3-Oct-2008
Robotic Surgery for Kids
News4Jax.com - Jacksonville, FL, USA
Robotic surgery is the latest and greatest tool in the operating room. In many cases it means smaller incisions and quicker recovery times; ...

2-Oct-2008
New Catheter-less Technique May Ease the Pain and Discomfort of ...
Cornell Chronicle - Ithaca, NY, USA
"Robotic surgery offers better cosmetic benefits, reduced pain, early continence, a high rate of sexual potency, and minimal blood loss, ...

2-Oct-2008
Study Suggests No Difference in Outcomes for Open Versus Robotic ...
Cancer Consultants - Ketchum, ID, USA
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have reported that laparoscopic robotic prostatectomy (LRP) had similar outcomes to open retropubic prostatectomy. ...

2-Oct-2008
GW Hospital acquires second robot to perform surgeries
The George Washington University The GW Hatchet - Washington, DC, USA
It's not magic; it's not autonomous," said Jason Engel, director of urologic robotic surgery. "The reason that robotic surgeries are so perfectly suited is ...

2-Oct-2008
Missoula hospital gets robot for prostate surgery
The Missoulian - Missoula, MT, USA
“I did a lot of research and what I felt was best for me was the robotic surgery,” said Van Fossen. “Less blood loss, less invasive, less down time. ...

2-Oct-2008
Examine the World Computer Assisted Surgical Systems Market
MarketWatch - USA
... Surgical Robot II-17 Guided Surgical Robotic System II-17 Teleoperated Surgical Robot II-17 Technologies to Perform Robotic Surgery II-17 da Vinci II-17 ...

2-Oct-2008
Hospital gets robotics grant
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH, USA
The yearlong project will examine how well surgeons retain skills after getting trained to perform robotic surgery, Dr. Eric L. Jenison, Akron General's ...

30-Sep-2008
Akron General receives Army grant
Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH, USA
“The field of robotic surgery is still emerging and very little is known about how the specialized skills needed to be proficient performing this complex ...

30-Sep-2008
Robotic surgery is one treatment option for prostate cancer
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park, NJ, USA
"I wanted the cancer completely removed, so I opted for robotic surgery,'' said Siegle, of Toms River. "My father (Howard) died of colorectal cancer when he ...

28-Sep-2008
The robot who fixes you
Cyprus Mail - Nicosia, Cyprus
Robotic surgery, described as the most advanced surgical treatment option in the world today, was brought here last month in the form of the da Vinci system ...

27-Sep-2008
People try out robotic surgery system
Shreveport Times - Shreveport, LA, USA
By Melody Brumble • mbrumble@gannett.com • September 27, 2008 People got a chance to try their hands at robotic surgery this week in Shreveport. ...

26-Sep-2008
Robot may reduce risk of gastric bypass
United Press International - USA
The five-year study, published in the Journal of Robotic Surgery, compared 605 patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass without and with robotic ...

26-Sep-2008
Robotic surgery for kidney cancer
Scientist Live - London, UK
Clinical research at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is helping bring the advantages of robotic surgery, including reduced ...

26-Sep-2008
Robotic treatment
MU The Parthenon (subscription) - Huntington, WV, USA
Cabell Huntington Hospital brings medical advancements in prostate cancer surgery by offering the da Vinci robotic surgery to patients. ...

25-Sep-2008
Soon, robot assistants that will operate according to surgeons gaze
Thaindian.com - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
But, researchers from the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery at Imperial College London, said that surgeons often need more than two hands when they have to ...

24-Sep-2008
Robotic surgery lowers risk of a rare but serious complication of ...
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen, VA, USA
"While robotic surgery may take slightly longer and be more costly to use than traditional laparoscopy, we believe that the improved outcome and decreased ...

24-Sep-2008
Meet, Test Drive da Vinci Robot
Great Falls Connection - VA, USA
Area residents will have an opportunity to get behind the controls of the Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci Robotic Surgery System on Saturday, Sept. ...

24-Sep-2008
Surgery comes with a promise
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley, PA, USA
St. Luke's robotic surgery machine has been used in heart, lung and gynecological surgery, as well, he said. Reporter Lynn Olanoff can be reached at ...

23-Sep-2008
Murfreesboro hospital goes robotic
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC, USA
The Christy-Houston Foundation has given a $1.75 million grant to Middle Tennessee Medical Center for a robotic surgery program that includes the purchase ...

21-Sep-2008
A silent killer': Soldotna man makes prostate cancer awareness his ...
Kenai Peninsula Online - Kenai, AK, USA
Robotic surgery, dubbed the "Da Vinci System," also exists. In this approach, robotic arms, controlled by the surgeon, perform the operation through small ...

21-Sep-2008
A place to find support
Times-Standard - Eureka, CA, USA
He is also a surgeon with the Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Program at Scripps Mercy Hospital. When Bahador looked over her pathology report, ...

19-Sep-2008
Curing Prostate Cancer
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls, SD, USA
I think there are about 6 different options to treat prostate cancer and together we made the decision to do the robotic surgery which I feel is absolutely ...

19-Sep-2008
Robotic Surgery Can Preserve A Woman's Fertility
CBS 4 - Miami, FL, USA
WESTON (CBS4) ― Although some women with uterine fibroid tumors have to have a hysterectomy, a robotic myomectomy is providing other women an opportunity to ...

19-Sep-2008
More doctors turning to robots for surgeries
Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ, USA
The Goodyear hospital is expanding its robotic surgery options to hysterectomies, and kidney and bladder removals. More than 100 men with prostate cancer ...

