31-Dec-2009
Intuitive Surgical Downgraded - Analyst Blog
Benzinga
Furthermore, the company enjoys a virtual monopoly in robotic surgery without direct competition. The company's razor/razor blade business model ensures ...

31-Dec-2009
Duke Raleigh Hospital to extend expansion
News & Observer
The health system added new equipment such as a robotic surgery system and CT scanners. New touches include modern decor and a grand piano in the dining ...

25-Dec-2009
Robotic Surgery Expert Dr. David Samadi, MD Discusses Recent Study Evaluating ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 12/23/09 -- On the heels of the American Cancer Society's recent controversial response to breast and prostate cancer ...

25-Dec-2009
St. Elizabeth to Implement Robotic Surgery
Inside INdiana Business (press release)
St. Elizabeth Regional Health says its hospitals will soon be the first in Tippecanoe County to conduct robotic surgery. Currently four physicians in ...

25-Dec-2009
Robot Mouth Surgery Gets FDA OK
DOTmed.com (press release)
Called TransOral Robotic Surgery, or TORS, the now FDA-cleared procedure uses the da Vinci surgical robot, made by Intuitive Surgical in Sunnyvale, Calif. ...

25-Dec-2009
Our CEO Of The Year Nominees
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
First on this year's list of nominees is Lonnie Smith, CEO and founder of Intuitive Surgical, which has essentially created the robotic surgery industry ...

25-Dec-2009
business briefs
Farragutpress
... is one of 17 physicians in the United States to be designated as an Epicenter Training Physician for Gynecologic Robotic Surgery by Intuitive Surgical, ...

23-Dec-2009
Lee Memorial to purchase $1.2 million robotic surgery device
The News-Press
... high-tech medical services, Lee Memorial Health System said this afternoon it will purchase its first robotic surgery device for about $1.2 million. ...

23-Dec-2009
CyberKnife robotic surgery cures 4-yr-old
Express Buzz
BANGALORE: Animesh Maithy, a four-year-old boy from Midnapore, West Bengal, who was suffering from brain tumour, got a new lease of life at Health- Care ...

23-Dec-2009
A Christmas Gift to Intuitive Surgical: TransOral Robotic Surgery Gets FDA ...
Medgadget.com
The FDA has given the go ahead for surgeons to use robotic surgery for procedures in the throat and nearby regions by going through the mouth. ...

23-Dec-2009
Lee Memorial to buy robot
The News-Press
Insurance does not offer increased reimbursements to hospitals that use robotic surgery. The Lee Memorial Health System Foundation raised the money to buy ...

23-Dec-2009
More beds, tech, friendlier look for ER
Arizona Daily Star
Instead, officials are focusing on expanding programs in robotic surgery, wound care, pulmonary hypertension and women's imaging, she said.

23-Dec-2009
Health Briefs
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Dr. Carlucci specializes in minimally invasive treatment of urologic cancers, including robotic surgery for the removal of tumors of the prostate, ...

23-Dec-2009
Hope International Centro de Radioterapia of Guatemala Becomes First in Latin ...
PR Newswire (press release)
... carried out the first treatment for a 66-year-old attorney whose prostate cancer recurred a year after it was first treated using robotic surgery. ...

22-Dec-2009
Arizona's First Robotic-Assisted Living-Donor Kidney Transplant Performed at UMC
UA News (press release)
... was performed by Dr. Carlos Galvani, associate professor of surgery and the new director of minimally invasive, bariatric and robotic surgery at UMC. ...

22-Dec-2009
FDA approves Penn-developed cancer surgical technique
Bizjournals.com
... medicine's department of otorhinolaryngology: head and neck surgery, founded the world's first transoral robotic surgery (TORS) program at Penn in 2004. ...

22-Dec-2009
White Plains Hospital Center Uses Art Therapy to Help Adults Recover from ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
Other specialty programs include The Westchester Orthopedic Institute and minimally invasive robotic surgery. The Hospital has the busiest Emergency ...

21-Dec-2009
UCLA Oncologist to Present Educational Workshop on Women's Cancers at The ...
PR.com (press release)
... of gynecologic malignancies including radical ovarian cancer surgery and the latest advances in minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery. ...

20-Dec-2009
People in Action
Inside Tucson Business
Dr. Carlos Galvani joined the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona to lead its section of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and Robotic Surgery. ...

19-Dec-2009
FDA Clears TransOral Robotic Surgery – Developed at Penn –for Tumors of Mouth ...
Healthcanal.com
... Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery founded the world's first TransOral Robotic Surgery (TORS) program at Penn Medicine in 2004, ...

19-Dec-2009
grandson's kidney happily received
Arizona Daily Star
"It makes my movements more precise," explained Galvani, who came to Tucson to become the director of the Minimally Invasive, Bariatrics and Robotic Surgery ...

19-Dec-2009
Korean Healthcare at its Finest
Medical Tourism
Even US doctors come to Korea for training in such specialties as living donor liver transplantation and robotic surgery. There is a very short waiting time ...

17-Dec-2009
Helping robotic surgeons to operate on beating hearts
Gizmag
By Darren Quick Stopping a heart from beating during surgery is a complicated and risky procedure. Robotic technology that predicts the movement of the ...

17-Dec-2009
Family doctor is key to reform
CNN International
But much of it, like imaging scanners and robotic surgery, is used by specialists to diagnose and treat illness. In contrast, primary care doctors rely on ...

17-Dec-2009
El Camino Hospital Los Gatos Announces New Services and Technologies ...
Earthtimes (press release)
To date, the hospital's specialized robotic surgery team has performed 13 surgeries using the da Vinci System, with several more surgeries scheduled this ...

17-Dec-2009
Stocks That Are Better Than Gold
Motley Fool
Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG) stock is tied to robotic surgery machines and their accessories and equipment, as well as to the company's employees and ...

16-Dec-2009
Robotic surgery in male infertility and chronic orchialgia - Abstract
UroToday
The use of robotic assistance during microsurgical procedures is currently being explored in the treatment of male infertility and patients with chronic ...

16-Dec-2009
Dr. David Samadi, MD Demonstrates a Robotic Surgery on Fox News' Ask Dr. Manny ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
"R2D2 meets modern medicine," said Dr. Manny Alvarez when he gave viewers of his November 16th show a true "inside" look at robotic surgery with Samadi at ...

16-Dec-2009
Surgical robots await medical, investment acceptance
Mass High Tech
Indeed, so efficient is the nascent robotic-surgery movement there is already a strong local footprint in its deployment. Among the institutions using ...

16-Dec-2009
3-D modelling enables robotic surgery on beating heart
MTBeurope
A team at the Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics in France has developed a computerized 3D model that allows surgeons to use robotics to operate on a ...

15-Dec-2009
Hospital unveils newest robot surgeon
The News Herald
The first robotic surgery was performed at Bay Medical Center in 2005. The Da Vinci machine at Bay Medical Center recently reached a milestone with 500 ...

15-Dec-2009
Emergency Angioplasty: Topic of next Medicine 2010 lecture at Norwalk Hospital
Connectcut Plus
Upcoming topics in the Medicine 2010 series include: February 23, 2010 - "Learn about Advanced Robotic Surgery" by Jonathan Bernie, MD, urologist, ...

13-Dec-2009
The future is robotic surgery
Ventura County Star
As the article noted, there are many different opinions regarding the future of robotic technology, though one thing is certain, and that is robotic surgery ...

12-Dec-2009
Computer model may make robotic surgery on a beating heart possible
Examiner.com
Rogério Richa, Philippe Poignet and Chao Liu from the Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics, and Microelectronics have developed a 3-D computer ...

12-Dec-2009
Summa Health doctors, local students seek to aid NASA work
Crain's Cleveland Business
... at the University of Akron could help in this endeavor by using their expertise in areas such as minimally invasive therapies and robotic surgery. ...

12-Dec-2009
Sands family, Constellation give $4 million to RGH
Rochester Business Journal
“It is a superb high-tech hospital, a leader in minimally invasive robotic surgery, a pioneer in cardiac care and leads the way in many other specialty ...

12-Dec-2009
Modern Medicine: da Vinci Si
WMBB-TV
Gulf Coast Medical Center is now home to a robotic surgery program using the da Vinci Si. The Si is a new da Vinci model that has smaller arms and advanced ...

12-Dec-2009
French team develops robotic technology to operate on a beating heart
News-Medical.net
If you've been waiting for the day to arrive when computers actually start performing surgery, that moment might soon be upon us. ...

10-Dec-2009
Now for kids, robotic surgery provides more precise results
WFAA
JAMES / WFAA-TV DALLAS — Since the first commercially available surgical robot about seven years ago, robotic surgery has exploded in the US Until recently, ...

10-Dec-2009
Keen edge of cyber surgery
Sydney Morning Herald
... through a 5-7 centimetre vertical incision above the pubic bone - he found those who had robotic surgery were more disappointed with the results. ...

10-Dec-2009
Robotic surgery proves life-saver for Williamstown woman
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
... she would be a prime candidate for thoracic robotic surgery using the daVinci S HD Surgical system Ð a new addition at the Washington Township hospital. ...

10-Dec-2009
Robotics in Action: Dr. Samadi Demonstrates a Robotic Prostatectomy on Fox News
Market Wire (press release)
Samadi, a world renowned robotic surgery expert and Chief of the Division of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology at The ...

10-Dec-2009
Robot aiding surgeons' work
KRQE
SANTA FE (KRQE) - Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe Friday has begun using a robotic surgery device that gives doctors more control ...

9-Dec-2009
Honors and Other Things
UPENN Almanac
He is co-principal investigator of the first IRB-approved human clinical trial for robotic surgery in his specialty, and is actively developing novel ...

8-Dec-2009
Medical Center patients confident in robotic surgery
Spartanburg Herald Journal
The Giep brothers said it's becoming common for patients to request robotic surgery with them after physicians elsewhere proposed abdominal surgery or ...

8-Dec-2009
Washington Hospital Achieves First National Breast Center Certification
dBusinessNews San Francisco (press release)
... Washington Outpatient Catheterization Laboratory; Washington Center for Joint Replacement; the Institute for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery; ...

5-Dec-2009
Robots assiting doctors with surgery
NBC Augusta
Although some critics of robotic surgery say making such small incisions limits a surgeon's abilities, Dr. Francis says for him, four hands are better than ...

5-Dec-2009
'If you can't do any good don't do any harm'
The Island (subscription)
Dr. Chin was invited by the College of Medicine, Colombo, to conduct two lectures on Da Vinci Robotic surgery. Subjects covered included men's health; ...

4-Dec-2009
Surgery Without Scars
Daily Beast
Some percutaneous procedures are still experimental, but others, such as robotic surgery and percutaneous valve repair, are part of everyday clinical ...

4-Dec-2009
Futurist Jack Uldrich Releases 20 Technology Predictions for 2010
PR Web (press release)
Renowned global futurist Jack Uldrich predicts long-distance robotic surgery, "augmented" politicians, black-market synthetic diamonds and "cyborg" soldiers ...

4-Dec-2009
Telemedicine, e-records, and wearable sensors: Medical tech's growth spurt
R & D Magazine
... medical records and monitors within the operating room, to the newer fields of telemedicine and robotic surgery and now wearable monitoring devices. ...

3-Dec-2009
Robotic Surgery Expert Dr. David Samadi Part of a Growing Group of Experts ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
"Also, the study did not specify how many of the surgeries were in fact robotic, since it grouped together robotic surgery with manual laparoscopic ...

3-Dec-2009
William Osler keen to launch robotic surgery program
Brampton Guardian
Dr. Khurshid Guru, director of robotic surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, delivered a presentation on the marvels of technology and how it ...

3-Dec-2009
Children's adds da VInci surgical robot
Cincinnati Business Courier
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center surgeons are joining a trend toward robotic surgery with a $1.7 million piece of new technology. ...

1-Dec-2009
Report Indicates Global Demand for Robotic Surgery Systems
TMCnet
“Robotic Surgery Market Report: 2009 Edition,” reveals that robotics surgery is helping surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgeries. ...

28-Nov-2009
Surgical robot to fight cancer
The Press Association
... has been acquired by Oxford University and the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, will make the city a centre for robotic surgery training in the UK. ...

28-Nov-2009
Eleven Reasons to Be Thankful, Right Here
UC Daily News
From robotic surgery to softer, kinder mammograms, Cookeville Regional Medical Center, with its new building and rooms is a good, good thing. ...

28-Nov-2009
Robotic surgery programs grow at region's hospitals
The Spokesman Review
The da Vinci-brand robots enable surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures. Common surgeries include those for some cancers, ...

26-Nov-2009
3 Inland NW hospitals add robotic surgery systems
The Spokesman Review
Several of the hospital's surgeons train others in robotic surgery. And Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene bought its first da Vinci robot for $1.6 ...

26-Nov-2009
Newsmaker: Gynecologist at Backus Hospital attains robotic surgery certification
Norwich Bulletin
Qualifications: Kalla recently completed his 20th procedure using the robotic surgery technique, which allows him to be listed with other qualified doctors ...

26-Nov-2009
Robots perfect precise science at hospital
Oxford Mail
A £2m robotic surgery system has been installed in an operating theatre at the new Oxford Cancer Centre and will be used for patients undergoing keyhole ...

26-Nov-2009
Weight not a factor in fibroid surgery
United Press International
DETROIT, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- US medical researchers say they have determined a patient's weight is not a factor in achieving successful results from fibroid ...

25-Nov-2009
Titan Medical partners with CAE Healthcare over robotic surgery ...
Product Design & Development - Rockaway, NJ, USA
Under the terms of the deal, CAE has the option to be the exclusive training provider for the Amadeus robotic surgery system. "This agreement marks an ...

25-Nov-2009
Three urologists from Cleveland Clinic's highly-ranked Glickman ...
UroToday - Berkeley, CA, USA
Robert Stein, MD, co-director of Robotic Surgery in the Department of Urology, has received a traveling fellowship as an invited faculty member and lecturer ...

25-Nov-2009
Knee replacement surgery will never be the same
Naples Daily News
By LIZ FREEMAN Bud Dangler has had knee surgery twice and his experiences were like night and day. In 1996, he had total knee replacement surgery on his ...

20-Nov-2009
Patient's Weight Not Linked to Success of Fibroid Surgery
Science Daily (press release)
19, 2009) — Obese patients are no more likely to have post-operative complications than those of average weight when undergoing robotic surgery to remove ...

19-Nov-2009
Robot-Assisted Surgery Unproven in Children
MedPage Today
But there is little evidence that robotic surgery in children produces superior results to traditional laparoscopic and open surgery. ...

