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Surgeons on Call to Discuss Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer

If you’re covering Dr. Drew’s announcement that he underwent robotic surgery to remove his prostate after he learned he had cancer, Penn Medicine’s urologists, including David I. Lee, MD, chief of the division of Urology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, who has performed more than 3,700 robotic prostatectomies, and Thomas J. Guzzo MD, MPH, who performs this procedure and many other robotic surgery techniques for urinary problems at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, are on call to discuss this popular procedure.

26 Sep 2013

ARGO Partners with YASKAWA for Global Expansion of ReWalk Exoskeleton

ARGO Medical Technologies has partnered with innovative robotics experts YASKAWA Electric Corporation as it continues the global expansion of its ReWalk exoskeleton device which enables individuals with lower limb disabilities such as paraplegia to walk.

26 Sep 2013

Stryker to Acquire MAKO Surgical

MAKO Surgical Corp. today announced a definitive agreement with Stryker Corporation, by which Stryker will acquire all of the outstanding shares of MAKO for $30.00 per share in cash, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.65 billion.

26 Sep 2013

URMC Awards Health Robotics Contract for Largest Implementation of Sterile Compounding Automation

Health Robotics announced that University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) awarded the company a contract to become the largest implementation of Sterile Compounding Automation in the world, including 5 Robots [4 i.v.STATIONs and 1 i.v.STATION ONCO], and complemented by 23 i.v.SOFT workflow applications.

24 Sep 2013

Rice Students Build Robotic Arm for 17-Year Old with Brittle Bones

It was a big day for Dee Faught when a team of Rice University students gave him a helping hand. In fact, they gave him a whole arm.

24 Sep 2013

Intuitive Surgical Receives Expanded Clearance for da Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System in Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the global leader in minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery, today announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for expanded use of its da Vinci® Fluorescence Imaging Vision System (Firefly™) for the da Vinci® Surgical System. Firefly imaging can now be used during gallbladder surgery.

From Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 24 Sep 2013

CIVCO to Demonstrate its Motion Management Robotic Solutions at ASTRO 2013

CIVCO Medical Solutions, the leading provider of radiation oncology motion management solutions, is pleased to demonstrate integration (510(k) pending) between the Protura™ Robotic Patient Positioning System and Varian's Clinac® iX and Trilogy® medical linear accelerators via the Varian Motion Management Interface at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Sept. 22-24, booth #1826.

21 Sep 2013

St Joseph’s Hospital Recognized as Robotic Colorectal Surgery Epicenter in West Central Florida

St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, which features one of the nation's most comprehensive robotic surgery programs, has earned special recognition as the first Epicenter for Robotic Colorectal Surgery in West Central Florida.

20 Sep 2013

Robotic Exoskeleton Could Help Patients with Stroke, Parkinson’s Disease

Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal looked on as Roger Rovekamp, wearing a skullcap covered in electrodes, took halting steps, each leg moved by the robotic exoskeleton wrapped around his body.

19 Sep 2013

Health Robotics Reviews 25-Year History of IV Automation and IV Robotics Sectors

On the 25th anniversary of the first RIVA announcement in Winnipeg [1989], Health Robotics thought appropriate and timely to review the 25-year history of the IV Automation and IV Robotics sectors, major milestones, industry consolidation moves and acquisitions, and the effect of new companies entering the Automation sector and 2nd generation products changing the competitive landscape.

17 Sep 2013