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UMMC Implements Aethon’s MedEx Robotic System for Medication Tracking Process

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) has recently given a presentation titled ‘From Dock to Bedside: Automating the Entire Medication Use Process’ at the midyear conference of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) in Anaheim, California.

28 Dec 2010

Researchers Develop Thought Controlled Robot Arm for Paralyzed Patients

Scientists at the University of Chicago have developed and tested a new thought controlled robot hand that offers both visual and movement sensory feedbacks.

28 Dec 2010

Robotic Surgery Could be Effective for Treating Neck and Head Cancer

Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have reported that minimally invasive robotic surgery for digestive track and upper airway malignant cancer is equally effective when compared to other less-invasive surgical methods based on patient survival and ability to function.

27 Dec 2010

Surgeons Use da Vinci Robotic Surgical System to Perform Gastric Bypass Surgeries

Bariatric surgeons, Robert (Les) Miles at Alabama Weight Loss Surgery and Lee Schmitt at St. Vincent’s East, have conducted two robotic gastric bypass procedures using the da Vinci Surgical System.

27 Dec 2010

Good Samaritan Hospital Performs First Robotic Surgery for Hysterectomy

David C. Walters, a renowned physician at Heartland Women's Healthcare, has successfully conducted two robotic surgeries using the da Vinci system on 17 December 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital located in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

27 Dec 2010

WHH Offers Robotic Prostatectomy

Dr. Sijo Parekattil, Director of Urology and Robotics at the Winter Haven Hospital is using the da Vinci surgical robot to perform prostatectomy, reverse vasectomies and other urology related procedures.

24 Dec 2010

Accuray to Popularize CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery

Accuray has declared that it has organized a Medical Affairs function to improve CyberKnife information collection, deployment, referral schemes and tactical guidance on clinical procedures, inventions and proposals.

24 Dec 2010

Cleveland Clinic Surgeons Perform Robotic Prostatectomy

Dr. Alok Shirivastava and his team at the Cleveland Clinic are performing robot-assisted procedures for prostate cancer treatment.

24 Dec 2010

FDA Approves CyberKnife VSI Robotic System’s Lung Optimized Treatment

Accuray has declared that it has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 510(k) approval for Lung Optimized Treatment, a new tool of the CyberKnife VSI System.

24 Dec 2010

Robotic Surgery Brings New Hope for Obese Kidney Patients

Morbidly obese patients have a new ray of hope when it comes to kidney surgeries. Surgeons at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago are the first to offer robotic kidney transplantation and have reported fewer complications among this high risk population.

19 Dec 2010