19-Nov-2009
Titan Medical Inc. Announces Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended ...
FOXBusiness
Robotic surgery has developed over the past 10 years into a proven and growing method of treatment. The global robotic surgical market size is currently ...

18-Nov-2009
New Report "Robotic Surgery Market Report: 2009 Edition" available through ...
Online PR News (press release)
The report also profiles the major robotic surgery systems, with a discussion of product performance and outlook. Online PR News – 17-November-2009 – The ...

17-Nov-2009
Robot Surgery Safe in Kids, but Outcomes No Better
ABC News
By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Robotic surgery is safe for use in children, but there's little evidence that outcomes for this type of surgery ...

17-Nov-2009
Robot surgery safe in kids, but outcomes no better
Vancouver Sun
A video monitor shows the work of a surgeon as he demonstrates robotic surgery at Montefiore Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery, New York City in a ...

16-Nov-2009
Business briefs
Daily Citizen
Harbin performed Hamilton Medical Center's first robotic surgery procedure. Da Vinci robotic technology enables Harbin and Stuckey to combine their surgical ...

16-Nov-2009
Robots' place in diagnostics, surgeries debated
TMCnet
But in Ventura County, only Community Memorial uses robotic surgery, and no hospitals use robots for long-distance examination or care. ...

14-Nov-2009
Less invasive prostate surgery may have drawbacks
American Journal of Hemotology and Oncology
But according to a study published in JAMA, the patients who opt for the newer laparoscopic techniques, including robotic surgery, may also have more ...

13-Nov-2009
Robot surgeon starts operations
BBC News
"Robotic surgery is the way of the future." He added: "The patients we have operated on so far are undergoing major surgery so they are nervous anyway. ...

13-Nov-2009
Health Robotics Reaches 100% Asia-Pacific Coverage Through its New Exclusive ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The company originally started in the Aesthetic laser surgery and Cryosurgery medical sectors and further expanded into robotic surgery in 2005. ...

12-Nov-2009
El Camino Hospital Expands Robotic Surgery Program
Earthtimes (press release)
"El Camino Hospital has performed more than 500 robotic surgery cases in the last year," said CEO Ken Graham. "It is a proven technique, and we expect the ...

12-Nov-2009
Robotic Repair for Vaginal Prolapse Has Significant Benefits
innovations report
New Mayo Clinic research has found that robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse dramatically reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time. ...

11-Nov-2009
Robotic Prostatectomy Expert Dr. David Samadi Clarifies American Cancer ...
Market Wire (press release)
As an oncologist who is also an expert in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery, Dr. Samadi does not rely on the PSA test alone in making a diagnosis of ...

11-Nov-2009
Robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse has major benefits
India Business Blog (blog)
by ANI on November 10, 2009 Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): A new study has shown that robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse dramatically reduces patient hospital ...

10-Nov-2009
Editorial - Training, credentialing, proctoring and medicolegal risks of ...
UroToday
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The rapid application of laparoscopic and robotic surgery to radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer has really mirrored ...

10-Nov-2009
Mayo researchers find robotic repair for vaginal prolapse has significant benefits
EurekAlert (press release)
"This new robotic surgery is a major improvement and offers more options for women who want to have their prolapse repaired and are looking for a ...

10-Nov-2009
New Jersey doctors are at the forefront of cancer care with innovative robotic ...
Examiner.com
The event marked the 2000th successful robotic surgery performed by the Doctors of New Jersey Center for Prostate Cancer & Urology (NJCPC&U), Dr. Vincent J. ...

8-Nov-2009
Penile Revascularization Effective With Robotic Surgery
UKMedix Health News
New surgical methods have greatly increased the chance of men who have suffered from pelvic crush injuries being able to regain full erectile function. ...

8-Nov-2009
Trust me, I'm a robotic surgeon
Times Online
Robotic surgery, experts concur, is still in a clunky infancy comparable to the advent of costly, bulky home computers in the 1980s. ...

7-Nov-2009
Digital plaster trialled in London
E-Health Europe
The Hunterian Museum in London, part of the Royal College of Surgeons is displaying the digital plaster as part of its robotic surgery exhibition, ...

6-Nov-2009
Genesis will demonstrate da Vinci surgery system
Quad City Times - Davenport, IA, USA
Genesis Medical Center will demonstrate the da Vinci surgery system at a public ... Da Vinci is sometimes referred to as "robotic surgery," but the surgeon ...

6-Nov-2009
Saudi, German experts to visit HMC
Peninsula On-line - Qatar
Dr Ali Reza Kural, Urology Consultant (specializing in robotic surgery) from Turkey, will be seeing patients at HMC on November 14 and 15. ...

6-Nov-2009
Science Careers Blog > Medical Students: Now is the Time to ...
Science Magazine - USA
Robotic surgery? Space medicine? AIDS research? It's all out there. Next, you want to know what questions the laboratory is trying to answer. ...

6-Nov-2009
Surgical Superheroes
Greater Lansing Business Monthly - Lansing, MI, USA
Technically speaking, robotic surgery is minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery performed with the assistance of robotic technology. ...

6-Nov-2009
Options exist in prostate treatment
Calgary Herald - Calgary, AB, Canada
"On the therapeutic side, robotic surgery, different forms of radiation and all these other alternative forms of treatment" are the hot topics in prostate ...

6-Nov-2009
Robotics Hands Help Improve Heart Surgery Recovery
WCCO
It's important to note: the staff is ready at any time to do open heart surgery if something goes wrong with the robotic surgery. As Raikar opened the heart ...

5-Nov-2009
Swedish expands robotic surgery program
Seattle Times - Seattle, WA, USA
Seattle's Swedish Medical Center has opened the first operating room in the country specifically configured for robotic surgery, according to our news ...

5-Nov-2009
Agent Orange, the VA and me
YourHub.com - Denver, CO, USA
After talking with a doctor and reviewing the alternatives, I selected the robotic surgery. Initially, it was to be in late June, but a few days later I got ...

5-Nov-2009
Lightspeed Design to Debut Polarization Modulator for Single Lens ...
NewsBlaze - Folsom, CA, USA
Products and services include surgical display technology for stereoscopic robotic surgery, portable HD 3D projectors, stereoscopic video capture and ...

2-Nov-2009
A Tech Tour-Like Friday At Wayne State U.
WWJ - Detroit, MI, USA
Auner also predicted major improvements in imaging, scanning and remote control robotic surgery, including non-invasive cancer detection and tumor surgery. ...

30-Oct-2009
BCHS nurses earn special credentials
Battle Creek Enquirer
Even though it is referred to as a 'robotic' surgery, the system cannot be programmed nor can it make decisions or incisions on its own. ...

30-Oct-2009
How Robbie the Robot helped me
Get Bracknell
... out that actually the surgeons here were recognised as some of the best in the field so I had no worries at all about opting for the robotic surgery. ...

30-Oct-2009
The future is here
Business Gazette
... at AcceleGlove's application for medical rehabilitation for hand assessment and function, as well as the glove's potential for robotic surgery. ...

29-Oct-2009
YOUR VIEWS: Patients should choose experienced surgeons
The Birmingham News - al.com
By Letters from our readers The recent article "Robotic surgery may mean big trade-offs" was misleading in several areas. The article is correct in saying ...

28-Oct-2009
The impact of robotic surgery on pelvic lymph node dissection during radical ...
UroToday
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Section of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, ...

27-Oct-2009
Doctor tweets surgery
UAB News
Using robotic surgery, which has been the preferred method of surgery of this type for the last decade and is minimally invasive, the surgery was to take ...

27-Oct-2009
The breakthroughs that could help Andrew Lloyd Webber and YOU beat prostate cancer
Daily Mail
PROS: Robotic surgery is increasingly being used because it has two advantages: the operation is more precise and can spare key nerves behind the prostate ...

27-Oct-2009
Cancer Screening Has Risks As Well As Benefits - So Does Life (Part II)
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
... at age 51, is a 10-year survivor of breast cancer and two wonderful children ages 21 and 17) robotic surgery became the best option for me. ...

26-Oct-2009
IPF 2009 - Quality of life after primary treatment of prostate cancer ...
UroToday
Robotic surgery has provided some improvements in post-prostatectomy particularly in less blood loss and improved sexual function. ...

24-Oct-2009
Impotence fears over robotic surgery
The Age
However, the pioneers of robotic surgery in Australia have defended the procedure, saying the research was flawed. The paper compared the long-term results ...

24-Oct-2009
John Muir Health Receives Cancer Program Accreditation
Reuters
Other areas of specialty include general surgery, advanced endoscopic and robotic surgery, weight-loss surgery, orthopedic and neurology programs. ...

23-Oct-2009
UAB Robotics Procedure Live on Twitter Friday; Medical Students, Others to Follow
UAB News
The operation will be performed using one of the two da Vinci robotic surgery systems at UAB Hospital. "Robotic surgery is an attractive and safe ...

23-Oct-2009
No scalpels, please
Peoria Journal Star
Conversely, with the robotic surgery, LoCoco makes four or five very tiny (about 8-10 millimeter) incisions. "They're more like four or five puncture sites. ...

22-Oct-2009
State-of-the-Art Robotic Technologies at Englewood Hospital Offer Patients ...
ParamusPost.com
... August by urologist Richard Lee, MD, Director of Robotic Surgery at Englewood Hospital, who has since performed subsequent surgeries using the system. ...

22-Oct-2009
Intuitive Surgical Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus.com
Since the introduction of the da Vinci Surgical System in 1999, our established base of da Vinci Surgical Systems has grown and robotic surgery volume has ...

21-Oct-2009
Robotic Prostatectomy Expert Dr. David Samadi Responds to Dr. Jim Hu's Robotic ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Additionally, the study grouped all surgeries together, including laparoscopic and robotic surgery data, which does not single out either procedure, ...

21-Oct-2009
No longer science fiction, robots assisting surgeons
Issaquah Press
He was surprised one of the options seemed right out of science fiction — robotic surgery. “I have a son serving in Iraq,” Malina said. ...

21-Oct-2009
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha (blog)
Lastly, our teams are making progress in researching and commercializing mechanisms that will allow for single port robotic surgery. ...

21-Oct-2009
Minimally Invasive Prostate Cancer Surgery Shows Benefits, Shortcomings
National Cancer Institute - NCI Cancer Bulletin
... than 40 percent of all prostatectomies, an increase that the researchers believe has been largely driven by the rapid proliferation of robotic surgery. ...

20-Oct-2009
Robotic system revolutionizing kidney surgery to remove tumors
Naples Daily News
Dr. Michael D'Angelo, a urologist who specializes in minimally-invasive surgery and robotic surgery, did the procedure. “I was kind of leery,” Stalling said ...

20-Oct-2009
UPMC Urologist Pushing For Early Prostate Cancer Screenings
ThePittsburghChannel.com
Those opting for surgery also have to choose between open surgery, the kind performed by Nelson, or minimally invasive robotic surgery. ...

19-Oct-2009
WCE 2009 - Robotic extended pelvic lymphadenectomy for bladder cancer: Initial ...
UroToday
With the adoption of more minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy and robotic surgery, similar to retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for testicular ...

19-Oct-2009
Complications cited in minimally invasive prostate surgeries
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
With robotic surgery the surgeon sits at a computer and manipulates a robot to do the operation through the small openings. In 2003, minimally invasive ...

19-Oct-2009
Ask doctors, not billboards
Boston Globe
... less-invasive methods, including a robotic surgery technique that is often advertised on billboards and widely touted as having fewer side effects. ...

16-Oct-2009
A less invasive robotic surgery
Investor's Business Daily
A less invasive robotic surgery used to treat prostate cancer is getting negative reviews. Men who had this surgery are more likely to be incontinent and ...

16-Oct-2009
Study casts doubt on robotic prostate cancer surgery
Allentown Morning Call
Study authors also noted some advantages of robotic surgery, but questioned whether widespread ads hailing robotic surgery may lead consumers to discount ...

16-Oct-2009
Study raises concerns about robotic prostate surgery
Boston Globe
And patients, he added, are particularly receptive to advertising of minimally-invasive robotic surgery. "Patients intuitively perceive minimally-invasive ...

16-Oct-2009
Robotic Surgery Expert Dr. David B. Samadi Discusses the Benefits of Surgery ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
If a newer study were to incorporate a contemporary series of robotic surgery patients, Samadi is optimistic that the downstaging trend and the prognosis ...

16-Oct-2009
Robotically assisted minimally invasive bladder reconstructive surgery on ...
News-Medical.net
Researchers who presented a study at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons concluded that robotic surgery made it possible for the ...

15-Oct-2009
Caution sounded on robot-aided prostate surgery
Boston Globe
And patients are particularly receptive to advertising of minimally invasive robotic surgery, he added. “Patients intuitively perceive minimally-invasive ...

15-Oct-2009
Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-off
The Associated Press
Dr. Steve Freedland of Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, NC, said he doubts the findings will dampen the enthusiasm for robotic surgery — he ...

15-Oct-2009
In Some Respects Minimally Invasive Prostate Surgery Is Riskier Say Researchers
Medical News Today
He said all the claims that are driving the robotic surgery are "not based on any credible evidence". "We have to ask, how is this technology impacting our ...

15-Oct-2009
OU Unveils New Robotics Training Center for Surgeons OU selected as top ...
Bixby Bulletin
Robotic surgery is fast becoming the choice of patients and surgeons in an ever-expanding number of medical specialties. Gynecology and gynecologic oncology ...

15-Oct-2009
New Report Just Published Surgical Assist, Campus, Personal Services, and ...
Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung)
... number of procedures performed using a robotic surgical system and to educate surgeons, hospitals and patients as to the benefits of robotic surgery. ...

14-Oct-2009
Facility built to provide training
Journal Record (subscription)
OU recently finished a $1.8 million addition to its Clinical Skills Education and Testing Center that features robotic surgery equipment, the da Vinci Si, ...

14-Oct-2009
Pro and Cons on Prostate Surgery
New York Times
With robotic surgery the surgeon sits at a computer and manipulates a robot to do the operation through the small openings. In 2003, minimally invasive ...

14-Oct-2009
Minimally invasive prostate surgery carries risk, study suggests
Los Angeles Times
Procedures relying on robotic surgery have increased from 1% to 40% of all radical prostatectomies from 2001 to 2006 and may be as high as 75% of all ...

14-Oct-2009
Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-off
The Associated Press
Dr. Steve Freedland of Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, NC, said he doubts the findings will dampen the enthusiasm for robotic surgery — he ...