17-Sep-2008
Trinity demonstrates robotic surgery
Quad-Cities Online - Rock Island, IL, USA
The Trinity Center for Advanced Surgery is inviting the public to a free hands-on demonstration of its new da Vinci Surgical System robot from 7-11 am and ...

17-Sep-2008
Robot gives surgeons a cutting look
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
However, according to a team from the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery at Imperial College London, surgeons often need more than two hands when it comes to ...

16-Sep-2008
A hot-rodder, a car show and cancer
OCRegister - Santa Ana, CA, USA
Other treatments include traditional radiation therapy, radioactive seed implants, hormone therapy, freezing, surgery, robotic surgery and watchful waiting. ...

16-Sep-2008
HealthWatch: Be Organized In The Fight Vs. Cancer
WCBS-TV New York - NY, USA
... and things to sort through," said Distasion, "there was the general, the traditional surgery, the robotic surgery and the radiation and treatments. ...

16-Sep-2008
Dr. Robot and the Virtual Brain
ThomasNet Industrial News Room - New York, NY, USA
Although the current-day technology has existed since the early 2000s, the last couple of years have seen a large upswing in robotic surgery procedures. ...

12-Sep-2008
New Adventures of An Old Senior Citizen or Facing the Reality of Aging
SeniorJournal.com - San Antonio, TX, USA
So after all this research and thought provoking conversations with physicians, on June 2, I entered Henry Ford Hospital for robotic surgery. ...

12-Sep-2008
da Vinci surgery in the X-box
OnMedica - London, UK
Something I had not seen before coming to the US was robotic surgery, even though some UK centres do offer it. Leonardo da Vinci has had many attributes ...

10-Sep-2008
Robotic surgery a hit at Mercy Health Center
Journal Record (subscription) - Oklahoma City, OK, USA
by Jerry Shottenkirk OKLAHOMA CITY – Mercy Health Center used the Field of Dreams method of attracting someone to head its robotic surgery program. ...

9-Sep-2008
Cutting Edge
RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA
But in June, when Kumar operated on Srivastava at AIIMS one of the five robotic surgery centres in India no rib or muscle was torn asunder, no nerve crushed ...

9-Sep-2008
Le Bonheur wants to expand neonatal services
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Memphis, TN, USA
... and its new Robotic Surgery Center, which provides minimally invasive surgery for urology, gynecology, cardiothoracic and colorectal patients. ...

9-Sep-2008
Health Matters
Savannah Morning News - Savannah, GA, USA
16, Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. St. Joseph's/Candler will offer this free community health forum titled "Robotic Surgery: The ...

6-Sep-2008
Da Vinci: Fletcher Allen's Robotic Surgeon
WCAX - Burlington, VT, USA
... system that Fletcher Allen decided to show off the machine this week and allow anyone who wanted the opportunity to try their hand at robotic surgery. ...

5-Sep-2008
Free Prostate Cancer Screening
KFDA - Amarillo, TX, USA
Baptist's Saint Anthony Hospital is inviting all men over 50 to hear from the Chief of Surgery and Robotic Surgery who will discuss the signs, symptoms and ...

5-Sep-2008
Technology Week in Review: No more Bell Nobels, robotic surgery ...
EETimes.com - USA
Go beyond Google and get vertical. These specialized search sites will help you find the business information you need -- fast. For more great jobs, ...

4-Sep-2008
PCMC Breaks New Ground With Robotic Surgery
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
... Malaysia's newest private healthcare facility, is breaking new ground with robotic surgery through a robotic surgical system, its Medical Director, ...

3-Sep-2008
Robotic surgery made gastric bypass possible for 655-pound man
Schenectady Gazette - Schenectady, NY, USA
“The improved dexterity provided by robotic surgery, however, makes it easier for surgeons to work in a larger patient’s abdomen, making gastric bypass ...

1-Sep-2008
State's leader in robotic surgery expands program to Forsyth
Access North Georgia - Gainesville, GA, USA
By Staff FORSYTH COUNTY - Robotic surgery leads to better patient outcomes in the treatment of many types of diseases and disorders. ...\

1-Sep-2008
Robot-assisted cardiac procedures climbingg
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville, TN, USA
It was the promise of getting to use the da Vinci robotic surgery system, in part, that lured cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Everett to University of ...

1-Sep-2008
Robot removes kidney
EETimes.com - USA
Now that more complex procedures are available for single-incision robotic surgery, Morgan claimed that hospital stays and patient discomfort can also be ...

1-Sep-2008
Preliminary Final Report
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Another opportunity identified by Optiscan for use of the endomicroscope is in minimally invasive robotic surgery. The initial application would be ...

1-Sep-2008
3D robotics helps remove diseased kidney for first time
SINDH TODAY - Sindh, Pakistan
The potential benefits of performing single incision robotic surgery (SIRS) nephrectomy (partial or full removal of kidney) are improved cosmetics, ...

31-Aug-2008
Malias: Community commitment to excellent care is a great thing
Vero Beach 32963 - Vero Beach, Florida, USA
When you look at cardiac surgery in general, we really provide all the services available out there with the exception of some robotic surgery. ...

31-Aug-2008
'Pelviscopy Could Do All Gynecological Cancer Surgeries'
코리아타임즈 - South Korea
Nam, in fact, criticized the current craze for robotic surgery here. The Da Vinci machine that costs around 2.8 billion won and has arms that must be ...

31-Aug-2008
Delicate procedures done by remote control
Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX, USA
It's one of the reasons robotic surgery using the $1.5 million da Vinci machine is exploding, especially for prostate surgery. ...

