerland

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with AB Medica Sagl for distribution of the Magellan™ Robotic System in Switzerland. AB Medica, s.p.a. is the company's exclusive distributor for Italy. As part of the agreement, Hansen Medical sold and shipped a Magellan system to AB Medica on September 30, 2015.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 5 Oct 2015

First Robot-Assisted PAE Procedure in the UK done with Magellan Robotic System

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the completion of the first robot-assisted Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE) procedure in the United Kingdom with the Magellan™ Robotic System.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 29 Sep 2015

Powered Prosthetics Automatically Tune Themselves

When amputees receive powered prosthetic legs, the power of the prosthetic limbs needs to be tuned by a prosthetics expert so that a patient can move normally - but the prosthetic often needs repeated re-tuning. Biomedical engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have now developed software that allows powered prosthetics to tune themselves automatically, making the devices more functionally useful and lowering the costs associated with powered prosthetic use.

29 Sep 2015