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Robotic Bladder Surgery May Not Reduce Risk of Complications or Shorten Hospital Stays

The findings of a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine will give surgeons pause because they will be surprised by the results, Jennifer K. Yates, MD, told Reuters.

26 Jul 2014

Ekso Bionics Featured in Robotics Business Review Industry Special Report

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, today announced that it was featured in Robotics Business Review Industry Special Report 'Healthcare Robotics: 2014' that describes medical robotic exoskeletons as "probably the most exciting segment of the entire medical robotics market right now."

25 Jul 2014

Corindus Vascular Robotics Announces Installations of CorPath System at Five Facilities

As attention increases on the effects of radiation exposure among interventional cardiologists1, Corindus Vascular Robotics announced the recent installations of its CorPath®System at five facilities: UH Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA; Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Miami, FL; the second system in Michigan and first system in North Carolina.

25 Jul 2014

Bacterial Robotics Receives SBIR Phase IB Award from NSF

Bacterial Robotics, a biotechnology firm developing ViruBots™ and BactoBots™, announces receipt of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IB award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award is effective June 30, 2014.

24 Jul 2014

InformationWeek Lists 10 Most Technologically Advanced Healthcare Robots

When it comes to welcoming our new robot overlords, InformationWeek editor David Wagner is ready to roll out the red carpet.

24 Jul 2014

UK National Phenotypic Screening Centre to Use HighRes Biosolutions’ Automated Robotic Platforms

HighRes Biosolutions (HighRes), a global provider of automated robotic systems to the Life Sciences industry, announced today that they have been selected by the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) to provide multiple automated robotic platforms to support the UK National Phenotypic Screening Centre’s (UK-NPSC) research activities.

24 Jul 2014

Kessler Foundation Highlights Robotic Exoskeleton Technology in Rehabilitation at World Congress of Biomechanics

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that Kessler Foundation, a global leader in rehabilitation research, has presented preliminary data at World Congress of Biomechanics held in Boston, MA, July 5-10, showing that spinal cord injury (SCI) motor incomplete and complete users were able to actively increase step swing time, stride length and hip extension after walking with an Ekso™ robotic exoskeleton. Most notably, muscle activation per gait cycle increased with training and became more similar to able-bodied walking.

From Ekso Bionics 24 Jul 2014

Stereotaxis to Promote Niobe Magnetic Navigation System for Cardiac Ablations in Japan

Stereotaxis, Inc. today announced that it will present at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society in Tokyo beginning July 23, 2014. The three-day event is the first large-scale opportunity for the Company's in-country distributors, Medix Japan, Inc. and Hokushin Medical Co. Ltd., to promote the clinical value of the Stereotaxis Niobe® Magnetic Navigation System for cardiac ablations to the Japan electrophysiology (EP) market.

22 Jul 2014

da Vinci Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy Provides Greater Satisfaction to Women

A study published in the current issue of the Interactive Journal of Medical Research (i-JMR) reveals that women who had a da Vinci robotic-assisted hysterectomy reported greater satisfaction than women whose surgeons used other approaches, including open, vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomies.

22 Jul 2014

Robotic-Assisted Cancer Surgery with Medrobotics' Flex System Performed at University Hospital Essen

Leading surgeons of the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at the University Hospital Essen completed the world’s first robotic-assisted cancer procedures with the Medrobotics’ Flex® System. Professor Stephan Lang PD, Dr. Urban Geisthoff and Dr. Pia Haßkamp successfully performed the removal of a malignant lesion in one patient and the removal of a benign lesion in a second patient.

22 Jul 2014