30-Aug-2008
Cutting edge
India Today - New Delhi, India
... but in some regards they are on the way,” says Dr Naresh Trehan, the cardiologist who pioneered robotic surgery of the heart in the country in 2002. ...

30-Aug-2008
Ball first in state to perform robot-assisted lung surgery
Muncie Star Press - Muncie, IN, USA
With the use of the da Vinci robotic surgery system, Dr. John Eliades recently performed the first successful lobectomy, a removal of one of the lung's ...

29-Aug-2008
Michigan hospital uses robotics to remove kidney
Renal Business Today - Phoenix, AZ, USA
The minimally invasive procedure, known SIRS or Single Incision Robotic Surgery, lasted approximately two and half hours on a 50-year-old patient whose ...

29-Aug-2008
Robotic Surgery
KDRV - Medford, OR, USA
Surgeon Dr. Nikhil Shah is one of more than 3400 surgeons in the US trained to perform robotic surgery. "You take away some of the impreciseness of the ...

28-Aug-2008
Robot removes kidney
EETimes.com - USA
Now that more complex procedures are available for single-incision robotic surgery, Morgan claimed that hospital stays and patient discomfort can also be ...

28-Aug-2008
Preliminary Final Report
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Another opportunity identified by Optiscan for use of the endomicroscope is in minimally invasive robotic surgery. The initial application would be ...

28-Aug-2008
3D robotics helps remove diseased kidney for first time
SINDH TODAY - Sindh, Pakistan
The potential benefits of performing single incision robotic surgery (SIRS) nephrectomy (partial or full removal of kidney) are improved cosmetics, ...

27-Aug-08
Michigan Hospital Uses Robotic Surgery for Kidney Removal
MedHeadlines - Chicago, IL, USA
When using SIRS, or Single Incision Robotic Surgery, a single incision about three inches long is made near the navel, allowing access to the kidney without ...

27-Aug-08
Regrets After Prostate Surgery
New York Times - United States
Notably, men who had undergone robotic surgery were four times more likely to regret their choice than men who had undergone the open procedure. ...

25-Aug-08
State's First Single Incision Robotic Kidney Removal Performed at ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK
The procedure takes its name in part from its minimally invasive approach: SIRS or Single Incision Robotic Surgery. "We traditionally try to save the kidney ...

24-Aug-08
British doctors perform world’’s first robotic surgery (re-issue)
Thaindian.com - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
London, Aug 24 (ANI): A group of British medical experts have carried out the world’’s first operation using a robot to repair a condition that kills 7000 ...

23-Aug-08
It's a gene pool of suprising depth
Times Online - UK
Winston’s worries were about the ethical and practical ramifications of remote robotic surgery. It was good stuff. Mind you, in television’s hierarchy of ...

23-Aug-08
British doctors perform world’’s first robotic surgery
Thaindian.com - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
London, Aug 23 (ANI): A group of British medical experts have carried out the world’’s first operation using a robot to repair a condition that kills 7000 ...

23-Aug-08
People in Action
Inside Tucson Business - Tucson, AZ, USA
Sokoloff comes to the UA from Oregon Health and Sciences University, where he served as chief of urologic oncology and director of the OHSU Robotic Surgery ...

22-Aug-08
Brian Link
OKC Business - Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Mercy Health Center has named Brian Link, MD, as medical director of Mercy's robotic surgery program. As the most experienced urology robotic surgeon in ...

22-Aug-08
Robotic Surgery Gets Rave Reviews
KOMU-TV - Columbia, MO, USA
COLUMBIA - A new robotic system is getting rave reviews from the patients who use it. "I felt a little nervous, a little apprehensive, but once Dr. Thomas ...

21-Aug-08
Cutting edge medicine examined
BBC News - UK
The first programme on robotic surgery looks at how an MRI-compatible robot operates on a human brain and the "da Vinci robot" does keyhole surgery. ...

21-Aug-08
We love factual - Superdoctors, BBC1, 9pm
Mirror.co.uk - London, UK
Well, not always, says Professor Robert Winston, as his new series kicks off with a sceptical look at robotic surgery. Watching what is a glorified vacuum ...

20-Aug-08
Quinton Cancel, MD, Joins Cookeville Regional
UC Daily News - Upper Cumberland, TN, USA
Dr. Cancel trained under Dr. David Albala, one of the premier surgeons on the forefront of robotic surgery, during his residency program. ...

20-Aug-08
Leading Prostate Cancer Surgeon Named Chief of Urology at ...
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York, NY, USA
... to the UA from Oregon Health and Sciences University, where he served as chief of urologic oncology and director of the OHSU Robotic Surgery Program. ...

19-Aug-08
ORLive Presents: Specialists at Children's Hospital Boston Perform ...
MarketWatch - USA
The Center for Robotic Surgery at Children's provides unrivaled expertise in pediatric robotic surgery. Specially-trained surgeons use a state-of-the-art da ...

19-Aug-08
Health Watch: Kidney Surgery
MyFox Atlanta - Atlanta,GA,USA
But patients may now have a new less-invasive option: robotic surgery. Beth Galvin reports. ATLANTA (MyFOX Atlanta) -- Each year about 55000 Americans are ...

17-Aug-08
Now, robots performing surgeries become a reality
Ludhiana Newsline - Ludhiana, India
Robotic Surgery is becoming popular by the day and is of immense help to surgeons worldwide. Dr Arvind Goyal, Assistant Professor of Urology at DMCH, ...