14-Oct-2009
Minimally invasive prostate surgery may increase the risk of some complications
Los Angeles Times
Although minimally invasive robotic surgery may eventually offer advantages over traditional surgery for all men, there is a learning curve among surgeons ...

14-Oct-2009
Spider Pill Walks Through You, Looking for Cancer
Singularity Hub (blog)
As Catherine Mohr mentioned in her discussion about robotic surgery, the future of medicine requires a better way of sensing what is happening in our bodies ...

14-Oct-2009
Health briefs: Hearing screenings encouraged in Oct.
The News-Press
Robotic surgeons will be on hand to discuss the benefits of robotic surgery, and local doctors and visitors can test their own skills on the robot during ...

14-Oct-2009
11:27 (SCI) SUCCESS OF TURKISH WOMAN SURGEON
Anadolu Ajans
Avsar said she got robotic surgery training in an advanced surgery technological training center in France. Robotic surgery is the use of robots in ...

13-Oct-2009
Centennial Medical Center adds robotic surgery system
The Tennessean
By Getahn Ward • THE TENNESSEAN • October 12, 2009 Centennial Medical Center said it has added a high-definition robotic surgical system that surgeons can ...

13-Oct-2009
Taglich Brothers Initiates Coverage on Novadaq Technologies Inc.
Genetic Engineering News (press release)
SPY has been adapted to open, minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Recent studies have demonstrated improvements in surgical outcomes, reductions in ...

12-Oct-2009
AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference - Thousands of Senior MedTech Leaders ...
Reuters
... Medical Robots, SRI International Jonathan J. Hwang, MD, Director of Robotic Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Associate Professor in Urology, ...

10-Oct-2009
cyberknife a viable treatment option for Atrial fibrillation, behavioural ...
pharmabiz.com
The robotic surgery system, used to treat a variety of cancers, is now preferred for correcting abnormal heart rhythms. It is being recommended to replace ...

10-Oct-2009
Doctors gather to discuss using robots in surgery
Chicago Tribune
The first annual meeting of the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association takes place Friday and Saturday at the Swissotel on E. Wacker Dr. This technique has ...

8-Oct-2009
Three impressive new medical treatments for women
Greenwich Citizen
It's called da Vinci Robotic Surgery and Dr. Caroline Filor, also of Brookside Greenwich Gynecology, is one of only two gynecologists currently performing ...

8-Oct-2009
Robotic surgery expert is Dover speaker
Citizen of Morris County
DOVER - The meeting of the Dover Recreation for Seniors at 2 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 20, will host guest speaker Dr. Greg Zimmerman, director of Robotic Surgery ...

8-Oct-2009
State grants hospital conditional approval
News of Orange County
They are also required to provide the projected number of patients, classified by diagnosis, expected to use the da Vinci robotic surgery system in ...

8-Oct-2009
CyberKnife to strive for change in cancer care
Siliconindia.com
Urologist NP Gupta from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) uses another robotic surgery system called Da Vinci, and defines that in his ...

6-Oct-2009
CyberKnife may bring about change in India cancer care
Livemint
At the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), urologist NP Gupta, who uses another robotic surgery system called Da Vinci, says that in his ...

6-Oct-2009
InferX Corporation Adds Renowned Surgeon to Board of Advisors to Further ...
Earthtimes (press release)
He is also the co-editor of Robotic Surgery: Theory and Operative Technique, a ground-breaking textbook on robotic surgery, published by McGraw Hill Inc, ...

6-Oct-2009
Creative cures
Greater Milwaukee Today
"Robotic surgery" conjures up images of R2D2, and why not — it's been around almost as long as the beloved "Star Wars" character. ...

6-Oct-2009
Men's event slated for next week
Great Falls Tribune
Informational booths will include da Vinci robotic surgery , urology, Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute, Benefis Spirit of Women, Benefis Heart & Vascular ...

4-Oct-2009
For human hearts, renovation by robot
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A model of a heart used to demonstrate the robotic surgery technique. Dr. Atiq Rehman peers into a operating console during a demonstration of the da ...

4-Oct-2009
Results and Research of Robotic Surgery
USPRwire (press release)
The Cancer study represents the most comprehensive analysis of the largest series of patients undergoing robotic surgery, with the longest follow-up, ...

4-Oct-2009
Telemedicine allows for long-distance diagnoses
Washington Times
Duke University engineers are working on how to get a computer to direct robotic surgery on patients in dangerous situations such as a battlefield or in ...

4-Oct-2009
The Register-Guard
The Register-Guard
Robotic surgery is far less invasive than conventional surgery, and allows patients to recover more quickly with less pain and return to work sooner, ...

3-Oct-2009
Robots make surgery easier for doctors, patients
MetroWest Daily News
Rockford Memorial Hospital nurses Nicki Perrine (from left) and Kimberly Schrader demonstrate the da Vinci robotic surgery system with Dr. Michael Fumo ...

1-Oct-2009
Sci-Fi Surgery On Exhibit: 7 Medical Robots That May Make You ...
Inventorspot
(ref) Imagine these toys assembling themselves after you swallow them, so they can go on to perform robotic surgery somewhere in your body. ...

1-Oct-2009
Dr. Dennis Eisenberg Performs First Robotic Surgery at Baylor ...
PR.com (press release)
Dr. Dennis Eisenberg performed a hysterectomy procedure as the first davinci method robotic surgery at the Baylor Medical Center of Frisco, Texas. ...

29-Sep-2009
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Establishes Prostate Cancer ...
HealthNewsDigest.com
"He brings to the Institute his vast experience and numerous innovations in robotic surgery and patient care, as well as cutting-edge research that is ...

29-Sep-2009
Mayo Clinic Study: No Significant Differences Comparing Robotic Vs ...
Insciences Organisation
... MD, Gynecologic Surgery, evaluated 81 patients with benign fibroid tumors — 40 who underwent robotic surgery and 41 who underwent laparoscopic surgery. ...

27-Sep-2009
The Surgeon May Never Have to Touch His Patient
New University Online
Dr. Ornstein said that many people, upon hearing about robotic surgery, fear that 'the robot will take over. There's no intelligence involved. ...

26-Sep-2009
The Medical Minute: Robotic surgery for treatment of prostate cancer
PhysOrg.com
Robotic surgery represents the next potential iteration for advances in minimally invasive surgery. The first robotic-assisted surgery performed in 1995 ...

26-Sep-2009
New robotic technology offers alternatives to invasive surgery
MU The Parthenon
By BY KATIE FOWLER Cabell Huntington Hospital is offering a new state-of-the-art robotic surgery for women. The Da Vinci Surgical System is offering ...

25-Sep-2009
MAQUET Cardiovascular Announces Leading Robotic Heart Surgeon ...
PR Newswire (press release)
"A miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass system, such as MAQUET's MECC technology, provides alternatives to surgeons performing robotic surgery and allows ...

25-Sep-2009
Robot aids in precision prostate cancer surgery
The Desert Sun
... Health Systems in suburban Chicago, told a Reuters reporter, “If you don't do robotic surgery, you may as well get out of the prostate surgery business. ...

24-Sep-2009
Queen's 1000th robotic surgery scheduled for tomorrow
Honolulu Advertiser
"Thanks to this medical movement toward robotic surgery, Hawaii residents no longer have to go to the Mainland for many of the latest procedures," Art ...

24-Sep-2009
What surgery will look like in the future
CNN
While the "da Vinci" system is the most widespread robotic surgery tool, Rustic says the "Sensei Robotic Catheter System" is also starting to be used for ...

24-Sep-2009
Robotic Prostatectomy Expert Dr. David Samadi Weighs Newer vs ...
Earthtimes (press release)
Because it is minimally invasive, robotic surgery can salvage the delicate nerves surrounding the gland and preserve sexual function and continence, ...

24-Sep-2009
Robotic Surgery
ABC 4
With the da Vinci® Surgical System, surgeons and hospitals are re-writing accepted standards for surgical care. da Vinci is changing the experience of ...

23-Sep-2009
Business briefs
Explorer News
... with particular interests including erectile dysfunction, incontinence, prostate health and prostate surgery, and robotic surgery. ...

23-Sep-2009
Surprising report: robotic-assisted surgery may decrease patient ...
Examiner.com
The da Vinci robotic surgery system includes al breadth-taking 3D console fully equipped with joysticks, motion sensors and a three- arm robotic systems ...

23-Sep-2009
Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy Safe and Effective for Renal Tumors
Cancer Consultants
Robotic surgery is being increasingly evaluated for performing total and partial nephrectomies. When partial nephrectomy is performed, one of the main ...

23-Sep-2009
Practice, Rehearsal, and Performance An Approach for Simulation ...
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
10 As with robotic surgery, patient-specific simulation (incorporating patients' authentic imaging data within VR simulators) may allow surgical trainees to ...

23-Sep-2009
Newark prostate awareness event offers look at robotic surgery system
NJ.com (blog)
Among the benefits of robotic surgery are a reduced risk of infection, less blood loss and need for blood transfusions, shorter hospital stay, less pain and ...

22-Sep-2009
Robotic-assisted surgery speeds recovery from prostate removal
PennLive.com
With colleague Dr. Christopher Moyer, Owens will be presenting "The Age of Robotic Surgery" on Sept. 28 at a prostate cancer awareness event at Holy Spirit ...

22-Sep-2009
One in six men will get prostate cancer
OCRegister
"With robotic surgery – which allows a minimally invasive radical prostatectomy – we eliminate the traditional procedure requiring an incision from the ...

22-Sep-2009
Medical Societies Rally for Robotic Surgery
Zikkir World (blog)
Medical practitioners including surgeons and doctors are now pushing the use of high-tech robotic equipment in the field of medicine. ...

22-Sep-2009
Prostate testing saves lives
nwitimes.com
Starting a few years ago, minimally invasive robotic surgery offered a safer path to prostate surgery. Dr. Alsheik used the device to remove Scott's ...

21-Sep-2009
'Virtual surgery' reduces recovery time after major procedures
In-Forum
meritcare offers robotic surgery as a treatment option for some procedures. Special to The Forum A robot performed Sheila Nelson's hysterectomy this ...

21-Sep-2009
Student develops device to help eye surgeries
CMU The Tartan Online
It is because of these diseases that many of today's leading researchers and robotics scientists are motivated by robotic surgery. ...

21-Sep-2009
Colon cancer robotic surgery was performed for the first time in ...
Momento 24
In the town of Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires the first colon surgery was performed on a woman through robotic surgery. The procedure was performed at ...

19-Sep-2009
Experts: Surgeons need proper training, standards for robotic surgery
SmartBrief
Medical societies, including the American Urology Association, will address the issue of standards for robotic surgery at the World Congress of Endourology, ...

19-Sep-2009
American College of Surgeons September Updates
Examiner.com
The didactic postgraduate course PG18 Pelvic Robotic Surgery will be held on Sunday, October 11, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the American College of Surgeons ...

19-Sep-2009
FEATURE - Medical societies push standards for robotic surgery
Reuters India
By Debra Sherman CHICAGO (Reuters) - Surgeons are increasingly turning to high-tech robotic equipment to operate on patients with prostate cancer and other ...

18-Sep-2009
Medical societies push standards for robotic surgery
Reuters
Robotic surgery is used on patients suffering from gynecological cancer, coronary artery disease, kidney cancer, and bladder cancer and in about 85 percent ...

16-Sep-2009
Da Vinci Surgery Expert Dr. Samadi Talks About Robotic ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
... who is also trained in traditional open and laparascopic surgery, notes that the pendulum is moving away from radiation and toward robotic surgery. ...

16-Sep-2009
McGraw-Hill Medical Wins 2009 BMA Medical Book of the Year Award
Reuters
The coveted award went to the ground-breaking Robotic Surgery: Theory and Operative Technique by Drs Farid Gharagozloo and Farzad Najam. ...

16-Sep-2009
Leaving No Scars Behind
USC News
... assistant professor of urology (pediatric) and director of the Pediatric Robotic Surgery program at Childrens Hospital; Roger De Filippo, ...

16-Sep-2009
Robotic Surgery Now Available at The Medical Center
WBKO
The Medical Center now houses the da Vinci Surgical System, designed to offer state-of-the-art treatment to men suffering from prostate cancer. ...

16-Sep-2009
When a loved one gets cancer
Kelowna.com
David agreed, but was intrigued by the option of robotic surgery. "I started researching prostate surgery quite intensively," he says. ...

16-Sep-2009
....for the better health of Indians
DoctorNDTV
Dr. Rajiv Yadav specialises in Urologic Oncology and Robotic Surgery. He joined 'Medanta-The Medicity' after finishing a Fellowship in Robotic Prostatectomy ...

15-Sep-2009
trihealth information sessions explain robotic prostate surgery
Cincinnati.com
Find out if robotic prostate surgery is right for you during one of two information sessions offered by the trihealth robotic surgery program. ...

15-Sep-2009
Robotic Surgery Expert Dr. Samadi Offers Advice on Overseas Da ...
Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung)
looking for cheaper alternatives abroad. This big business is known as "medical tourism," : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_tourism United States. ...

15-Sep-2009
Robotic Surgery Expert Dr. Samadi Offers Advice on Overseas Da ...
Earthtimes (press release)
But experience in robotic surgery is simply not enough. A surgeon must be trained in the traditional open and laparoscopic surgery as well as robotics. ...

15-Sep-2009
Robotics in surgery; the past, present and future!
OnMedica
Robotic surgery is rapidly expanding across all the specialties. There is a clear benefit to its use particularly for those surgeons who wish to offer their ...

14-Sep-2009
Seminar will focus on robotic surgery
Ventura County Star
He will explain the benefits of robotic surgery and how it is being used in other disciplines, as well as his own experiences with the robot. ...

13-Sep-2009
Qatar Robotic Surgery to setup local research network
TopNews Arab Emirates
Qatar Robotic Surgery Centre (QRSC) seeks to become a focal point for international expertise in robotic surgery and the centre has planned to establish ...

13-Sep-2009
UM doctor chosen for innovative training program in cancer research
U-M Health System News
Dipen J. Parekh, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio: As director of robotic surgery in the Department of Urology at his institution, ...

13-Sep-2009
Baptist Medical Center to offer free prostate screening
Shelby County Reporter
A few weeks later, doctors at the hospital used the DaVinci robotic surgery system to safely remove Roger Lumpkin's prostate gland. Because doctors used the ...

12-Sep-2009
Robotic arms are hands for Kalamazoo surgeon
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Jim recently had robotic surgery for prostate cancer at Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo. Friday, September 4, 2009. KALAMAZOO -- When James Dean of Kalamazoo ...

