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Researchers Evaluate the Ability of Automated UV Device

A team of researchers including William A. Rutala, Maria F. Gergen, and David J. Weber at the University of North Carolina Health Care, have published outcomes of their investigation titled, ‘Room Decontamination with UV Radiation’, in the recent issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology magazine.

16 Dec 2010

Exoskeleton Robot to Help Disabled Japanese Man Fulfil Dream

The robotics firm Cyberdyne has come up with a body suit to help the disabled to walk. An exoskeleton robot device called the Hybrid Assistive Limb), or HAL, a sci-fi related coincidence sharing its name with the computer in Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey".

13 Dec 2010

Researchers to Develop Robots for Hospital Emergency Room

Researchers at the Vanderbilt University have presented a new proposal for reducing the wait time at the hospital emergency room by developing exclusive robots.

10 Dec 2010

Mary Washington Hospital Sponsors Public Event to Operate da Vinci Robot

The Robotics Department of Mary Washington Hospital has conducted a public event for creating awareness about robot-assisted procedure amidst common people.

10 Dec 2010

Technical Communities Partners with Hamilton Robotics

Technical Communities has made a government services collaboration contract with Hamilton Robotics, pioneer in developing laboratory automation systems.

10 Dec 2010

ASHP Midyear Conference to Include Aethon’s Automated Tracking and Delivery Solutions

Aethon, global leader in developing hospital robots, has announced that its fully automated tracking and delivery solutions for hospital pharmacies will be displayed at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Conference, Anaheim Convention Center.

10 Dec 2010

Elekta Obtains FDA Clearance for Automated Spot Scanning

Elekta has obtained the 510(k) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its XiO software, which is a therapy decision software for automated spot scanning.

9 Dec 2010

Cardinal Health to Integrate CardinalASSIST with Omnicell’s Automated Dispensing Systems

Cardinal Health has declared the inclusion of CardinalASSIST, an automated medication refilling service, in Omnicell’s automated medication dispensing systems at the 45th Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), California.

9 Dec 2010

Jefferson Hospital Presents Investigation Outcomes of Automated COR Analyzer System

A team of doctors at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, have released the outcomes of an investigation revealing the potential of a completely automated analysis of coronary CT angiography (cCTA) by the COR Analyzer System of Rcadia.

9 Dec 2010

Physicians Regional Procures da Vinci Si Surgical Robot

Naples-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System has procured the Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci Si Surgical System along with a dual console and has become the first-ever robotics program on the West coast of Florida to include the dual console.

9 Dec 2010