15-Aug-08
Medical facility to host informational picnic
Toledo Free Press - OH, USA
Presentations will take place simultaneously at two locations. n Dr. Mirza Baig, urologist, “Robotic Surgery,” 12:30 to 1 pm; n Dr. Richard Koop, ...

14-Aug-08
Scripps robotic surgery receives $2.5M gift
San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription) - San Diego, CA, USA
... January Douglas E. Barnhart received lifesaving prostate cancer surgery through the Scripps Mercy Hospital Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Program. ...

14-Aug-08
SuperDoctors under the microscope
Manchester Evening News - Manchester, England, UK
... Winston sets out to tackle some of the most controversial new medical frontiers - from expensive robotic surgery to improvised treatments in Africa. ...

14-Aug-08
US News & World Report Releases its Annual List of America's Best ...
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax, CA, USA
... the Council of Teaching Hospitals, affiliation with a medical school, or availability of at least six of 13 key technologies, such as robotic surgery. ...

13-Aug-08
Computer-Assisted Robotic Surgery Now In Use in Northern New York
WAMC - Albany, NY, USA
PLATTSBURGH, NY (2008-08-13) The largest hospital in the North Country has successfully completed computer-assisted robotic surgeries. ...

13-Aug-08
Robot Aids In Prostate Cancer Surgery
Tampa Tribune - Tampa, FL, USA
Robotic surgery is essentially laparoscopic surgery with advanced tools that overcome most of these shortcomings. "It's essentially almost like ...

12-Aug-08
Robotic surgery a reality next month at Exempla
Longmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont, CO, USA
By Magdalena Wegrzyn Surgeons at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver will have the option of using a robotic surgical system next month for certain ...

11-Aug-08
CCU's leader shares advice about cancer
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
He is an international expert in robotic surgery and travels worldwide to train physicians in robotic prostatectomies. He has performed over 2000 of them ...

10-Aug-08
Robotic surgery a reality next month at Exempla
Longmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont, CO, USA
By Magdalena Wegrzyn Surgeons at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver will have the option of using a robotic surgical system next month for certain ...

10-Aug-08
Robotic surgery a reality next month at Exempla
Longmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont, CO, USA
By Magdalena Wegrzyn Surgeons at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver will have the option of using a robotic surgical system next month for certain ...

9-Aug-08
A robot could be doing your surgery at Thibodaux Regional
Houma Courier - Houma, Louisiana, USA
THIBODAUX – Some doctors at a local hospital say the robotic-surgery equipment they began using last year has proved its worth, and they are considering ...

9-Aug-08
Norwalk Hospital Acquires High Definition daVinci Robotic Surgical ...
Norwalk Plus Magazine - USA
According to Jonathan E. Bernie, MD, Chief of Robotic Surgery at Norwalk Hospital, "The daVinci Surgical System is a great benefit to our patients because ...

8-Aug-08
Prostate Cancer: New Data From AUA 2008
Medscape (subscription) - USA
While robotic surgery continues to be touted as "minimally invasive therapy" for localized prostate cancer, a number of novel treatment modalities currently ...

8-Aug-08
Hospitals provide needed care
Stafford County Sun - Stafford, VA, USA
Its programs include diabetes management, cancer, robotic surgery and rehabilitation. To contact Mary Washington Hospital, call (540) 741-1100. ...

7-Aug-08
Many surgery patients opting for "Robot MD," despite expense
KTKA.com - Topeka, KS, USA
It's called robotic surgery, and over the last several years, it has become very popular. Patients often travel hundreds of miles to have this type of ...

5-Aug-08
Gynecological Oncologist Joins UC Barrett Cancer Center at ...
Media Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
He also performs minimally invasive surgical procedures, including robotic surgery. Historically, open and laparoscopic ( minimally invasive ) abdominal ...

5-Aug-08
2009 International Robotic Urology Symposium
MarketWatch - USA
Pioneering surgeons will share their strategies, results and lessons learned on the spectrum of robotic surgery techniques. -- View numerous 3-D robotic ...

5-Aug-08
Surgical side effects cut with robotics
CNN - USA
Robotic surgery allows for smaller incisions, reduced blood loss and much greater precision by the surgeon. In this case, the surgeon is removing a man's ...

5-Aug-08
Surgery was his best option
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando, FL, USA
Some studies have found that most patients who undergo the robotic surgery are released the day after the surgery and experience little postoperative pain. ...

5-Aug-08
New kidney surgery performed at Barnes Jewish
KWMU - St. Louis, MO, USA
On Friday, doctors performed the world's first single incision robotic surgery to remove a large kidney and tumor through the patient's belly button. ...

5-Aug-08
Robotically-Assisted Operation Performed by Washington University ...
MarketWatch - USA
The world's first single incision robotic surgery (SIRS) was performed August 1 using the da Vinci(r) Surgical System in a two and a half hour procedure to ...

4-Aug-08
Robotic bladder cancer surgery effective
United Press International - USA
4 (UPI) -- US medical scientists say they've determined robotic surgery provides bladder cancer patients with dramatically faster recoveries. ...

4-Aug-08
Cutting-Edge Care
RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA
... two, we try to do this laparoscopically," says Dr. Erik Weise, urologist and medical director of robotic surgery at Lutheran Hospital. ...

3-Aug-08
Medical team is showing the way
Evening Post - Bristol, England, UK
The surgeons are the only medics in the West who carry out keyhole surgery to tackle the condition and hope to branch into robotic surgery. ...