11-Sep-2009
Post-RALP Recovery of Sexual Health
Renal and Urology News
In addition, Dr. Sawczuk is Chief of Urologic Oncology and Dr. Munver is Chief of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery.

11-Sep-2009
Qatar Robotic Surgery Centre to sponsor MICCAI conference
Zawya
Doha, 9 September 2009: Qatar Robotic Surgery Centre will sponsor the 12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted ...

11-Sep-2009
Bob Shryock: Deptford artist's donation efforts music to ...
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
... joining Kennedy from the Robotic Surgery Educational Center in Annapolis, Md. Dr. Lee will oversee the thoracic surgery program at Kennedy and assume a ...

11-Sep-2009
Ground-Breaking Robotic Surgery Guide Scoops First Prize At BMA ...
Medical News Today (press release)
The first complete sourcebook covering developing techniques in robotic surgery won first prize at the 2009 BMA Medical Book Awards hosted last night ...

10-Sep-2009
Qatari centre to sponsor key meeting
Peninsula On-line
DOHA: Qatar Robotic Surgery Centre will sponsor the 12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) ...

10-Sep-2009
Qatar aims to be robotic surgery hub
Gulf Times
Qatar Robotic Surgery Centre (QRSC), an initiative from Qatar Science & Technology Park, will sponsor the 12th international conference on Medical Image ...

10-Sep-2009
Prostate Cancer Surgery
WSLS.com
In February of this year I featured Robotic Surgery used at Centra Health's Lynchburg General Hospital for prostate cancer surgery. During my interview with ...

10-Sep-2009
Robot surgery book wins BMA award
ComputerWeekly.com
Robotic Surgery: Theory and Operative Technique, by Farid Gharagozloo and Farzad Najam of the George Washington University Hospital, beat 684 other entries. ...

10-Sep-2009
Urology practice opens in Madison Surgery Center
The Huntsville Times - al.com
Sharpe was trained at Emory University with a study concentration on minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery. In upcoming months, Alabama Urology ...

9-Sep-2009
Robotic Surgery Expert David B. Samadi, MD Compares Hormone ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Robotic surgery : can salvage the delicate nerves surrounding the gland that preserve sexual function and continence. This JAMA study will inevitably ...

9-Sep-2009
Robotic Surgery Expert David B. Samadi, MD Compares Hormone ...
SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
Modern-day robotic prostate surgery is a far cry from the traditional open or laparoscopic surgeries of the past. Nowadays, an experienced surgeon like Dr. ...

9-Sep-2009
Exhibition Review: Sci-Fi Surgery @ The Hunterian Museum
Londonist - London, UK
If the phrase 'robotic surgery' conjures up gruesome images of a buzz-saw wielding automaton, indiscriminately carving its malfunctioning appendages into ...

9-Sep-2009
Marin Voice: MGH board should
Marin Independent-Journal - San Rafael, CA, USA
Since the separation was announced in 2006, many important acquisitions (eg Cancer Institute linear accelerator, Da Vinci robotic surgery system) were ...

9-Sep-2009
Bluepoint Surgical Group Co-Sponsoring Weight Loss Surgery ...
PR Web - Ferndale, WA, USA
The futuristic da Vinci® Robotic Surgery System allows for minimal incisions, less scarring, and a quicker recovery time after weight loss surgery. ...

8-Sep-2009
Beaufort Memorial reducing blood transfusions
Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
In the operating room, BMH physicians are using a variety of blood-saving tools and techniques, among them laparoscopic and/or robotic surgery, ...

8-Sep-2009
12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and ...
TechWhack (press release) - New Delhi, Delhi, India
... associated with medical imaging and computer assisted surgery. ... NVIDIA, Qatar Robotic Surgery Centre, Quanser, Robocast, Sensegraphics AB, ..

7-Sep-2009
With robotic surgery, the Medicare gap really hurts
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The scheduled fee for prostate surgery is just under $1500, but the cost of the robotic assisted surgery, the surgeon, and the anaesthetist is nearing ...

7-Sep-2009
South Dakotans' labor reflected in the detail
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, SD, USA
And in 2004, Peery was the first doctor to perform robotic surgery in South Dakota. But high-tech can't replace skilled hands. Peery calls surgery a chance ...

6-Sep-2009
Hospitals open the door to sci-fi's medical robots
Independent - London, England, UK
The machine, which is a monitor linked up to several robotic arms that can be controlled by the surgeon, is more precise than either open surgery or ...

5-Sep-2009
League's £1.5m moves hospital into age of robotic surgery
South Devon Herald Express - Torquay, England, UK
"Robotic surgery is becoming the accepted standard in the United States, where it was launched in 1999. "It was first introduced to the UK in 2003, ...

4-Sep-2009
Editorial - Face, content, and construct validity of dV-trainer, a ...
UroToday - Berkeley, CA, USA
Educational researchers at the Lahey Clinic have confirmed the experience at Indiana University which shows that experienced robotic surgeons perform each ...

4-Sep-2009
Hamilton Medical Center adds surgical robot
Daily Citizen - Dalton, GA, USA
“We are very pleased to offer the residents of Northwest Georgia the most advanced robotic surgery system available and the only technology of its kind in ...

4-Sep-2009
Small but smart
Macleans.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
... associate vice-president of research at McMaster University in Hamilton, which has done leading research in stem cells and robotic surgery. ...

3-Sep-2009
Health Briefs
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Chattanooga, TN, USA
Activities include a golf mini-clinic, Q&A session with a urologist on robotic surgery for men, and information about heart health and sleep disorders. ...

3-Sep-2009
RGH to sponsor High Falls Cooking for a Cure event
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester, NY, USA
RGH is a pioneer and a top 20 hospital in the nation for minimally invasive robotic surgery and surgical treatment for prostate cancer. ...

3-Sep-2009
Precision Surgery
Ortho SuperSite - Thorofare, NJ, USA
Robotic surgery has progressed in the unicompartmental knee, and this innovation is in the final stages of development in THA. Progress in better outcomes ...

3-Sep-2009
Rabbi Leads National Crusade Against Prostate Cancer
PR Web - Ferndale, WA, USA
Moved by his positive experience with robotic surgery for his early-stage prostate cancer, he became a patient health care educator. ...

2-Sep-2009
Early screenings are crucial
Westport-News - Westport, CT, USA
Stephen Batter of Wilton, chief of urology at Norwalk Hospital, and Jonathan Bernie, chief of robotic surgery, will be conducting free prostate cancer ...

2-Sep-2009
LEARN MORE ABOUT PUERTO RICO'S HIMAHEALTH THROUGH NEW HEALTHCARE ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Cutting-edge treatments, such as CyberKnifeÒ treatments, da VinciÒ robotic surgery and equipment such as the Aquilion® ONE are available. ...

2-Sep-2009
September Means Back to School and Prostate Cancer Awareness: Tips ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK
Dr. Samadi counsels that today's robotic surgery is not like the traditional open surgery in the past. Utilizing the da Vinci surgery robot, Samadi controls ...

1-Sep-2009
da Vinci Robotic Surgery offered at excellent prices in Monterrey ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien, Austria
The benefits of using the Robotic method during surgery are numerous. It can lead to fewer post-operative complications and infections, as well as a shorter ...

1-Sep-2009
Prostate Cancer Seminar On Tap
kypost.com - Covington, KY, USA
... as well the benefits of minimally invasive robotic surgery made possible by the addition of the hospital's new da Vinci Surgical robotic system. ...

1-Sep-2009
Surgical robots help Great Lakes Bay doctors fight cancer
The Saginaw News - MLive.com - Saginaw, MI, USA
by Jill Armentrout | For The Saginaw News Robotic surgery and precision radiation therapies in the Great Lakes Bay Region help doctors fight cancers in new ...

29-Aug-2009
RANDOM RAMBLINGS ~ Prostate Cancer…or How I Spent My Summer Vacation
TheDay - New London, CT, USA
With the DaVinci robotic surgery there are five small incisions made. You are released the next day and the catheter is removed after about ten days. ...

29-Aug-2009
Public viewing of the da Vinci Surgical System at Stamford HospItal
Stamford Plus Magazine - Stamford, CT, USA
Dr. Ketan K. Badani is also the Director of Robotic Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, where he leads one of the largest and ...

28-Aug-2009
St. E. Holds Prostate Cancer Awareness Seminar
kypost.com - Covington, KY, USA
... well the benefits of minimally invasive robotic surgery thanks to the addition of our new da Vinci Surgical robotic system at St. Elizabeth Healthcare. ...

28-Aug-2009
Fighting Chance Presents Free Symposium For Cancer Patients
Hamptons.com - Southampton, NY, USA
... mid-island facility in Commack; and Rahuldev (Rahul) Bhalla, MD, Robotic Surgery Specialist from the Cancer Center at Stony Brook University Hospital. ...

28-Aug-2009
Chance to run hospital's robot coming
Wilton Bulletin - Wilton, CT, USA
This community health education event, “Learn about Advanced Robotic Surgery,” is being offered as a public service by Norwalk Hospital to provide ...

28-Aug-2009
oBand Surgery Centers Perform the World's First Outpatient Robotic ...
SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
oBand Director of Robotic Surgery S. Adam Ramin, MD, an assistant professor at City of Hope National Medical Center, today announced they have performed the ...

26-Aug-2009
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Zacks.com - Chicago, IL, USA
Furthermore, the company enjoys a virtual monopoly in robotic surgery without direct competition. The company's razor/razor blade business model ensures ...

26-Aug-2009
Big Lots Gains 6.5%; Winn Slides
Wall Street Journal - USA
Accuray shed 94 cents, or 12.5%, to 6.58, after the maker of robotic surgery systems projected sales for the first quarter and the fiscal 2010 below ...

26-Aug-2009
Marshall University surgeon offering robotic surgery for female ...
The Lincoln Journal - Hamlin, WV, USA
Dawley said she also uses the surgical robot, previously only used at Cabell Huntington Hospital for prostate surgery, for other gynecologic procedures ...

26-Aug-2009
US HOT STOCKS: Burger King, Big Lots, Chico's, Accuray
Wall Street Journal - USA
Accuray Inc. (ARAY, $6.74, -$0.78, -10.37%) reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue above analysts' expectations, but the maker of robotic surgery systems ...

26-Aug-2009
BEFORE THE BELL -2: US HOT STOCKS TO WATCH
Zawya - United Arab Emirates
Shares of the maker of robotic surgery systems fell 9.4% to $6.81 in pre-market trading. Corinthian Colleges swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit as its ...

25-Aug-2009
US HOT STOCKS: Winn-Dixie, Accuray Active In Late Trading
Wall Street Journal - USA
Shares of the maker of robotic surgery systems fell 10% to $6.75 in late trading. GameStop named Catherine R. Smith, the former financial chief of home ...

23-Aug-2009
Da Vinci Successful For Delicate Surgery
WJBF-TV - Augusta,GA,USA
It describes this gynecologist controlled robotic surgery as less invasive, implying that it is safe. If you watch the surgery being performed on the Da ...

23-Aug-2009
St. Patrick Hospital performs its first hysterectomy by robotics
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
Mary Firth is the first woman to undergo a hysterectomy with St. Patrick Hospital's robotic surgery machine. TOM BAUER/Missoulian By MICHAEL MOORE of the ...

23-Aug-2009
Creative release
Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
The computer mouse, HDTV, Internet domain tags (.com and .gov, etc) and advanced robotic surgery are all landmark innovations credited to SRI, a non-profit ...

22-Aug-2009
Robotic surgery at Galaxy soon
Sakaal Times
Robotic surgery and telerobotic surgery would thus be available to the numerous patients that come to this institute not only from all over India but also ...

22-Aug-2009
Robots Help Surgeons Treat Thyroid Cancer
TMCnet
A recent study indicates that more patients are keen on choosing the less invasive options offered through robotic surgery.

22-Aug-2009
Cyberknife robotic surgery will be OK'd on case-by-case basis.
Gainesville Sun
By Diane Chun Medicare patients in North Central Florida who are looking for the most appropriate treatment for prostate cancer will continue to have ...

21-Aug-2009
The Facts On Open vs. Robotic Prostatectomy
Boston Channel.com
First, robotic surgery is a minimally-invasive approach, so by its very nature, patients have less abdominal trauma due to smaller incisions and most will ...

20-Aug-2009
Autonomous tech 'requires debate'
BBC News
Also, it says, robotic surgery will begin to need less human intervention. But it suggests that much debate is needed to address the ethical and legal ...

19-Aug-2009
St. Lucie Medical Center conducts session about robotic surgery
TCPalm
... Awareness program, St. Lucie Medical Center is inviting the public to the Stuart YMCA to get more information about minimally invasive robotic surgery. ...

19-Aug-2009
Norwalk Hospital offers free prostate cancer screenings during ...
Norwalk Plus Magazine
Treatment options for localized prostate cancer include radiation therapy and new surgical techniques such as robotic surgery, resulting in less pain and ...

18-Aug-2009
Cardiac Care ; Physician Assistant ; Surgery
ADVANCE for Physician Assistants
Come work for an innovative Reuter's Top 100 Cardiac Hospital specializing in DaVinci-S Robotic surgery and the latest heart surgery technologies. ...

18-Aug-2009
UNMH a pioneer in robotic surgery
UNM Daily Lobo
“With the robotic surgery, you can really do just as good an operation as you can with your actual hands inside of a patient.” Satyan Shah, director of ...

17-Aug-2009
My cancer and a lesson in healthcare
Times Online
Nowadays you can pick from radium seeds (what Rudy Giuliani chose); nerve-sparing da Vinci robotic surgery (what John Kerry chose) or Hifu (high-intensity ...

15-Aug-2009
Innovative robotic surgery becomes more common in Heartland
KFVS
Entertainment News from AP By Christy Hendricks - email CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - Imagine a surgeon using a robot to operate on a person half a world away ...

14-Aug-2009
USF plans $4 million robotic surgery center
Examiner.com
The University of South Florida, partnering with Intuitive Surgical Inc, has established the USF Health daVinci Center for Computer Assisted Surgery. ...

14-Aug-2009
International robotic surgery forum launches in Chicago
PhysOrg.com
Today, a group of robotic surgeons from across the globe launched the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA), designed as an international think tank ...

13-Aug-2009
High cost puts value of surgical robots in doubt
The Detroit News
Today, robotic surgery is widely used by urologists and gynecologists performing complex procedures around delicate organs, such as in the treatment of ...

12-Aug-2009
Baptist Health Announces New Cardiac & Thoracic Group
Business Wire (press release)
... general thoracic robotic minimally invasive surgery and serves as a clinical instructor for other thoracic surgeons who wish to learn robotic surgery. ...

