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Mazor Robotics Expands within India through Advanced Medical Systems PTE

Mazor Robotics, an innovator of revolutionary surgical robots and complementary products recently declared that its Renaissance system has achieved orders from the company’s distribution partner in India, Advanced Medical Systems PTE (AMS). Apollo Hospitals Chennai will have this system being installed in its hospital facility.

From Medtronic 6 Sep 2012

Robotic-Assisted Nephrectomy Minimizes Warm Ischemia Time

An analysis conducted by researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center stated that a revolutionary procedure that simplifies a robotic partial nephrectomy, a surgical procedure of removing a kidney tumor, can bring 25% reduction in the critical time the kidney is without blood flow, also called as warm ischemia time (WIT).

1 Sep 2012

CyberKnife Cancer Institute of Chicago Provides CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery Treatment

CyberKnife Cancer Institute of Chicago has become the city’s first medical facility to provide the advanced CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery treatment.

1 Sep 2012

Philips and Corindus to Market Corindus' Robotic-Assisted System in the US

Royal Philips Electronics and Corindus Vascular Robotics declared that they have entered into a distribution agreement to market Corindus' CorPath 200 System in the US.

27 Aug 2012

Saddleback Memorial is Orange County’s First Robotic Training Epicenter

With leading position in advanced medical technology, Saddleback Memorial Medical Center has been selected as the first Robotic Training Epicenter for gynecologic surgery in Orange County, California.

24 Aug 2012

Hansen Medical Secures Additional Patents Related to Medical Robotics

Hansen Medical, an innovator of intravascular robotics, recently declared that it has received 30 additional U.S. patents since January 2011, thereby augmenting its intellectual property range in medical robotics. In addition, Hansen Medical shares rights to over 250 issued U.S. patents associated with medical robotics via licensing arrangement with third parties.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 23 Aug 2012

Neurally-Interfaced Hand Prosthesis Restores Motor Control Function in Brain

A research team has presented a report on adaptive plastic changes in an amputee’s brain after implantation of multielectrode arrays within peripheral nerves. The results have been published in the Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience’s current issue.

22 Aug 2012

Robotic Rehabilitation Device for Stroke Patients

Rice University, the University of Houston (UH) and TIRR Memorial Hermann have collaborated on a research that focuses on rapid and complete recovery of stroke survivors. This initiative is supported with a $1.17 M grant from the President's National Robotics Initiative (NRI) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

22 Aug 2012

Live Broadcast of Traditional and Robotic Surgeries

Children’s Medical Center will promote worldwide medical care for children through live airing of two surgeries on the internet. By watching these live videos, doctors can better understand the latest corrective bladder options.

22 Aug 2012

Florida Hospital Tampa Further Improves LESS and Robotic Surgery Program

Dr. Alexander Rosemurgy and Dr. Sharona Ross, experts in Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) surgery and hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery, have selected Florida Hospital Tampa, where they will extend their clinical research.

18 Aug 2012