3-Aug-08
Med center: Growing for the future
Gainesville Times - Gainesville, GA, USA
The new surgery department will allow the hospital to begin using a robotic surgery system for certain procedures. It also could enable the Ronnie Green ...

1-Aug-08
Robotic surgery extends benefits to bladder cancer patients at ...
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington, DC, USA
NEW YORK (July 30, 2008) -- Robotic surgery, largely pioneered for prostate cancer surgery, is rapidly being adapted for use in other areas, including for ...

1-Aug-08
Robotic Surgery Done On Bladder Cancer
TopNews - Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
The study led by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Dr. Douglas Scherr has proved the benefits of robotic surgery for kidney cancer. ...

1-Aug-08
Robotic surgery era starts at Trinity
Quad City Times - Davenport, IA, USA
By Deirdre Cox Baker | Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:13 PM CDT | () comments New computer-enhanced robotic surgery has arrived at Trinity Medical Center, ...

31-Jul-2008
Sales of Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Shows More Than Rising Stock
Design News - Newton, MA, USA
Because while the worth of something like this matters, the real data this tells doctors and engineers is that minimally invasive robotic-surgery, ...

31-Jul-2008
OR-Live Presents: The Road to Recovery From Prostate Cancer Begins ...
MarketWatch - USA
"As a surgeon, robotic surgery allows me to remove prostate cancer from patients and restore their quality of life," said Dr. Samadi. ...

29-Jul-2008
New medical procedure for kidney donor surgery
News-Medical.net - Sydney, Australia
... and an array of other general, gynecological, and urological procedures. Surgeons have also proven the effectiveness of the device in robotic surgery.

29-Jul-2008
New Procedure Has Potential to Revolutionize Kidney Donor Surgery
PR Newswire UK (press release) - London, UK
Surgeons have also proven the effectiveness of the device in robotic surgery. Advanced Surgical Concepts (ASC) Ltd. is a private Irish company committed to ...

29-Jul-2008
Robotic surgeries benefit women
WRAL.com - Raleigh, NC, USA
"He explained the advantages of having robotic surgery," she said. "Healing time's a lot faster. It's a lot more precise. You have a lot less blood loss. ...

29-Jul-2008
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia leads research into robotic surgery ...
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington, DC, USA
Robotic surgery, most widely used for prostate cancer surgery, is beginning to be more widely available for other conditions. In addition to kidney cancer, ...

29-Jul-2008
Boone Hospital enters robotic surgery fray
Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, MO, USA
By ABRAHAM MAHSHIE of the Tribune’s staff Robotic-assisted surgery is becoming the nationwide standard in some procedures, and another local hospital has ...

28-Jul-2008
Schaeffer's Daily Contrarian
Schaeffers Research - Cincinnati, OH, USA
This jump comes mainly from demand for the company's da Vinci robot, which helps with robotic surgery. Use of the robot leads to less bleeding and scarring, ...

28-Jul-2008
New Fellowship Program Offered in Minimally Invasive Colon and ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
"We also have a National Robotic Surgery training center and are establishing protocols of robotic surgery for colorectal diseases. ...

28-Jul-2008
Robot Dreams
Barron's - USA
You can gauge the market for robotic surgery better than you can for some other new technologies...like Google's, for example. About 40% of the country's ...

28-Jul-2008
Robot changing the way doctors operate
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Insurance pays the same whether it's traditional or robotic surgery. Julie Santiago, 43, of Parkland, didn't have six weeks to spare for recovery after open ...

27-Jul-2008
Halifax Health Medical Center broadcasting surgeries over the Internet
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando, FL, USA
He used the hospital's Da Vinci Robotic Surgery System, a device designed to increase surgical precision. In the second broadcast, Dr. Richard Rhodes, ...

23-Jul-2008
Future is now with robotic surgery
The Columbian - Vancouver, WA, USA
Robotic surgery can be used to remove ovarian tumors and operations for uterine and cervical cancer in women, and to treat men with prostate cancer, ...

23-Jul-2008
Robots help in surgery
WALB-TV - Albany, GA, USA
The 1.5 million dollar robotic surgery aid called the DaVinci System got it's start in 1999. Since then the popularity and demand for it has grown. ...

23-Jul-2008
UPDATE 1-Intuitive net up 67 pct on robotic surgery systems
Reuters - USA
CHICAGO, July 22 (Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday quarterly earnings climbed 67 percent on ...

22-Jul-2008
Hospital shows off new robotic technology
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua, NH, USA
Rotta, a urology specialist, said perhaps half of his patients go elsewhere to have robotic surgery from the Da Vinci System. This is part of a phenomenon ...

22-Jul-2008
Gundersen surgeons will get some help from robots
La Crosse Tribune - La Crosse, WI, USA
Robotic surgery will mean shorter hospital stays for patients and better results, Hofland said. The surgery also could reduce the complications of standard ...

21-Jul-2008
Seeing Opportunity
Barron's - USA
Intuitive Surgical developed the minimally invasive da Vinci robotic surgery system, particularly popular for prostate removal. ...

18-Jul-2008
Behind Rising Health-Care Costs
BusinessWeek - USA
New technologies for medical treatment can push prices sharply higher, even when the benefits are modest. Low-tech solutions can be more effective by ...

18-Jul-2008
Robotic heart surgery a less invasive option
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City, OK, USA
"It's a completely different procedure than anything we've done before,” said Bodenhamer who also says that views of the heart during robotic surgery are ...

