25-Feb-2012
Renaissance and Robotic Surgery
Auburn
Journal
If people would decide to go for robotic surgery the doctors would have
to do 520 robotics surgeries a year before the surgeries would be the
same price as the traditional. The robotic surgeries have not caught on
because many people think that the ...24-Feb-2012
Providence Hospital now offers da Vinci robotic surgery system
al.com
(blog)
... Alabama -- Providence Hospital announced this week its use of
robotic surgical technology at the medical center that offers a
minimally-invasive option to open surgery and laparoscopic procedures:
the da Vinci Surgical System for robotic surgery.
24-Feb-2012
Beaumont Hospital, Troy Is First in Michigan to Perform Single-Incision
...
MarketWatch (press release)
"While robotic surgery and single incisions are not new, combining the
two to remove the gallbladder requires special training and equipment,"
says Dr. McIntosh. "To be the first hospital in Michigan to offer this
technically advanced surgery ...
24-Feb-2012
ProPep Surgical Begins Clinical Study of Its ProPep Nerve Monitoring
System ...
Albany
Times Union
The ProPep Nerve Monitoring System is the first real-time nerve
identification system specifically designed for use during robotic
surgery. Fast, accurate and easy to use, the system aids a surgeon in
identifying otherwise invisible nerves during ...
23-Feb-2012
Porter First in Rocky Mountain Region to Perform Single-Site Robotic
Surgery
Newswise
(press release)
23, 2012) – Taking advantage of another breakthrough in robotic surgery,
a surgeon at Porter Adventist Hospital is among the first in the country
and is the first in the Rocky Mountain Region to perform a
robotically-assisted removal of the gallbladder ...
23-Feb-2012
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Builds Momentum in China
MarketWatch (press release)
As a robotic surgery and robotic prostatectomy expert, his knowledge and
hands-on support is a vital part of the growth and development of
international prostate cancer treatment efforts in countries such as the
Netherlands, France, Dominican Republic ...
23-Feb-2012
NF hospital buys into da Vinci system
Buffalo
Business First
Officials announced the hospital has bought a da Vinci Si Surgical
System, which can be used by specially trained surgeons participating in
the hospital's minimally invasive robotic surgery program. Such surgery
is typically performed through small ...
22-Feb-2012
Robotic-assisted surgery: Helpful hands get a thumbs up
Yakima Herald-Republic
While most health insurance plans will reimburse for robotic surgery, it
is still a costly piece of equipment -- exactly the kind of new
technology that adds to rising health-care costs. "The only downside is
that it's a very expensive machine," said ...
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