12-Aug-2009
Report: Robotic Surgery Offers Options for Endometrial Cancer Patients
TMC Net
And results from a recent study show that more patients may want to see the less invasive options offered through robotic surgery. According to the study, ...

11-Aug-2009
Baptist adds new heart surgeons to staff
MiamiHerald.com
Other team members are Mark Dylewski, a robotic surgery specialist who has been affiliated with Baptist for five years, and Lisardo Garcia-Covarrubias, ...

11-Aug-2009
Chindex Posts Profit on Product Sales, Health Services
Washington Post
Last year, the company suffered a financial loss as it waited for government approval to use expensive robotic surgery equipment it had acquired. ...

11-Aug-2009
Surgeons learning robotics
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington, WV, USA
Jensen became a full-time robotic surgeon in January 2004. Jensen was among about the first 20 surgeons in the US to have performed 20 robotic surgery cases ...

11-Aug-2009
New USF center will provide robot-assisted surgery training
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg, FL, USA
USF paid $2.25 million for the company's most advanced robotic surgery system, which came out in April. The company also agreed to loan the university a ...

11-Aug-2009
Robotic Surgery
WUSF Public Broadcasting - Tampa, FL, USA
Cheryl Jordan is a doctor of family medicine in Stuart, and underwent a hysterectomy through robotic surgery. That was 16 days ago. Sunday night, she walked ...

11-Aug-2009
CHDX: Hits 52-Week High on Increased Q1 Revenue and Earnings
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
We witnessed continued demand for the products from our diversified portfolio, particularly robotic surgery systems. We also saw strong demand for women's ...

11-Aug-2009
Baptist announces new heart surgery team
MiamiHerald.com - Miami, FL, USA
Other members of the team are Mark Dylewski, a robotic surgery specialist who has been affiliated with Baptist for five years, ...

10-Aug-2009
Fibroid removal could prevent unnecessary hysterectomies
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL, USA
Nicklaus recoiled at the idea of having major surgery to cut out an organ of her body ... and the advance of robotic surgery is helping to make that easier. ...

10-Aug-2009
Program set at Mercy Hospital
Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City, IA, USA
... cancer treatments, ranging from a "GPS"-type system that helps diagnose lung cancer to robotic surgery for prostate cancer to targeted gene therapy.

9-Aug-2009
Study Finds Robotic Surgery to Treat Endometrial Cancer Associated ...
Chicago Press Release Services - Chicago, Illinois, USA
The study, appearing in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, evaluated a multiinstitutional database of 405 patients who underwent robotic surgery ...

7-Aug-2009
Stupendous Success for Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy
The Open Press (press release) - USA
Compared to open surgery, robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy ... Now the art of surgery can done with the help of robots called “Robotic Surgery”. ...

7-Aug-2009
July shows early-stage investors eyeing economic recovery
Mass High Tech - Boston, MA, USA
The new funds will be used to move Cardiorobotics' main robotic surgery product toward the commercial market by establishing a clinical feasibility trial on ...

6-Aug-2009
Robotic surgical system to help doctors remove cancer
Milan News-Leader - Milan, MI, USA
With robotic surgery, that incision is 1 to 2 centimeters. "This is the future of medicine," Cleary said of robotic surgery. Cleary says it gives a surgeon ...

6-Aug-2009
Uterine cancer: Obesity a key risk factor
The Boston - Bay State Banner - Boston, MA, USA
Because of her relative good health and “strong abdominal muscles,” the surgeon recommended robotic surgery. The minimally invasive method can be used ...

6-Aug-2009
2 Nebraska professors win $750K NASA grants
NTV - Kearney, NE, USA
Shane Farritor, a mechanical engineering associate professor, is working on robotic surgery with Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov, associate professor at the University ...

4-Aug-2009
New Benefis surgical system is a true work of art
Montana's News Station - Missoula, MT, USA
A. Devices for "robotic surgery" are designed to perform entirely autonomous movements after being programmed by a surgeon. The da Vinci Surgical System is ...

4-Aug-2009A
Prostate Cancer Surgeon David B. Samadi, MD Discusses Importance ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK
However, each patient is different, and in the rare cases where open or laparoscopic is needed to complete robotic surgery, doctors with expertise in all ...

4-Aug-2009
What If the Market Stays Down for a While?
Motley Fool - USA
I think, for example, of Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG), a robotic surgery equipment maker I discovered via our Motley Fool Rule Breakers newsletter ...

30-Jul-2009
Single-incision procedure is easier on the patient
Indianapolis Star
You may be familiar with robotic surgery. The idea there was that instruments could move around like a hand and wrist inside much better than laparoscopy ...

30-Jul-2009
Physician assistants, nurse practitioners gain stature, value in ...
Modern Medicine
One is the primary assistant in all robotic surgery, and that's better than having different scrub nurses every time we do surgery. ...

29-Jul-2009
Robotic Surgery Expert David B. Samadi, MD Discusses Frequently ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 07/28/09 -- Prominent New York urologist, Dr. David B. Samadi, extolled the benefits of robotic surgery for prostate cancer ...

29-Jul-2009
News briefs
Fairfaxtimes.com
“This is just the beginning for robotic surgery. There is no doubt that in the future the applications of the da Vinci will only continue to grow,” said Dr. ...

28-Jul-2009
Catherine Mohr Promises More Robotic Surgery
Singularity Hub
Catherine Mohr is on the cutting edge of robotic surgery. Photo by Liz Hafalia The wonderful thing about robotic surgery is that it is already here. ...

27-Jul-2009
New robot may ease prostate surgery for Oklahomans
NewsOK.com
Wong, medical director for the hospital's Center for Robotic Surgery, has operated on half a dozen prostate cancer patients in recent weeks using a new ...

24-Jul-2009
Public invited to try surgical robotics
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins, CO, USA
Members of the PVHS robotic surgery team will be on hand to provide information and answer questions. Community members will be able to test-drive a mobile ...

24-Jul-2009
St. John's Hospital Acquires Latest Technology in Robotic-Assisted ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
With the acquisition in late June of the dual console da Vinci, St. John's aims to be the Midwest leader in training for robotic surgery. ...

23-Jul-2009
A local perspective on health care
Southeast Missourian - Cape Girardeau, MO, USA
A recent example is the early adoption of robotic surgery in Cape Girardeau -- before many major medical centers. Already hundreds of patients in this area ...

23-Jul-2009
Robo Surgery Comes To Loudoun Hospital
Leesburg Today - Leesburg, VA, USA
Dr. Gregory Schenk, medical director of robotic surgery, was on hand to demonstrate how the system allows doctors to conduct complex operations, ...

23-Jul-2009
UNM Children's Hospital Performs State's First Pediatric Robotic ...
UNM Today - Albuquerque, NM, USA
Surgeons at the University of New Mexico Children's Hospital have successfully performed the state's first ever pediatric robotic surgery. ...

22-Jul-2009
Public invited to try hand at surgical robot on Friday
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins, CO, USA
The event will highlight the robotic surgery expertise available through the ... Members of the PVHS robotic surgery team will be on hand to provide ...

22-Jul-2009
Saint Barnabas Medical Center Announces Bariatric Surgery Center ...
TheAlternativePress.com - New Providence, New Jersey, USA
Both Drs. Andrei and Bilof have extensive training in minimally invasive alternatives to traditional surgery, including robotic surgery, which allows them ...

22-Jul-2009
Rush to introduce robotic surgical system to public
Meridian Star - Meridian, MS, USA
"We want to encourage the public to especially attend these sessions so they will have more knowledge about the robotic surgery," Davis said.

22-Jul-2009
Foundation raises $4M for John Muir robots
MSN Money - USA
... said Tuesday it raised $4 million to buy two daVinci robotic surgery systems for the hospital's Walnut Creek and Concord campuses. ...

22-Jul-2009
Foundation raises $4M for John Muir robots
Triangle Business Journal - Raleigh, NC,USA
... said Tuesday it's raised $4 million to fund the purchase of two daVinci robotic surgery systems for the hospital's Walnut Creek and Concord campuses. ...

22-Jul-2009
John Muir Health Foundation Funds Advanced Robotic Technology for ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK
Studies have shown that patients benefit from minimally invasive robotic surgery by experiencing less blood loss and post-operative pain or discomfort, ...

21-Jul-2009
Robotic surgery comes to JARMC
Meridian Star - Meridian, MS, USA
Anderson said more patients are demanding robotic surgery. "It's a very consumer-driven technology," he said. "And we have responded to that demand from ...

21-Jul-2009
40 Years Later, What The Space Race Has Meant For Sports.
Bleacher Report - CA, USA
Global Positioning Satellites, enriched baby formula, many medical technologies (CAT scans, MRIs, kidney dialysis, robotic surgery, and more), ...

21-Jul-2009
Shelby Baptist Medical Center Selects UnitStock to Increase Safety ...
PRLog.Org (press release) - TX, USA
Other technological advances at the facility include a 3 Tesla MRI, a robotic surgery program and a state-of-the-art invasive cardiology suite.

21-Jul-2009
Intuitive Surgical rises following analyst upgrade
CNBC - Englewood Cliffs, USA
"Robotic surgery represents a critical tool that hospitals need in order to effectively compete for patients," the analyst wrote. ... 

19-Jul-2009
Reform Health Care Now: Special interest groups shouldn't call the ...
Daily Finance - New York, NY, USA
For example, in my field, gynecology, preliminary research has shown robotic surgery to be promising in terms of treating women's health problems less ...

17-Jul-2009
Saint Joseph's joins landmark study of percutaneous mitral repair ...
Duluth Weekly - Duluth, GA, USA
“The MitraClip device is a natural progression of research treatment options from minimally-invasive approaches, such as robotic surgery, to non-surgical ...

16-Jul-2009
Hopkins Hospital Ranks #1, Again
WBAL Radio - Baltimore, MD, USA
... patient safety, nurse staffing and designation as a national nurse "Magnet" hospital, advanced technologies such as robotic surgery, state certification ...

16-Jul-2009
Doing Major Surgery With Only Minor Incisions
News 8 KFMB - San Diego, CA, USA
The Mira Mesa resident is the most recent patient to undergo robotic surgery at Scripps Mercy Hospital. It may look like a video game, but the sophisticated ...

16-Jul-2009
The High-Tech Hospital of the Future
U.S. News & World Report - Washington, DC, USA
Originally approved for general abdominal procedures like gallbladder removal, robotic surgery—the surgeon manipulates computer controls rather than a ...

16-Jul-2009
How tech transforms the lives of people in need
KTNV Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV, USA
You'd think that robotic surgery would be more expensive to the patient, since the systems cost $1.9 million each and carry a yearly maintenance cost of ...

16-Jul-2009
RBH robot's at the cutting edge of technology
Reading Post - Reading, England, UK
Patients undergoing open surgery would be kept in hospital for a week following prostate removal, but Mr Boltwood, who opted for the robotic surgery, ...

15-Jul-2009
Path-breaking Heart Surgery at Chettinad Health City
Express Healthcare Management - Mumbai, India
Dr R Ravi Kumar, Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Disease & Robotic Surgery Center, CHC performed the surgery on a 54-year-old man, who had a history ...

15-Jul-2009
Newsmaker: Backus urologist T. Casey McCullough earns inclusion on ...
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich, CT, USA
His fellowship in robotic surgery was completed at L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris, France. He participated in more than 100 surgeries using a ...

14-Jul-2009
Armenian Medical World Congress convenes in New York
Armenian Reporter - Yerevan, Armenia
... orthopedic surgery, psychiatry, infectious diseases, cardiovascular disease, women's health, radiology, endocrinology, and robotic surgery. ...

14-Jul-2009
Mildred R. Chernofsky, MD joins Sibley's Gynecologic Oncology and ...
PRLog.Org (press release) - TX, USA
... and Advanced Pelvic Surgery as the principal investigator of the Gynecologic ... trophoblastic disease, and advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery. ...

12-Jul-2009
Welwyn Garden City man has successful Da Vinci surgery
Times 24 - Welwyn Garden City, England, UK
ROBOTIC surgery used to treat prostate cancer at Lister Hospital has been a success for a WGC man. Andrew Houghton was one of the first to have his surgery ...

11-Jul-2009
One of the first hospitals in the Midwest to begin using the ...
Higher Medicine - manhattan, NY, USA
The da Vinci Si HD (High Definition) is the newest version of the robot introduced earlier this year to push the potential of robotic surgery. ...

11-Jul-2009
Scripps hosts open house to debut new surgical robots
Del Mar Times - Del Mar, CA, USA
Special guests attending the open house will include urologic robotic surgery patient and Scripps Mercy Hospital donor Douglas Barnhart, and cardiothoracic ...

10-Jul-2009
Canonsburg Woman Undergoes Robot-Assisted Weight Loss Procedure at AGH
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
With both conventional and robotic laparoscopic surgery, ... Reporting in the September, 2008 Journal of Robotic Surgery, surgeons from the University of ...

9-Jul-2009
Meditate Your Way To Better Bladder Health
Alternative Health Journal - Santa Monica, California, USA
... that train the brain to control the bladder without medication or surgery. ... groups in Chicago to offer this type of minimally invasive robotic surgery.

8-Jul-2009
Robotic surgery available at Orange Regional Arden Hill campus
Times Herald-Record - Middletown, NY, USA
This state-of-the-art, advanced technology integrates 3-D high-definition endoscopy and state-of-the-art robotic technology to virtually extend the ...

8-Jul-2009
ISRG: Great Technology, Tougher Medical Spending Environment 0 ...
Seeking Alpha - New York, NY, USA
Particularly worrisome for ISRG is the expectation that robotic surgery is an area that will undergo the most significant spending cuts in the short term. ...

7-Jul-2009
Robo-school
ModernHealthcare.com - Chicago, IL, USA
At the same time, a surgery using the robotic arm can cost $12000 to $15000 ... Those metrics alone should make providers consider robotic surgery with more ...

7-Jul-2009
Peninsula Regional launches laparoscopic center
Delmarva Now - Salisbury, MD, USA
SALISBURY -- Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury recently announced the launch of the Peninsula Institute for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, ...

7-Jul-2009
Industry 'can learn from Benn policies
Financial Times - London, England, UK
Among the sectors that could be promoted in this way were low-carbon energy, aerospace components, biofuels and robotic surgery. ...

7-Jul-2009
Barron's S&P 500 Stock Screen
Seeking Alpha - New York, NY, USA
5) Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): The dominant player in robotic-surgery devices, Intuitive Surgical shares have fallen far from their peak but still look ...