18-Jul-2008
Robotic Surgery is Saving Lives
KAIT - Jonesboro, AR, USA
BATESVILLE (KAIT) When you think of robots doing skilled tasks, images of R2 D2 from Star Wars or the giant machines that assemble cars may come to mind. ...

18-Jul-2008
Surgeons perform robotic surgery
Batesville Daily Guard (subscription) - Batesville, AR, USA
White River Medical Center is the first hospital in northcentral Arkansas to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery, according to a news release. ...

17-Jul-2008
Donedei Wines to Host Charitable Event for Robotic-Assisted ...
MarketWatch - USA
Currently, he serves as director of the Robotic Surgery Program at Swedish Medical Center. His numerous professional memberships include the American ...

17-Jul-2008
ORLive Presents: Surgical Advances in Robotic Partial ...
MarketWatch - USA
"The da Vinci system is a laparoscopic tool," explained Ketan K. Badani, MD, the Director of the Division of Robotic Surgery at ...

17-Jul-2008
Da Vinci robot to crack cancer code
Brisbane Times - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
A Brisbane hospital will be the first in Australia to train doctors in robotic surgery as part of a multi-million dollar pledge by the State Government to ...

16-Jul-2008
2008-07-16 18:01:17 - Robotic Surgery – Large Potential Market - a ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien, Austria
Robotic surgery is set to become the new standard in surgical procedures worldwide. The rapidly increasing adoption of surgical robots is due to the ...

16-Jul-2008
Robotic surgery headed to area
Fall River Herald News - MA, USA
Southcoast Hospitals Group announced Tuesday that it will open a robotic surgical program this fall. The purchase of Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci® Surgical ...

15-Jul-2008
Medical tourism hits New Zealand
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
One operation they would be attracted to was robotic surgery, which was a newer form of keyhole surgery where movement was minimised because it was done by ...

15-Jul-2008
ORLive Presents: Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy
MarketWatch - USA
Vivian von Gruenigan, MD Director of Robotic Surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center states, "Instead of having a long surgical scar, ...

15-Jul-2008
Shands ranks highest among Florida hospitals
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville, FL, USA
... of Teaching Hospitals, be affiliated with a medical school or have available at least six of 13 key, cutting-edge technologies, such as robotic surgery. ...

15-Jul-2008
Robot gets top billing at Sequoia Wine Auction
Redwood City Daily News - Redwood City, CA, USA
In regards to the capital campaign, Dr. Bruno championed auction guests to help Sequoia Hospital expand its robotic surgery program, saying, ...

12-Jul-2008
MD Anderson again tops magazine's list for cancer treatment
Houston Chronicle - United States
... be affiliated with a medical school, a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals or employ at least six of 13 key technologies such as robotic surgery.

11-Jul-2008
Survivor stories
Alexandria Echo Press - Alexandria, MN, USA
He had robotic surgery to remove the cancer, which is where a doctor uses a machine to perform the surgery. The doctor, himself, does not touch the patient ...

11-Jul-2008
World's first unique robotic surgery at AIIMS
IndiaEduNews.net - New Delhi, India
"While an open surgery has been traditionally practised, we have used robotic surgery and instead of a large incision managed to work with five smaller ...

11-Jul-2008
What the Terms Mean
U.S. News & World Report - Washington, DC, USA
Indicates how many technologies, drawn from a list of those considered important (such as full-field digital mammography or robotic surgery), are offered in ...

10-Jul-2008
Methodist Medical Center marks first anniversary of robotics program
Oak Ridger - Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Since the arrival of robotic surgery at Methodist just one year ago, 81 robotic-assisted surgeries have been performed, and eight physicians from four ...

10-Jul-2008
World's first at AIIMS: Rare robotic surgery
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, doctors at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) performed the world’s first robotic surgery to remove a rare tumour in ...

9-Jul-2008
Doctors at AIIMS carry out robotic surgery
Economic Times - Gurgaon, Haryana, India
He was taken for robotic surgery for the removal of the tumour from the urinary bladder and re-implantation of the ureter. Five small key hole incisions ...

8-Jul-2008
• Targeted knee surgery
WHOI - Peoria, IL, USA
Unlike other types of robotic surgery, in which the surgeon manipulates the robotic arms, in MAKOplasty the surgeon maintains full control over the ...

8-Jul-2008
NorthPoint Domain and Boston Medical Center Partner to Apply ...
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
NorthPoint Domain will work with the Cardiovascular Center to tailor its MII platforms, complementing the advanced robotic surgery technology currently ...

8-Jul-2008
Analyst lifts Intuitive Surgical rating to "Buy"
Forbes - NY, USA
AP 07.07.08, 7:25 PM ET Shares of robotic surgery systems maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. rose more than 1 percent Monday, as a ThinkPanmure analyst said ...

8-Jul-2008
Analyst lifts Intuitive Surgical rating to "Buy"
Forbes - NY, USA
AP 07.07.08, 12:00 PM ET Shares of robotic surgery systems maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. rose 2 percent Monday, as a ThinkPanmure analyst said market fears ...

7-Jul-2008
Metal, tissue and silicon
Napa Valley Register - Napa, CA, USA
... times: while a traditional prostatectomy may require a two- or three-day hospital stay, recovery time for a robotic surgery is typically just 24 hours. ...

7-Jul-2008
Science and Technology: Robotic surgery a success in Greece
Southeast European Times - MD, USA
Greek specialists discuss robotic surgery. Also in science news this week: Turkish researchers have produced an antiserum against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic ...

