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Researchers Advance Touch-Sensitivity for Improving Robotic Prosthetic Limbs

New research at the University of Chicago is laying the groundwork for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs that one day could convey real-time sensory information to amputees via a direct interface with the brain.

16 Oct 2013

Covenant Health Secures TRU-D SmartUVC Room Disinfection Robot

Covenant Health has added TRU-D SmartUVC(TM), a 5-foot-5 germ-killing UV disinfection robot made by Lumalier, to its arsenal of preventive practices aimed at protecting patients from serious health care-associated infections.

10 Oct 2013

Huntington Memorial Hospital Secures Second da Vinci Surgical System

As part of its continued commitment to the patient experience and with the support of community donors, Huntington Memorial Hospital has added a second da Vinci Surgical System to its operating room that further enhances the benefits of robotic surgery by using a single incision.

10 Oct 2013

Strategies, Trends and Forecasts in the Global Surgical Robots Market

New Market Research Report Added in MarketResearchReports.Biz Reports Database: Surgical Robots Market Shares, Strategies, Trends and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 To 2019

9 Oct 2013

Self-Taught 17-Year-Old Robotics Engineer to Deliver a talk at Wits University

Self-taught engineer Easton LaChappelle, who recently met President Barack Obama and whose work has been featured in Popular Science and Popular Mechanics is due to deliver a talk at Wits University tomorrow, Wednesday, 9 October 2013.

9 Oct 2013

FDA Clears Integration of CIVCO’s Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System with Varian Motion Management Interface

CIVCO Medical Solutions, the leading provider of radiation oncology motion management solutions, is pleased to announce U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance of ProturaTM Robotic Patient Positioning System integration with Varian Medical Systems’ Motion Management Interface.

8 Oct 2013

Vascular InterVentional Advances Conference to Feature Hansen Medical’s Magellan Robotic System

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced that it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) conference, from October 8-11 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. The Company will be conducting product demonstrations and exhibiting the Magellan Robotic System at Booth 212.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 3 Oct 2013

UC San Diego Health System Successfully Completes Region’s First Robotic Gastrectomy

Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System have performed the region’s first robotic gastrectomy, a potentially lifesaving procedure to remove a section of the stomach after a diagnosis of gastric cancer. Aided by a da Vinci robot, surgeons remove the diseased tissue, perform a delicate reconstruction and remove local lymph nodes for further testing.

3 Oct 2013

Two Patients Amazed with Recovery Time after Undergoing a Robotic Hysterectomy Procedure at Sydney's Westmead Private Hospital

Two patients who underwent Australia’s first ever single site, robotic hysterectomy procedure at Sydney’s Westmead Private Hospital have been left amazed by their results, with both being discharged within 24 hours...

1 Oct 2013

Robotic and Conventional Open-Chest Mitral Valve Repair Surgery Have Similar Total Costs

The total hospital cost of mitral valve repair surgery — from the time a patient is admitted to the hospital until release — is similar, whether performed through small port incisions using robotic equipment or via the conventional open-chest method, a Mayo Clinic study of 370 patients found.

1 Oct 2013