1-Jul-2009
Source: Ophthalmology Times
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA
... he added, include slit-lamp applications for remote medicine, 3-D for patient education, telemedicine, telesurgery, and perhaps even robotic surgery. ...

30-Jun-2009
Walking on AIR
Scarlet Scuttlebutt - East Brunswick, NJ, USA
He had the robotic surgery on May 13 and within about four weeks was back to 100 percent. Robotic prostatectomy allows a surgeon to control a set of robotic ...

30-Jun-2009
St. John's, Memorial turn to surgical robots
The State Journal-Register - Springfield, IL, USA
One study suggests that robotic-surgery patients have unrealistic expectations because of all the hype that can surround the technology, so they are more ...

28-Jun-2009
Robotic surgery taking hold at Macon hospitals
Macon Telegraph - Macon, GA, USA
Despite the benefits, some patients initially balk at the idea of robotic surgery. “It scares some people. They say, 'I'm not being operated on by a robot. ...

28-Jun-2009
Siblings go through
WANE - Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Kizilisik said Lutheran is also one of the few transplant centers in the country to use robotic surgery for the donor patient. Technology over the years has ...

28-Jun-2009
Mercy to offer robotic surgery
Janesville Gazette - Janesville, WI, USA
Officially, it's called the da Vinci Si HD dual-console robotic surgery system. GM was on the mind of Dr. Nick Gianitsos, who noted Mercy Health System is ...

28-Jun-2009
Robotic surgery is here
Beloit Daily News - Beloit, WI, USA
On Monday, Gianitsos will perform Mercy's first robotic surgery, a prostrate procedure. He'll be proctored by another surgeon who's performed at least 100 ...

27-Jun-2009
Prostate test is a must for worrying doc
New York Daily News - New York, NY, USA
Sawczuk is a proponent of robotic surgery, which in recent years has emerged as a popular minimally invasive technique.

27-Jun-2009
Michael Coyle: Urogynecologist
Pensacola Business Journal - Pensacola, FL, USA
"When West Florida brought the robot, they called me and asked me to come out because I'd already been doing robotic surgery. ...

26-Jun-2009
Janesville Mercy Hospital ready for robotic surgery
WCLO - Janesville,WI,USA
by STEVE BENTON ( Contact ) Thursday, June 25, 2009 WCLO's Steve Benton reports on a new surgical device that allows two doctors to perform robotic surgery ...

26-Jun-2009
5 Stocks Ready to Bounce Back
Motley Fool - USA
ISRG is on the cutting edge of robotic surgery. Every new article I read involves a surgeon detailing a new use for the DaVinci. ...

26-Jun-2009
Know Yourself and Make More Money
msnbc.com - USA
In the current recession, demand for Intuitive's expensive robotic surgery equipment has slowed. Even companies that enter a slower-growth phase can make ...

25-Jun-2009
Porter hospital showcases robotic surgery
Chesterton Tribune - IN, United States
The public got an intimate look at Porter Hospital's robot-assisted surgical method, known as the “daVinci system,” during an open house last week. ...

25-Jun-2009
If We Didn't Advertise We'd Go Broke Treating the Poor
San Diego Reader - San Diego,CA,USA
A new program Scripps and other big hospitals are marketing is robotic surgery. Hitchcock says the secret to advertising this program is not to “market its ...

24-Jun-2009
OB-GYN Dr. Michael J. Coyle continues his pioneering efforts in ...
Santa Rosa Press Gazette - Santa Rosa, FL, USA
Dr. Coyle's robotic surgery usually results in the same after effects, including less scarring, faster recovery, and a quicker return to normal activities ...

23-Jun-2009
IUGA 2009 - To Compare Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Robotic Cases ...
UroToday - Berkeley, CA, USA
Our goal was to evaluate intra operative and post operative indices after laparoscopic and robotic surgery in gynecology at our institution when performed ...

22-Jun-2009
For young ballplayer, robotic surgery a big hit
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park, NJ, USA
By CAROL • GORGA WILLIAMS • COASTAL MONMOUTH BUREAU • June 21, 2009 LONG BRANCH — For a while, it looked like Leo DiGuilio, shortstop extraordinaire, ...

20-Jun-2009
The Myth of Prevention
Wall Street Journal - USA
... in the hospital) to make full use of their PET scan, their gamma knife, their robotic-surgery facility, their cancer center, their birthing center. ...

20-Jun-2009
Area student 'sews up' name for BCHS's robotic surgery system contest
Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek, MI, USA
Battle Creek Health System took that concept to another level when it decided to hold a 'Name the Robot' contest for its highly touted robotic surgery ...

20-Jun-2009
Korean wave includes surgery
중앙데일리 - South Korea
... developed countries are trained in fields that require cutting-edge technology, such as liver transplants, stomach cancer surgery and robotic surgery. ...

20-Jun-2009
Surgical technique benefits high risk kidney transplant patients
The Virtual Medical Centre - Perth, Australia
The surgery marks an advancement in the field of minimally invasive robotic surgery for complex procedures, particularly for patients who are at risk for ...

19-Jun-2009
Banner heart surgeon to speak about robotics
EVLiving - USA
Banner Heart is home to the Southwest's premier robotic surgery program, with more than 300 procedures already completed. Banner Heart Hospital opened in ...

19-Jun-2009
Nintendo Wii Could Help Doctors Prep for Surgery
FOXNews - USA
... the console to teach robotic surgery, where surgeons can use robots for precise, minimally invasive procedures or to help patients at remote locations. ...

19-Jun-2009
Undergoing prostate cancer surgery
7Online.com - New York,NY,USA
When Tom was wheeled into surgery, doctors quickly prepped him for robotic surgery which has become a specialty at the medical center. ...

19-Jun-2009
Reining in Renal Cancer
Curetoday.com (press release) - Dallas, TX, USA
In December that year, surgeons at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia removed his kidney using minimally invasive robotic surgery. ...

19-Jun-2009
Surgical Strategies
Curetoday.com (press release) - Dallas, TX, USA
“Laparoscopic surgery is like driving a manual transmission; robotic surgery is like driving an automatic transmission,” Nguyen explains. ...

19-Jun-2009
Puerto Rico's HIMAHEALTH Now an Option in US Healthcare
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
Cutting-edge treatments, such as CyberKnife® treatments, da Vinci® robotic surgery and equipment such as the Aquilion ® ONE are available. ...

19-Jun-2009
Robotic Surgery Used to Treat Prostate Cancer
KSMU Radio - Springfield, MO, USA
These days, Dr. Guilliams and his colleagues are using robotic surgery to treat prostate cancer… "Well, the way the robot works is the surgeon is actually ...

19-Jun-2009
NHS Innovation EXPO Showcases Revolutionary Healthcare
eGov monitor - London, UK
From life-saving devices that improve circulation to robotic surgery techniques and improved diagnostics, we benefit from space exploration -- and most of ...

18-Jun-2009
Wii Used to Advance Medicine
Gamespy.com - Irvine, CA, USA
Other researchers are also interested in using the Wii to help teach special skills like robotic surgery. At the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill ...

18-Jun-2009
Dr. David B. Samadi Says Talk About Prostate Cancer and Celebrate ...
SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
David B. Samadi, MD, is a board-certified urologic oncologist trained in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery. He is one of the world's most experienced ...

18-Jun-2009
Powerful Ideas: Wii Aids Doctors and Patients
LiveScience.com - New York, NY, USA
"There are surgery simulators out there, but these are still very expensive. ... are especially interested in using the console to teach robotic surgery, ...

17-Jun-2009
BCHS surgeon to talk about healthy lungs and how to keep them that way
Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek, MI, USA
One of the newest tools in the physicians' arsenals to address lung disease is the robotic surgery platform. Dr. Gleeson is the first surgeon in SW Michigan ...

17-Jun-2009
Washington DC Weight Loss Surgery Practice Bluepoint Surgical ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
On the new website, Bluepoint Surgical Group also details the new da Vinci® Robotic Surgery System, a futuristic new tool that can be used in a variety of ...

16-Jun-2009
General Surgeons A Dying Breed?
Archives of Surgery - USA
As a surgeon, I am proud of the tremendous advances my profession has made in the last decade: limb transplants, robotic surgery, and telemedicine. ...

15-Jun-2009
Many Americans would trust robotic surgery: Poll
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
By Patricia Reaney, Reuters Comments (1) Professor Lord Ara Darzi speaks about robotic surgery in front of a streaming video of a robot demonstrating surgery ...

13-Jun-2009
Armenian Medical World Congress to Feature Prominent Speakers
Armenian Weekly - Watertown, MA, USA
Famed surgeon Lord Ara W. Darzi, does robotic surgery from his London office. Dr. Darzi, the newly appointed Minister of Health of Great Britain will attend ...

13-Jun-2009
Robotic Surgery for Gynecological Problems: Wider Range of ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
Abnormal bleeding and pelvic pain, the cardinal symptoms of both benign and cancerous gynecological problems, are common and burdensome causes of ...

13-Jun-2009
Robot-Assisted Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery with No Neck Incisions Performed
iReports.com (press release) - College Station, TX USA
On June 9, 2009, Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, FACS, of Texas ENT and Allergy, successfully performed a Robot-assisted endoscopic thyroid lobectomy...

12-Jun-2009
Americans willing to have robotic surgery: poll
Reuters India - Mumbai, India
Trust and reliance on the Internet have increased so much that nearly half of Americans said they would have robotic surgery conducted via the Internet, ...

12-Jun-2009
Distinguished Armenian-American health professionals to convene in NY
Armenian Reporter - Yerevan, Armenia
Famed surgeon Lord Ara Darzi KBE does robotic surgery from his London office. Professor Darzi, parliamentary under-secretary of state and government ...

11-Jun-2009
Doctor's best friend
Danbury News Times - Danbury, CT, USA
By Robert Miller For William Guaragno, the choice was simple -- robotic surgery was the best way to treat his prostate cancer. ...

11-Jun-2009
Oak Brook resident has a first: Robotic surgery
TheDoings-ClarendonHills.com - Clarendon Hills, IL, USA
By NICK VOGEL Contributor When Deirdre Bennett learned she needed a life-saving surgery, she decided to let a robot make the actual excisions. ...

10-Jun-2009
BPW speakers focus on health, leadership
Journal-Advocate - Sterling,  CO,  USA
Panter also talked about robotic surgery using the da Vinci robot. “The da Vinci robot is going to absolutely revolutionize gynecologic care; it already is ...

6-Jun-2009
Renowned Surgeon Inderbir Gill Welcomed
USC News - Los Angeles, California, USA
... team is working on, including organ building and regeneration, image-guided surgery, automated robotic surgery and development of personalized medicine. ...

6-Jun-2009
Dr. Allen M. Chernoff Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - USA
Dr. Chernoff is a respected specialist in laparoscopy and robotic surgery. He has 10 years experience treating urologic disease. His practice focuses on the ...

6-Jun-2009
Cramer's Mad Money - Joy Global May Need Some Cheering up (6/4/09)
Seeking Alpha - New York, NY, USA
Intuitive Surgical's robotic surgery system for hysterectomies and prostrate disorders is not the attracting the kind of demand that was initially expected. ...

6-Jun-2009
First Robotic Lung Surgery In Tampa Bay Performed At Moffitt ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
The 68-year-old retiree from Punta Gorda underwent robotic surgery at Moffitt Cancer Center to remove a cancerous part of his lung. ...

4-Jun-2009
Robotic heart surgery performed at HMC
Peninsula On-line - Qatar
The hospital will soon conduct robotic surgery in other departments as well, including the general medicine, paediatric and cancer departments. ...

4-Jun-2009
Robotic surgery system at Lourdes
News 10 Now - Syracuse, NY, USA
BINGHAMTON, NY -- A specialized robotic surgery system has found its new home at Lourdes Hospital. Surgeons and administrators were showing off the $2 ...

4-Jun-2009
Lourdes now offers robotic-assisted surgery
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton, NY, USA
The daVinci Si HD Surgical System is the most advanced robotic surgery available to surgeons, according to a news release from the hospital. ...

4-Jun-2009
Robotic Surgery
About .com - New York, New York, USA
The main focus of the center will be using robotic surgery for prostate cancer and other urologic conditions but will also support the use of robotic ...

3-Jun-2009
Lord Darzi develops robotic 'beating heart' surgery
Times Online - UK
... and apart from the wheels, it has the appearance of being stationary,” Professor Darzi, codirector of the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery at Imperial, ...

3-Jun-2009
Krumholz: Which doctors measure up? In the US health care system ...
Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX, USA
He heard that the doctor used a fancy new robotic surgery device and assumed that this meant that he was good. Six months later, he occasionally loses ...

3-Jun-2009
Lourdes Hospital Announces the Addition of Robotic-Assisted Surgery
WBNG-TV - Binghamton, NY, USA
By WBNG News Lourdes Hospital announced today that it is home to the newest and most technologically advanced robotic surgery system, the da Vinci Si HD ...

3-Jun-2009
Intuitive Surgical rises following upgrade
Forbes - NY, USA
The company's da Vinci robotic surgery systems are used in heart and urologic procedures, among other operations. Harish set a price target of $180 per ...

3-Jun-2009
Companies on call as health troubles mount
Financial Times (subscription) - London, England, UK
So common is childhood obesity in Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Gulf, he is mentioned by his doctors only as a study of robotic surgery. ...

3-Jun-2009
Best of AUA Chicago 2009
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA
The literature underestimates the number and severity of complications associated with robotic surgery; thus, patients should be counseled carefully. ...

2-Jun-2009
OU Medical Center becomes fifth in the world to use robot surgical ...
OKC.Biz - Oklahoma City, OK, USA
... that has become available … it worked flawlessly,” Carson Wong, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Medical Director, Center for Robotic Surgery, OU Medical Center, said. ...

2-Jun-2009
A proton beam in Manhattan?
Crain's New York Business - New York, NY, USA
ROBOTS: A $3 million gift from the Richard S. and Karen LeFrak Charitable Foundation will establish the LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery at New ...

1-Jun-2009
Public gets hands-on time with surgical robot
East Valley Tribune - Mesa, AZ, USA
Scottsdale Healthcare allowed the public to test drive two of the machines at an exposition to raise awareness about robotic surgery. ...

30-May-2009
Robots Remove Tumors
Ivanhoe - Winter Park, FL, USA
... his esophagus completely," Miguel Gomez, MD, Director of Robotic Surgery at Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute in Houston, Texas, told Ivanhoe. ...

30-May-2009
Robotic Surgery Coming to NYC Hospital
MyFox Atlanta - Atlanta, GA, USA
By AP NEW YORK - newyork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has received a $3 million gift to establish a robotic surgery center. ...