7-Jul-2008
City hospitals plan robotic surgery
Times of India - India
Here's news for you: at least two hospitals in the city are planning to introduce robotic surgery soon. Don't worry. There's still a doctor at the helm, ...

6-Jul-2008
Robotic Surgery As Effective As Open Or Laparoscopic Surgery ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) Most of the abstracts suggested that robotic surgery ...

2-Jul-2008
Avera Medical Minute: Robotic Surgery Team
KSFY - Sioux Falls, SD, USA
Avera McKennan is the first and only facility in South Dakota to have this new high definition, 3D version of robotic surgery equipment. ...

2-Jul-2008
Better surgery with machines
Pottstown Mercury - Pottstown, PA, USA
A state-of-the-art alternative treatment is robotic surgery using the daVinci Surgical System. Phoenixville Hospital is currently one of only a handful of ...

1-Jul-2008
With Prostate Cancer: Waiting for Symptoms Is Not an Option
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK
Instead of two to three days of hospitalization and two months of recuperation typical with open surgery, robotic surgery patients go home the next day and ...

1-Jul-2008
Surgery on the Cutting Edge
New Hampshire Magazine - Manchester, NH, USA
In New Hampshire hospitals, robotic surgery typically involves using robotic assistance to perform a procedure on a patient who is in the same room as the ...

1-Jul-2008
Robotics make surgery more precise
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
For patients, robotic surgery means less pain, smaller scars, minimal blood loss and a faster recovery. In addition, the procedure preserves the function of ...

30-Jun-2008
Toledoan one of more than 1000 people to have the minimally ...
Toledo Blade - Toledo, OH, USA
By GABE NELSON Five weeks after surgeons stopped her heart, Connie Karcher could joke about the robotic surgery that sidelined her from work for almost two ...

28-Jun-2008
New for kidney cancer: robotic surgery
News from Washington University in St. Louis - Saint Louis, MO, USA
Sam Bhayani, MD, a urologic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has pioneered robotic surgery for kidney cancer. ...

28-Jun-2008
The invasion of the surgeon robots..
Slate - USA
Insurance companies were ecstatic because robotic surgery resulted in shorter hospital stays (and therefore larger insurance-company profits). ...

27-Jun-2008
ORLive Presents: Minimally Invasive Robotic Hysterectomy for ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
"Robotic surgery offers the path of least resistance, combining shorter recovery times with superior outcomes." Northwestern Memorial is home to the only ...

26-Jun-2008
Surgeon Completes 400th Robot-assisted Mitral Valve Repair
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
Chitwood has used the Cosgrove-Edwards Band on all 400 robotic surgery mitral valve patients. "We're proud to celebrate this milestone with Dr. Chitwood and ...

26-Jun-2008
India's first robotic chest surgery at AIIMS
Newstrack India - Delhi, India
Illustrating the procedure, he added that in this robotic surgery, the doctors do not need to dissect whole chest as they usually do in the traditional ...

26-Jun-2008
St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital Endorses MedLink
CNNMoney.com - USA
Highlights of the hospital's offerings are the region's newest Emergency Department, revolutionary da Vinci robotic surgery technology, a progressive Center ...

26-Jun-2008
India's First Robotic Chest Surgery @ AIIMS for Myasthenia Gravis
News Locale - Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
Experts say robotic surgery is the future of precision surgery as these robots can reach inaccessible areas in the body without the need to sacrifice normal ...

23-Jun-2008
State-of-the-Art Lecture: What Are The Most Important Ongoing ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
Robotic surgery has also not been tested against existing open surgery and is sideways progress that may detract from a strong focus on clinical trials ...

21-Jun-2008
Clinic to focus on 'taboo' prostate cancer
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
They used the money to purchase two robotic surgery systems that have been in place at both hospitals since last year. The fundraising goal is $16 million, ...

19-Jun-2008
Robot surgery Tiny, careful cuts
Economist - UK
A team of researchers at Germany's DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics believe their new robotic-surgery system will be able to operate directly on a ...

19-Jun-2008
Robotic surgery unit provides high-def view
The Birmingham News - al.com - Birmingham, AL, USA
Bivins said the move to robotic surgery was first driven by urology cases, mostly prostectomies, but now the da Vinci is increasingly being used for many ...

19-Jun-2008
Monmouth Medical to feature da Vinci robot at Oceanfest
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park, NJ, USA
By enhancing surgical capabilities, robotic surgery is helping to improve clinical outcomes and redefine standards of care. The da Vinci system is a tool ...

18-Jun-2008
Robotic Surgery at Sparrow Hospital
WLAJ - Lansing, MI, USA
Robot surgery isn't any quicker than the old method, and the cost of the new gadgets is huge, but some surgeons say it's worth it because the operation is ...

12-Jun-2008
Robots Get Rave Reviews In Hospital Rooms
WJZ - Baltimore, MD, USA
This research is giving doctors another reason to recommend robotic surgery to patients. From prostate and bladder surgery to heart bypass, ...

12-Jun-2008
Surgeons get a new tool
Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, MO, USA
I think the problem is going to be more that we’re going to get inundated with people that want robotic surgery." Hospital officials said the da Vinci will ...

12-Jun-2008
Analysts expect Intuitive Surgical to benefit from robotic surgery
SmartBrief - Washington, DC, USA
Intuitive Surgical is poised to benefit from robotic surgery, which is expected to grab a significant share of the surgery market over the next three to ...

12-Jun-2008
Urologic Cancer Patients Benefiting from Robot-Assisted Surgery
Newswise (press release) - USA
Thanks to the view on the console during robotic surgery, Dr. Parekh is able to leave blood vessels intact while removing tumors through three or four small ...

