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Xenex Signs Contract Covering Germ-Zapping Robots with HealthTrust

Xenex Disinfection Services today announced it has signed a national contract with HealthTrust℠, a leading group purchasing and total cost management organization that serves 1,350 acute care facilities nationwide. The contract, which covers Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots™, became effective June 1, 2015.

28 Aug 2015

Innovative Robot-Assisted System Helps Steer Flexible Needles with Asymmetric Tip in Tissue

Robotically steering flexible needles can reach their intended target in tissue with sub-millimetre level accuracy. This has been demonstrated by the doctoral research of Momen Abayazid, who is affiliated with the research institute MIRA of the University of Twente.

27 Aug 2015

Lima Memorial Health System Acquires Tru-D SmartUVC Advanced Germ-Eliminating Robot

Lima Memorial Health System, a leader in infection prevention, today welcomed Tru-D SmartUVC, the most advanced UVC germ-eliminating robot on the market, as its most recent investment in patient safety and quality of care.

26 Aug 2015

Global Medical Robotics Market to Grow up to $6.4 Billion by 2018

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is becoming the standard of care in urology, accounting for about 85% of all prostate operations in the United States. According to Intuitive Surgical, hysterectomy and other procedures, such as gallbladder removal and kidney surgery, are also driving the growth in robotic operations.

21 Aug 2015

Phononic Unveils SilverPoint Wi-Fi enabled Temperature Monitoring Solution at Internet of Things Expo in Las Vegas

Peace of mind, expressed in a collective "Ahhh" will be heard among pharmacy, clinical and healthcare professionals across the U.S. as Phononic, the company revolutionizing heating and cooling, introduces SilverPoint™, an advanced Wi-Fi enabled temperature monitoring solution today at the Internet of Things Expo in Las Vegas.

20 Aug 2015

Unfors RaySafe and Corindus Vascular Robotics Announce Distribution Agreement

Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, and Unfors RaySafe, Inc., a Fluke Biomedical Company, today announced a distribution agreement allowing Corindus to offer the RaySafe i2 real-time radiation dose monitoring system in conjunction with the CorPath System, enabling catheterization lab physicians and staff to better protect themselves from, and monitor for, excessive radiation exposure.

19 Aug 2015

Tru-D SmartUVC to Demonstrate its UV Disinfection Robot at Health Trust’s University Conference and Vendor Fair

Tru-D SmartUVC LLC will join members of HealthTrust at the organization's upcoming University Conference & Vendor Fair in Nashville, Tennessee, Aug. 17 through 19 in Booth 307, to showcase the company's automated UV disinfection robot and discuss how it fits into health care facilities' comprehensive infection prevention programs.

18 Aug 2015

Worldwide Telehealth Market Forecast to be Worth $6.5 Billion by 2020

Worldwide telehealth market is forecast to be worth $6.5 billion by 2020 with an estimated CAGR of 24.2% from a value of $2.2 billion in 2015 with healthcare industry undergoing a fundamental transformation of value based business from volume based business.

14 Aug 2015

Hansen Medical Completes 30th Robotic Prostatic Artery Embolization Procedure for BPH at Inova Alexandria Hospital

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the completion of the 30th Robotic Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE) procedure for the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. The procedures have been performed by Sandeep Bagla, MD, Interventional Radiologist, using the Magellan Robotic System. Dr. Bagla is one of the world leaders in the development of PAE and is at the forefront of applying the Magellan Robotic System to this expanding procedure.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 14 Aug 2015

Global Medical Robotics Market Estimated to Grow at CAGR 12% from 2014 to 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Medical Robotics Market Analysis (2015 -2020): By Type (Surgical, Rehabilitation, Percutaneous, Non-invasive); By Specialization (Neurology, Laparoscopy, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular)" report to their offering.

13 Aug 2015