29-May-2009
$3 Million Gift Establishes LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery
Cornell Chronicle - Ithaca, NY, USA
Leading Robotic Urologic Surgeon Dr. Ash Tewari Named Director of Robotic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center NEW YORK ...

29-May-2009
Free 'test drive' of surgery robot May 31 at Chandler Fashion Center
EVLiving - USA
The event is being hosted by Scottsdale Healthcare, the state's pioneer in robotic surgery. Surgeons slated to attend include urologists Dr. Dale Russell ...

29-May-2009
Seniors Body Clock Ticking Better than Ever after Robotic Surgery ...
SeniorJournal.com - San Antonio, TX, USA
June 2 will mark the one-year anniversary of my robotic surgery for prostate cancer. It was conducted at Henry Ford Hospital by the remarkable surgeon Dr. ...

29-May-2009
Screen on the Green back with 'Future'
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
KATIE LESLIE St. Joseph's center to focus on robotic surgery St. Joseph's Hospital on Wednesday announced the formation of the Visconti Center for Robotics, ...

28-May-2009
Robotic surgery becomes reality
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino, CA, USA
Redlands Community Hospital invited members of the public to get a hands-on lesson on a robotic surgical machine. Representatives from Sunnyvale-based ...

28-May-2009
St. Joe's starts robotics center
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC, USA
Robotic surgery allows surgeons to manipulate robotic arms perform procedures with greater accuracy and in a minimally invasive fashion. ...

28-May-2009
Annals of Medicine The Cost Conundrum
New Yorker - United States
... its flat-screen video monitors, the hybrid operating room with built-in imaging equipment, the surgical robot for minimally invasive robotic surgery. ...

28-May-2009
Local doctors urge more health care workers to train for robotic ...
TMCnet - USA
However, robotic surgery is still new, and not all studies have confirmed that it is better than older techniques. One consumer group warns patients to make ...

27-May-2009
Local doctors urge more health care workers to train for robotic ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Memphis, TN, USA
Dr. Todd Tillmanns is president of The Memphis Robotic Surgery Society, a group of doctors who specialize in robotic surgery. Tillmanns' primary use of the ...

27-May-2009
Robotic Surgery Gives Cancer Patients An Option Close To Home
KFSM - Fort Smith, AR, USA
Because robotic surgery is not as invasive as traditional surgery, recovery time is much faster. "No pain pills. I didn't take a single pain pill. ...

27-May-2009
WPI to Host Robotics Researchers for Annual New England ...
WPI News - USA
Graduate students will present 13 papers on such topics as image-guided robotic surgery, a wheelchair-mounted robotic arm that can open doorknobs and ...

27-May-2009
Lisbonite webcasts prostate surgery
Sussex Sun - Oconomowoc, WI, USA
Dr. Brian Butler performed the two-hour robotic surgery at Waukesha Memorial Hospital while his staff video-recorded the operation. Butler later gave Daniel ...

27-May-2009
Scripps Mercy Ball Raises Healthy Amount for Hospital
San Diego Business Journal - CA, USA
The gift will fund a second da Vinci Surgical System for Scripps Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Program at Scripps Mercy Hospital. ...

26-May-2009
Robotic surgery tool allows doctors to take 'hands-off' approach
Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
Royal said his patients are pleased to hear the surgery with robotic assistance will not leave them with a large scar and will allow them to reduce their ...

25-May-2009
What a Texas town can teach us about health care.
New Yorker - New York, NY, USA
We went inside the surgery building. It was sleek and modern, with recessed lighting, ... the surgical robot for minimally invasive robotic surgery. ...

25-May-2009
Heart to Heart Talk Minimally invasive surgery
Cebu Daily News - Lahug Cebu City, Philippines
These procedures are performed by surgeons specially trained in robotic surgery and/or minimally invasive surgery. For example: while standard open ...

23-May-2009
Founding director gives insider's view of health research next week
Exchange Morning Post - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
He will also set the stage for topics to be explored in future lectures, which could range from cancer treatment to pain management to robotic surgery to ...

23-May-2009
Twente robot technology - heading for the top
Eurogates - Netherlands
Another area in which a great deal of work is being done is robotic surgery, in which surgeons are aided by robots. This relates to procedures that have to ...

22-May-2009
TerKeurst attends AUA meeting
Baxter Bulletin - Mountain Home, AR, USA
TerKeurst said the two-day course about state-of-the-art robotic urologic surgery and its impact on the practice of urology was a highlight of the sessions. ...

22-May-2009
Awards for Royal Berkshire Hospital staff
Reading Evening Post - Reading, England, UK
... Susan Carruthers, the departmental lead practitioner in central theatres, who has been instrumental in introducing the new robotic surgery to the trust. ...

21-May-2009
Dr. David B. Samadi Introduces New Prostate Cancer Care Center for ...
SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
"The care that patients receive before and after undergoing robotic surgery is as crucial to their recovery as the procedure itself," said Dr. Samadi. ...

20-May-2009
Urologists undertake outreach programme at Sunyani Hospital
Ghana News Agency - Accra, Ghana
"The introduction of laparoscopy in the management of localised Ca of the prostate, followed by robotic surgery in the urologic armamentarium has resulted ...

19-May-2009
Robotics enhancing surgeons' work at Bloomington Hospital
The Herald-Times (subscription) - Bloomington, IN, USA
Though robotic-assisted surgery has been around since the 1990s, .... “But I love the robotic surgery,” she said. “I think everybody should have it. ...

19-May-2009
Business briefs
Gary Post Tribune - Gary, IN, USA
Jonathan Nalli, CEO of Porter Health System, spoke on Porter hospital's da Vinci robotic surgery program at the First World Robotic Gynecology Congress on ...

19-May-2009
Belly button incision is nearly scar-free surgery
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH, USA
Minimally invasive surgery is getting even less invasive. ... Center for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery in the urology department at the Cleveland Clinic. ...

16-May-2009
The future is here / Local physician uses robotic surgical system
StandardNet - Ogden, Utah, USA
Dr. Larry Smithing, an obstetrician and gynecologist, said some people get the idea that, with robotic surgery, the robot is doing all the work and no ...

16-May-2009
West Florida Hospital's surgical robot on display
Pensacola News Journal - Pensacola, FL, USA
Physicians will be on hand to explain how robotic surgery helps to improve clinical outcomes. With the robot's, surgical procedures may be performed with ...

15-May-2009
Low-tech Mumbai, no RoboDocs in city
Times of India - India
I was told a robotic surgery would offer better results, so opted for it,'' said Warulu. Sci-fi was played out in the operation theatre after Warulu was ...

15-May-2009
S. Oregon surgeons conduct robotic surgeries
KDRV - Medford, OR, USA
"I came in the morning, and I was discharged by late afternoon, was home recovering at probably 5 that afternoon," says Robotic Surgery Patient Nancy ...

14-May-2009
Mumbai surgeon conducts India's first robotic stomach surgery
Press Trust of India - New Delhi, India
This is the first Gastrointestinal (GI) robotic surgery in India although robotic surgeries have been performed for cardiac and urology problems, ...

14-May-2009
China's first da Vinci robotic assisted surgery succeed
Xinhua - China
The da Vinci robotic surgery system is regarded as one of the most advanced minimally invasive robotic surgery systems. The robotic arms, modeled after the ...

13-May-2009
Novadaq Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... by creating a technology alliance with Intuitive Surgical for SPY imaging in robotic surgery and by furthering the development of SPY scope for ...

12-May-2009
Robotic lung cancer surgery is a success
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai, China
By Cai Wenjun | 2009-5-12 | NEWSPAPER EDITION A 39-YEAR-OLD woman underwent robotic surgery to remove a cancerous section of her lung at Shanghai Chest ...

12-May-2009
Deutsche Bank Lifts Price Target on Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) to ...
StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Birmingham, MI, USA
... while maintaing their Buy rating, saying recent gynecology conferences support the long-term outlook for robotic surgery for the industry. ...

11-May-2009
AMMC celebrates Nurses Day
Paragould Daily Press - Paragould, AR, USA
The booth also featured a video demonstrating robotic surgery, which Brehmer said is “surgery of the future.” “(Robotic surgery) is a wonderful technique to ...

10-May-2009
Meditate Your Way To Better Bladder Health
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... system with positive outcomes for nearly two years. LUHS was one of the first groups in Chicago to offer this type of minimally invasive robotic surgery.

9-May-2009
Urologist, internist list Scottsdale 5BD
Blockshopper - Chicago, IL, USA
Dr. Matthew Bui is a urologist with Cedars-Sinai Urology Center in Los Angeles and a director of the institute for minimally invasive and robotic surgery at ...

9-May-2009
Gallery: Sci-Tech Movies of Summer 2009
Popular Science - New York, NY, USA
... liquid to fuse his bones with the fictional metal adamantium, incorporates present-day robotic surgery techniques to make it look and feel more real. ...

9-May-2009
Rush University Medical Center Experts Use Robotic Technology To ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
According to Maurice, robotic surgery is more precise than traditional open surgery because the advanced technology allows the surgeon's hand movements to ...

8-May-2009
State-of-the-Art Robotic Surgery
ABC 4 - Salt Lake City, USA
OGDEN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - One of the most state of the art surgical robots has arrived at Ogden Regional Medical Center. It's called the da Vinci. ...

8-May-2009
BCHS offering surgical robotics open house and mini health fair
Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek, MI, USA
Even though it is referred to as a 'robotic' surgery, the system cannot be programmed nor can it make decisions or incisions on its own. ...

8-May-2009
Robotic Surgery Gains Traction In Gynecology
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
A growing number of ob-gyns are adding minimally invasive robotic surgery to their skill set to perform hysterectomies, myomectomies, vaginal prolapse ...

7-May-2009
New Report from Koncept Analytics Analyzes the Robotic Surgery Market
TMC Net - Norwalk, CT, USA
By Patrick Barnard Koncept Analytics has released its Robotic Surgery Market Report: April 2009 Edition. The report analyzes the robotic surgery market and ...

7-May-2009
Surgeon Is First to Remove Kidney, Prostate Through Single, Small ...
DOTmed.com (press release) - New York, NY, USA
... MD, became the first surgeon in the nation to perform double robotic surgery, removing a patient's cancerous kidney and his cancerous prostate through a ...

6-May-2009
Cutting edge surgery known worldwide
WANE - Fort Wayne, IN, USA
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A local hospital is on the cutting edge of a specific type of robotic surgery and it's expertise is attracting worldwide attention ...

6-May-2009
Titan Medical Inc. Announces the Appointment of Dr. W. Douglas ...
SYS-CON Media (press release) - Montvale, NJ, USA
Dr. Boyd specializes in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and robotic surgery. "I am extremely pleased to join Titan as the principal investigator for ...

6-May-2009
Robotic Surgery Offers Precise Handling, Quicker Procedures
ABC News - USA

6-May-2009
Robotic Surgery Offers Precise Handling, Quicker Procedures
ABC News - USA
By IMAEYEN IBANGA and SARAH NETTER When 54-year-old Bill Souter was diagnosed with cancer last month and told his prostate would need to be removed, ...

6-May-2009
Robotic Surgery Market Report: April 2009 Edition -- A New Report ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien, Austria
2009-05-05 09:00:13 - The report analyzes the robotic surgery market. It analyzes the market opportunities in various segments like prostatectomy, ...

5-May-2009
Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy: Current Status, Outcomes, and ...
UroToday - Berkeley, CA, USA
Department of Urology, Center for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. ...

5-May-2009
Immersion Enters High-Growth Robotic Surgery Market
WELT ONLINE - Berlin, Berlin, Germany
"As we work to make haptics a standard in the rapidly growing field of robotic surgery, partners like MAKO already see the value of touch feedback and how ...

5-May-2009
Meditate your way to better bladder health
Genetic Engineering News (press release) - New Rochelle, NY, USA
LUHS was one of the first groups in Chicago to offer this type of minimally invasive robotic surgery. To schedule an appointment with a LUHS physician, ...

5-May-2009
Local surgeon offering alternative to traditional hysterectomy
Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek, MI, USA
The davinci S 'HD' robotic surgery allows a surgeon's hand movements to be translated into precise movements of micro-instruments in and near the surgery ...

3-May-2009
Sessions address women's health
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota, FL, USA
Dr. Stacey South will lead a breakout session about robotic surgery to treat gynecologic conditions. Tana V. Sandefur is the event's honorary chairwoman. ...

3-May-2009
Gynecologists Using Robot for More Surgeries at Hospital
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines, NC, USA
9, joining an increasing number of area women who have chosen robotic surgery for their gynecologic procedures. Dr. Walter Fasolak, of Southern Pines ...

1-May-2009
Paediatricians gain insight into robotic surgery
Times of India - India
The hospital will hold a three-day programme, including a medical education programme on paediatric emergency care, advances in robotic surgery and a ...

1-May-2009
Robot-Assisted Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer
Medscape - USA
"Robotic surgery in head and neck patients is still considered investigational," said senior author William Carroll, MD, associate professor of surgery and ...

1-May-2009
Prostate drug shows promise
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
ROBOTIC SURGERY: Interested in playing doctor? You'll get the chance when the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis allows the public to try out its da Vinci ...

30-Apr-2009
Lufkin patients receive first heart and lung robotic surgeries at ...
Lufkin Daily News - Lufkin, TX, USA
Dr. Taylor Pickett, cardiovascular heart surgeon, and his heart team at Memorial Health System of East Texas perform robotic surgery on a Lufkin patient. ...

30-Apr-2009
Robotic Prostatectomy and Obesity
Renal and Urology News - New York, NY, USA
An abundance of reports in the literature tout the technical advantages of robotic surgery. Many of those reports pertain to various technical aspects of ...

30-Apr-2009
Kidney, Prostate Removed through Single, Small Incision
Renal Business Today - Phoenix, AZ, USA
LITTLE ROCK , Ark.—A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surgeon became the first in the nation to perform a double robotic surgery, ...

30-Apr-2009
Robots Remove Tumors -- In-Depth Doctor's Interview
Ivanhoe - Winter Park, FL, USA
Miguel Gomez, MD, director of robotic surgery at Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute in Houston, Texas, explains how robots can now help surgeons ...

29-Apr-2009
Study: Robotic surgery has advantages with certain head, neck cancers
SmartBrief - Washington, DC, USA
A US study found that robot-aided surgery can be used to remove cancerous tissues in patients with throat, larynx or oral-cavity tumors. ...