12-Jun-2008
First da Vinci surgical robot in mid-Missouri arrives at Columbia ...
Columbia Missourian - Columbia, MO, USA
In this case, the doctor was Scott Troxel, a urologist and medical director of robotic surgery for MU Health Care. Troxel was one of the surgeons who ...

12-Jun-2008
Movers roundup: GM, James River Coal
Forbes - NY, USA
NEW YORK (AP) - Analysts said Wednesday they expect robotic surgery to take a meaningful portion of the surgery market over the next three to five years, ...

11-Jun-2008
UAMS Doctor First in Arkansas to Perform Robotic Procedure for ...
Arkansas Business Online - Little Rock, AR, USA
Until Burnett's breakthrough robotic surgery, open abdominal surgeries have been the only option for women whose cervix could not be reached through the ...

11-Jun-2008
Analysts see bright future for Intuitive Surgical
Forbes - NY, USA
AP 06.11.08, 2:24 PM ET Analysts said Wednesday they expect robotic surgery to take a meaningful portion of the surgery market over the next three to five ...

11-Jun-2008
William Blair & Company Initiates Coverage of Intuitive Surgical ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
“Intuitive Surgical is transforming the field of surgery with its da Vinci robotic surgery system,” Andrew said. “Early case conversion from an open to a ...

11-Jun-2008
Robotics is here
Las Cruces Sun-News - Las Cruces, NM, USA
By Richard Coltharp/Sun-News Features Editor Roy Willoughby, 69, sits behind a da Vinci robotic surgery system that was on display at the Mesilla Valley ...

10-Jun-2008
Men's health expo set at St. Joseph
Dunwoody Crier - Dunwoody, GA, USA
Researching a new technique called robotic surgery led Lindabury to St. Joseph’s hospital and Dr. Nikhil L. Shah, the Director of Minimally Invasive and ...

10-Jun-2008
Deutsche Bank Positive on Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) After CMS Said ...
StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Birmingham, MI, USA
Deutsche Bank comments on Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG), saying CMS announced that it will be issuing new ICD-9 codes to now cover robotic surgery ...

6-Jun-2008
Health care faces new horizons, and new obstacles
International Herald Tribune - France
Evans backed Intuitive Surgical, a pioneer of robotic surgery, months before it became a hot name in the broker community. It was an astute move, ...

6-Jun-2008
Opening a new era for tele-robotic surgery
Euroalert.net - Valladolid, Spain
... the 17th Annual Congress of the International Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy in Bari (Italy), represents a breakthrough in tele-robotic surgery. ...

3-Jun-2008
Surgical robot benefits women at University Hospitals
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland, OH, USA
University Hospitals Case Medical Center has launched a new program of robotic surgery to provide what is being touted as a "full women's service line" of ...

3-Jun-2008
Robotic Surgery Comes to Mercy Medical
WSHM-TV - Springfield, MA, USA
By Matthew Campbell You may have seen the billboards driving through downtown Springfield, reading "smaller incision, fewer stitches. ...

1-Jun-2008
Hospital Robotics System Shown
The Ledger - Lakeland, FL, USA
Dr. Mark Bandyk, an LRCC urologic surgeon, will give a presentation on "Robotic Surgery Revolution: A New Option for Prostate Surgery. ...

1-Jun-2008
On the cutting edge
2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge, LA, USA
We’re first or second in the country in this arena, in this paradigm shift to robotic surgery.” Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci Surgical System, ...

29-May-2008
Best Children's Hospitals: Defining the Terms
U.S. News & World Report - Washington, DC, USA
Examples include positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT combined), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), robotic surgery, ...

29-May-2008
Hospital benefits from robotic surgery tools
Greenwich Post - Greenwich, CT, USA
That’s the No. 1 benefit for patients at Greenwich Hospital who undergo surgery using robotic technology, said Dr. John Clark, anesthesiologist and a ...

27-May-2008
Hospitals expand use of surgical robots
Wausau Daily Herald - Wausau, WI, USA
See video here Since da Vinci manufacturer Intuitive Surgical won federal approval in 2000, nearly 650 such robotic surgery systems have been installed in ...

27-May-2008
Although criticized as highly expensive additions to an already ...
Pioneer Press - St. Paul, MN, USA
By Jeremy Olson A controversial robotic surgery is gaining popularity among Minnesota cardiac surgeons for repairing defective heart valves and bypassing ...

27-May-2008
Mixed Outcomes in Laparoscopy for Prostates
New York Times - United States
“This paper,” Dr. Hu said, “demonstrates that there are hidden risks for patients who opt for laparoscopic or robotic surgery.” In laparoscopy, a surgeon ...

27-May-2008
YVMC expanding care
Steamboat Pilot - Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
“Down the road, we are looking at robotic surgery, so the new rooms ...

23-May-2008
New bladder cancer surgery
Queens Courier - Bayside, NY, USA
... result in quicker recovery, less pain and less scarring,” said Dr. Lee Richstone, the Director of Robotic Surgery at the Smith Institute for Urology. ...

23-May-2008
Canadian Robotics Triumphs At 1st Surgery
E Canada Now - Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Young 21 year old Paige Nickason is recovering well after being operated on with the assistance of the robotic surgery device. ...

23-May-2008
Steadier than human hands, robot surgeon operates on woman's brain
Sudbury Star - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Sutherland said he hopes to see the neuroArm become a regular tool in all operating rooms, noting the robotic surgery is less invasive for patients. ...

23-May-2008
In the glorious futu