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Mobile Teledermoscopy Feasible and Effective for Short-Term Monitoring of Atypical Moles

Allowing patients to use mobile devices to capture skin images appears to be a feasible and effective method for short-term monitoring of atypical nevi (moles), according to an article published online by JAMA Dermatology.

29 Jan 2015

Germ-Zapping Robots Producer, Xenex, Secures $25 Million in New Funding

Xenex Disinfection Services, the world leader in automated environmental disinfection technology for healthcare facilities, today announced it has secured $25 million in new funding. The financing includes new participation from Brandon Point Industries Limited (Brandon Point) and continued investment from existing investors including Battery Ventures, Targeted Technology Fund II and RK Ventures. The financing will be used for product development, international expansion and increasing the company's U.S. sales force.

28 Jan 2015

First Clinical Procedure with Magellan Robotic System in Australia Performed at The Alfred Hospital

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the completion of the first clinical procedure with the Magellan™ Robotic System in Australia. Interventional radiologists Dr. Gerard Goh and Dr. Jim Koukounaras, assisted by Professor Ken Thomson, performed the procedure at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 28 Jan 2015

Hansen Medical Reports Successful Completion of Robot-Assisted Retrieval of Inferior Vena Cava Filter

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the completion of the world's first intravascular robot-assisted retrieval of an Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter. Dr. Alan Lumsden, Vascular Surgeon and Director of the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, performed the procedure at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas using the Magellan™ Robotic System to remove a filter manufactured by Cook® Medical.

23 Jan 2015

Neural-Controlled Prosthetic Hand Predicts Grasping Movements

Neuroscientists at the German Primate Center can predict grip movements of the hand by measuring brain cell activity

23 Jan 2015

Hansen Medical to Demonstrate Magellan Robotic System at 27th Annual ISET Meeting

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 27th Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) January 31-February 4 at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, FL.

21 Jan 2015

Stereotaxis and Tucson Medical Center Partner to Bring Vdrive® Robotic Navigation System with V-Loop™ to the U.S.

Stereotaxis, Inc., a global leader in innovative technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, and Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona's locally governed nonprofit regional hospital since 1944, announced today that they have teamed up to bring the first Stereotaxis Vdrive® robotic navigation system with V-Loop™ variable loop catheter manipulator to the U.S.

9 Jan 2015