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New Research on Household Robots Could Lay Groundwork for Assistive Technologies

The use of household robots for healthcare or service needs could help thousands of people, but most of those people do not have the skills to program those robots.

23 Sep 2015

Texas Physician Exceeds 1,000 EP Procedures with Stereotaxis’ Niobe Remote Magnetic Navigation System

Stereotaxis, Inc., a global leader in innovative technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that J. David Burkhardt, M.D. of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center in Austin, TX has surpassed 1,000 electrophysiology (EP) procedures performed with the Niobe® remote magnetic navigation system.

23 Sep 2015

Frankfurt University Hospital Purchases Medtech ROSA Robot

MEDTECH, a company specialized in designing, developing and marketing innovative surgical assistance robots, is pleased to announce a new sale of its ROSA™ robot to Frankfurt University Hospital in Germany.

22 Sep 2015

TransEnterix Acquires SOFAR’s Surgical Robotics Division

TransEnterix, Inc., a medical device company that is pioneering the use of robotics to improve minimally invasive surgery, announced today that it has acquired the surgical robotics division of SOFAR S.p.A., an Italian health care company, in a cash and stock transaction with total consideration of $99.8 million.

22 Sep 2015

Atlanta Fertility Specialist to Present to FDA on Essure Removal Using Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery

Atlanta fertility specialist and robotic surgeon Dr. Edward Dourron of Servy Massey Fertility Institute performs Essure removal using minimally invasive robotic surgery, not hysterectomy, and will present his experiences with this method to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

22 Sep 2015

Hansen Medical to Showcase Magellan Robotic System at CIRSE Scientific Meeting

Hansen Medical®, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) Scientific Meeting September 26-September 30 at Centro de Congressos de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 22 Sep 2015

Customized Exoskeleton Helps Former Canadian Soldier Walk Again

Former Canadian soldier Trevor Greene, who survived a debilitating brain injury while on duty in Afghanistan in 2006, has recovered his ability to walk again with the help of a customized exoskeleton, his personal determination and support of researchers at Simon Fraser University.

21 Sep 2015

Corindus Vascular Robotics Releases Video on Impact of Protective Lead Apparel on Physicians

Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, has released a new documentary film, "Robotics Reducing the Burden of a Life in the Cath Lab," to highlight the impact that protective lead apparel has on physicians practicing in catheterization labs and how robotics are employed to help solve these problems.

18 Sep 2015

Bionik Initiates Production of ARKE GEN2 Second Generation Robotic Lower-Body Exoskeleton

Bionik Laboratories Corp., a pioneering medical device and robotics company with a focus in developing technologies and solutions for individuals with neurological disorders ("Bionik" or the "Company"), announced today that it has completed the design of its second generation robotic lower-body exoskeleton ARKE GEN2 and initiated production of the first rehabilitation units.

16 Sep 2015

NSF Grant to Help Build Nursing Robot for Performing Mundane Tasks

A University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineer is building a robotic nurse to help nurses and other healthcare providers perform the more routine duties that must be done daily such as sitting with a patient that is trying to get out of bed and walking a patient.

15 Sep 2015