9-May-2008
Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional Surgery
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
Men can choose between a minimally invasive procedure (introduced in 2000, which includes both robotic surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery) or ...

8-May-2008
Students showcase medical robotics innovations
E-Health Insider - London, UK
The probe is one of five projects presented by postgraduate and doctorate students at the new Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery. Speaking at the centre’s ...

7-May-2008
Robotic surgery workshop debates latest innovations
Imperial College London - London, UK
More than 130 scientists, students and international guests attended a workshop organised by Imperial College London’s Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery ...

7-May-2008
Remote robotic surgery
Scenta.co.uk - London, England, UK
Duke University engineers in the US believe that the preliminary results of their rudimentary tabletop robot represent the first concrete steps towards ...

7-May-2008
Libya, Italy to exchange expertise in limb transplant and robotic ...
Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation - Libya
The agreement also stipulates on exchanging expertise in limb transplant and robotic surgery. The agreement was signed by Dr. Al-Hadi Hussein, ...

7-May-2008
Methodist North Slates Prostate Surgery Webcast
Memphis Daily News - TN, USA
"Robotic surgery has revolutionized prostatectomy," Pearson said. "The principles of robotic surgery are based on surgeons' experiences with open surgery so ...

7-May-2008
KAM Capital Corp. Announces Letter of Intent for Qualifying ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
Subsequently, Dr. Rayman authored grants to the federal and provincial governments to research several areas of robotic surgery. ...

6-May-2008
Koncept Analytics Report on Robotic Surgery Market
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien, Austria
2008-05-06 13:51:49 - The report is aimed at providing a basic understanding of the robotic surgery market. It analyzes the market opportunities in various ...

6-May-2008
Dominican Hospital adds da Vinci to surgical team
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The prostatectomy is the most common robotic surgery, according to Intuitive Surgical of Sunnyvale, which has sold 867 da Vinci systems worldwide and ...

6-May-2008
Cardica's C-Port(R) Flex A(R) Anastomosis System Facilitates ...
FOXBusiness - USA
... the availability of the C-Port Flex A system is helping to enable robotic surgery on a beating heart to become a reality in cardiac surgery," said ...

6-May-2008
Europe's top innovation prize winners announced
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York, NY, USA
The da Vinci robotic surgery system allows surgeons to perform complex procedures such as cardiac surgery through incisions as small as 1-2 centimetres. ...

6-May-2008
STA - Slovenska tiskovna agencija / Slovenian Press Agency
STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Innovations in antiviral treatment, car manufacturing, eye examination and robotic surgery were honoured on Tuesday as top inventors received European ...

5-May-2008
Bringing Surgical Robots Into the Mainsteam
Slashdot - USA
Guidant decided that robotic surgery was too futuristic and too risky, so Dr. Moll rounded up backers, resigned, and in 1995, founded Intuitive Surgical. ...

5-May-2008
Prepping Robots for the OR
New York Times - United States
... technology consulting firm in Lansdale, Pa., says that most clinical data doesn’t support contentions that patients fare better with robotic surgery. ...

3-May-2008
Surgeon performs first robotic operation at Mission Hospital
OCRegister - Santa Ana, CA, USA
By LINDSEY BAGUIO MISSION VIEJO - A doctor at Mission Hospital performed the facility's first robotic surgery this morning. ...

3-May-2008
Da Vinci Robot makes Bypass Surgery Simple, Safe and Easier
TechShout! - Mumbai, India
The “open” bypass surgery requires a surgical incision through the sternum and leg blood vessel whereas the robotic surgery uses the blood vessel inside the ...

3-May-2008
DaVinci robot bypass, fewer complications
United Press International - USA
The researchers compared 100 consecutive patients having robotic surgery -- which allows use of a blood vessel inside the chest -- to a matched group of 100 ...

1-May-2008
Head and shoulders above
Scenta.co.uk - London, England, UK
Although robotic surgery has been adopted at centres around the world, it has not been associated with this part of the body. Speaking about the development ...

1-May-2008
Report: For heart surgery, robot beats a surgeon
Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
Patients with the robotic surgery stayed in the hospital for four days, on average, while patients who had traditional surgeries were hospitalized for seven ...

1-May-2008
Doctor R2-D2? Not Quite, But Robots Assisting Docs
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
BY PATRICK SEITZ The success of robotic surgery company Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has cut a path for other robotic medical device and health care companies. ...

1-May-2008
Robot reinvents bypass surgery
USA Today - USA
Robotic surgery is catching on. Angioplasty's popularity appears to have plateaued in the wake of studies indicating the procedure may be no better than ...

1-May-2008
Robotic Surgery A Medical Breakthrough
KDKA - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
It's called DaVinci and it's the latest breakthrough in minimally-invasive robotic surgery. Dr. Jay Lutins, Chief of Urology at West Penn Hospital, ...

1-May-2008
• Hoag appoints associate director of oncology
Daily Pilot - Costa Mesa, CA, USA
A robotic surgery and testicular cancer expert has joined Hoag Cancer Center, hospital officials announced this week. Jeffrey Yoshida will be the associate ...

1-May-2008
Robotic Surgery is Set to Become the New Standard in Surgical ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
Robotic surgery has significantly simplified many of the complex procedures. For patients, the benefits include less pain, less blood loss and quick ...

1-May-2008
McCain gives robotic surgery a try during visit to Cleveland Clinic
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland, OH, USA
McCain called the robotic surgery "amazing." "This is a wonderful thing," he said. To Karcher, he said, "You look wonderful." At 9:41 am, McCain walked onto ...