29-Apr-2009
Robotic Surgery Safe For Some Head And Neck Tumors Better ...
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA
TUESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Robot-assisted surgery to treat upper aerodigestive tract tumors is feasible and safe provided certain criteria are ...

28-Apr-2009
Cancer survivor spreads the word
Springfield News Sun - Springfield, OH, USA
One was robotic surgery at Ohio State University Hospital, a form of surgery now available in Springfield. Told he wasn'ta good candidate for the procedure ...

26-Apr-2009
St. Clare's exhibits its daVinci -- a robot
Dailyrecord.com - Parsippany, NJ, USA
DENVILLE -- St. Clare's Health System held its third annual Robotic Surgery Open House at its Denville facility on Friday. The event featured demonstrations ...

26-Apr-2009
Robot demonstration at Norwalk Hospital on May 14th
Stamford Plus Magazine - Stamford, CT, USA
This community health education event is being offered as a public service to provide information about the new and expanding field of robotic surgery. ...

25-Apr-2009
New Robotic Surgery Offers Speedier Recovery
WKRC TV Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH, USA
Many who need surgery, but cannot afford to take a lot of time off work are turning to cutting edge technology. Doctors at Good Samaritan Hospital say for ...

25-Apr-2009
Robotic Surgery Practical for Some Head, Neck Tumors
Forbes - NY, USA
"This clinical series demonstrates that robotic surgery can be utilized successfully in patients with T1 to T4 lesions located in the oral cavity, ...

25-Apr-2009
Chamberlain Group Announces New Uterine Robotic Surgery Training ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
In robotic surgery physicians use computer-assisted surgical instrumentation yielding greater precision, dexterity and control, the sum of which enables ...

25-Apr-2009
Intuitive Surgical makes first $1 million payment to Novadaq for ...
BioOptics World - Tulsa, OK, USA
APRIL 20, 2009--Novadaq Technologies Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada; TSX:NDQ), developer of real-time medical imaging and image-guidance systems for use in ...

25-Apr-2009
Robotic surgery
Joliet Herald News - Joliet, IL, USA
Crawford admitted to feeling scared with the idea of robotic surgery. "At first, it did. But then (my doctor) explained that he would be right there beside ...

25-Apr-2009
Doctor:Robot can perform minimally-invasive surgery
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Since robotic surgery no longer is considered experimental, private insurance pays for the $50000 operation - whether by robot or traditional method, ...

25-Apr-2009
Recently diagnosed? Read this
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia, PA, USA
... options - precision radiation, minimally invasive robotic surgery, implantable radioactive seeds, proton beam therapy, traditional surgery and more. ...

25-Apr-2009
Shedding Privacy to Share Health Information Online
findingDulcinea - New York, New York, USA
Borchert's uterus was removed earlier this month by robotic surgery. Doctors asked her whether she would mind if updates about her surgery were submitted on ...

25-Apr-2009
Weinsberg writes book urging patients to help their doctors
Swampscott Reporter - Marblehead, MA, USA
Moved by his positive experience with robotic surgery, he became a healthcare educator and penned “Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine, Faith, ...

25-Apr-2009
Chasing Value: Intuitive Surgical surging ahead!
BloggingStocks - USA
From the PR Wire there was this story Chamberlain Group Announces New Uterine Robotic Surgery Training Device which may have added some catalyst to the ...

6-Mar-2009
UIC chief of robotic surgery committed to being on the cutting edge
Medill Reports - Chicago, IL, USA
The DaVinci system, a machine that allows doctors at UIC, and around the world, to perform robotic surgery. by Michelle Minkoff Dr. Pier Cristoforo ...

6-Mar-2009
Machines and doctors team up for surgery
Medill Reports - Chicago, IL, USA
Robotic surgery goes a step beyond computer-assisted surgery as the surgeon performs the operation through the mechanical arms of a robot (surgical cart). ...

6-Mar-2009
Intuitive Surgical plans $300M stock buyback
Forbes - NY, USA
AP , 03.05.09, 08:03 AM EST Robotic surgery system maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. said Thursday it will buy back up to $300 million in stock. ...

6-Mar-2009
St. Vincent surgeons get a little robotic help
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay, WI, USA
... 2009 When Dr. Jon Tammela tells his patients at St. Vincent Hospital he will be using a robotic surgery system to perform their procedure, ...

6-Mar-2009
World-Renowned Prostate Surgeon David B. Samadi, MD Clarifies ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK
NEW YORK, NY -- 03/05/09 -- Dr. David B. Samadi, who is trained in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery and is one of the most experienced robotic ...

6-Mar-2009
World-Renowned Prostate Surgeon David B. Samadi, MD Clarifies ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 5, 2009) - Dr. David B. Samadi, who is trained in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery and is one of the most ...

6-Mar-2009
Intuitive Surgical plans $300M stock buyback
MSN Money - USA
(AP) - Robotic surgery system maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. said Thursday it will buy back up to $300 million in stock. Half of that amount will be bought ...

5-Mar-2009
FOX6 Family Health: Robotic Surgery
MyFox Birmingham - Birmingham, AL, USA
(WBRC-TV MyFoxAL.com) - A cardiovascular surgeon returns home to Birmingham, and is one of the first in town to perform heart surgery with a new robotic ...

5-Mar-2009
M*A*S*H-style mobile army hospitals to be run entirely by robots
Mail on Sunday - London, UK
Dr Ara Darzi, of the Hamyln Centre for Robotic Surgery at Imperial College, London, said; 'It will be interesting to see how the system fares in a more ...

5-Mar-2009
Doctors pleased with robotic technique
Post-Bulletin - Rochester, MN, USA
People heal faster with robotic throat-cancer surgery and have no major ... Robotic surgery is now Mayo's "technique of choice" after more than 100 such ...

4-Mar-2009
Evolution of Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Occlusive Disease
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago, IL, USA
Minimally invasive procedures for CABG surgery and robotic surgery have also been developed. These operations require new methods of exposure, new operative ...

4-Mar-2009
Mayo Clinic Finds Transoral Robotic Surgery is Safe and Effective ...
Insciences Organisation - Basel, Switzerland
A new Mayo Clinic study found that the use of transoral robotic surgery for the treatment of tonsil and base of tongue cancers is safe, effective and ...

4-Mar-2009
Area's Largest Student Robotics Competition Rolls Into Boston This ...
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Also on Saturday, Dr. Hiep Nguyen, co-director of the Center for Robotic Surgery at Children's Hospital Boston, will be a featured speaker and will also ...

3-Mar-2009
New Hampshire Magazine > The essential guide to living in the ...
New Hampshire Magazine - Manchester, NH, USA
2008: Hospitals introduce robotic surgery equipment. CMC and St. Joseph Hospital begin performing computer-assisted “key-hole” procedures. ...

3-Mar-2009
Profit or loss?
ModernHealthcare.com - Chicago, IL, USA
Villwock contends that technology tends to drive healthcare costs up, not down, pointing to the expense of robotic surgery units as an example. ...

2-Mar-2009
Residents learn how robot-assisted surgery can help them
Sun Shopper - Prescott, AZ, USA
Scottsdale Healthcare, the state's pioneer in robotic surgery, hosted the event. In the surgical lab, Scott Floyd, Intuitive Surgical area sales manager, ...

28-Feb-2009
Answers to Your Prostate Cancer Questions
New York Times Blogs - New York, NY, USA
Of note, surgeons who used to do open prostatectomy and who now do robotic surgery reset the clock, that is, their learning curve starts from close to zero ...

28-Feb-2009
Gary Miller rides in Breakaway from Cancer Tour
Patient Advocate Foundation - Newport News, VA, USA
... over the next two years, and in January 2008, he was officially diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent surgery, followed by robotic surgery. ...

28-Feb-2009
Redlands students get demonstration of high-tech surgical equipment
Press-Enterprise - Riverside, CA, USA
Charlene, who wants to go into pediatrics, was surprised to learn that robotic surgery can mean less pain and shorter hospital time. ...

27-Feb-2009
Henry Ford Hospital
My TV20 Detroit - Detroit, MI, USA
Robotic surgery also helps, and not just the patient. "You can do a three hour case and feel fine, versus leaning over at funny angles, doing open surgery, ...

26-Feb-2009
Rx for Wellness: Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Opens
SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
Patients will have access to the latest in technology, including robotic surgery for prostate cancer, the most accurate non-invasive treatment for cancer ...

25-Feb-2009
Urologic Robotic Surgery Robotic Urology Urologic Robotic Surgery
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago, IL, USA
In recent years, robotic surgery has become an established part of modern urologic practice. Procedures once performed only in academic medical institutions ...

25-Feb-2009
Lifeline cut as Palestinians vacate Israeli hospitals
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York, NY, USA
... often for sophisticated tests or life-saving treatments not available at Palestinian hospitals, such as bone marrow transplants or robotic surgery. ...

24-Feb-2009
ConforMIS Maintains Commitment to Advancing Patient-Specific ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
His clinical and research interests are focused on joint-preservation surgery of the knee and hip, with a deep interest in robotic surgery, partial knee ...

23-Feb-2009
Cool stuff could be in our future
Canada.com - Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
Instead of machines patching up humans or long-distance operations performed by absent surgeons, robotic surgery will create "super-human doctors" who are ...

21-Feb-2009
Thyroid Surgery Performed Without Neck Incision, Scar
Science Daily (press release) - USA
A surgical team led by Giulianotti, chief of minimally invasive, general and robotic surgery at the medical center, recently performed the robotic ...

19-Feb-2009
How theatre nurses can make surgery safer
Nursing Times - UK
He is still co-director of the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery at Imperial College London. Thanks to his work, theatre nurses could now have the ...

19-Feb-2009
Now, bypass without cutting a single bone
Times of India - India
Even in robotic surgery, we can't put grafts at the backside of the heart, but we are developing it further. But here, the instrument that holds the heart ...

19-Feb-2009
Clark Howard Discusses His Cancer Diagnosis With Dr. Randy Martin
WSBtv.com - Atlanta, GA, USA
Clark: Well from everything read, the leading horse - and it's not even close - ahead by like 10 links - is robotic surgery at my age. ...

19-Feb-2009
The National Medical Report Announces a New Public TV Series on ...
1888 Press Release (press release) - Alief, TX, USA
The series will cover all types of surgical procedures from orthopedic, to neurosurgery, to the robotic surgery of “the future” that surgeons are using ...

18-Feb-2009
Hear why a recent surgery provided real-time updates on Twitter
CNN - USA
COHEN: While Dr. Rogers performs the robotic surgery, chief resident Dr. Raj Laungani documents what's going on in real time. ROGERS: There's the tumor ...

18-Feb-2009
Teaching via twitter during surgery
WFIE-TV - Evansville, IN, USA
While Rogers performs the robotic surgery, the chief resident documents what's going on in real time. They finally reach the tumor, but then they have to ...

16-Feb-2009
Covenant HealthCare purchases second da Vinci robotic surgical system
MLive.com - MI, USA
Patients who undergo minimally invasive robotic surgery can expect shorter hospital stays, less pain and scarring, less risk of infection, faster recovery ...

16-Feb-2009
Robotic surgery coming to DCH
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
“We are getting rid of the cancer as well, if not better, with robotic surgery [than open-cut surgery],” Winfield said. Instead of standing over the patient ...

15-Feb-2009
NGMC uses da Vinci Surgical System for urologic surgical cases
Access North Georgia - Gainesville, GA, USA
The da Vinci has already been used at NGMC for bariatrics and now urology and it will soon provide innovative robotic surgery options for cardiac, ...

14-Feb-2009
Palestinians’ Health Care
New York Times - United States
They are leaders in robotic surgery, cancer research and treatment, organ transplantation, stem cell research and therapies, and have become world renowned ...

11-Feb-2009
Robotic surgery to attack only cancerous tissues
IBNLive.com - New Delhi, India
KINDEST CUT: The guided arm spots and gives radiation only to the cancerous tissues, sparing the healthy ones. ibnlive.com is on mobile now. ...

11-Feb-2009
da Vinci(R) Surgical System Robot and Blue Man Group to Invade ...
SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
Dr. Hiep Nguyen, co-director of the Center for Robotic Surgery at Children's Hospital Boston, will be a featured speaker during Saturday's competition and ...

10-Feb-2009
2-10 Health briefs
Edmond Sun - OK, USA
An alternative to the traditional hysterectomy surgical approach is robotic surgery. Lakeside Women’s Hospital, which already has a far less percentage of ...

10-Feb-2009
Surgeon at Beaumont, Grosse Pointe Performs Hospital's 1st Robotic ...
PressReleasePoint (press release) - Madruai, Tamilnadu, India
Royal Oak is a multi-specialty training center for robotic surgery and has used at least one form of da Vinci robot since 2002 for lung, urologic, ...

10-Feb-2009
Surgeons Find New Way to Remove Donor's Health Kidney
Johns Hopkins Gazette - Baltimore, MD, USA
Montgomery said the surgery took about three and a half hours, roughly the same as ... and director of minimally invasive and robotic surgery; Andy Singer, ...

10-Feb-2009
More Women Now Eligible for New Five-Day Breast Cancer Therapy ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK
... with the latest in cancer care, from stereotactic radiosurgery to intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to the most advanced robotic surgery. ...

10-Feb-2009
Robotic, Laparoscopic Surgery Compared In Uterine Cancer in ...
Media Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
The studies have been published in recent issues of the journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Journal of Robotic Surgery. ...

8-Feb-2009
Robot assists in its first local surgery
Jackson Sun - Jackson, TN, USA
"I'm excited to be a part of the first robotic surgery here in Jackson," he said. "People no longer need to go to Memphis or Nashville for this. ...

7-Feb-2009
10-K: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Since the introduction of the da Vinci Surgical System in 1999, our established base of da Vinci Surgical Systems has grown and robotic surgery volume has ...

7-Feb-2009
SGO: Robotic Hysterectomy Shows Advantages over Open Surgery
MedPage Today - Little Falls, NJ, USA
Progression-free and overall survival exceeded 90% among patients followed for as long as three years after minimally invasive robotic surgery, ...

7-Feb-2009
Med center compares laparoscopic, robotic surgery in uterine cancer
OSU - The Lantern - Columbus, OH, USA
Patients with endometrial cancer who have minimally invasive robotic-assisted hysterectomies tend to have quicker surgeries and shorter hospital stays ...

6-Feb-2009
SGO: Annual Meeting Features Robotics Surgery Sessions Poster and ...
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA
"Recent data on robotic surgery points to an improvement in several perioperative outcomes and complication rates as compared to traditional surgery for the ...

6-Feb-2009
Internet & Technology
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
So which is better, noninvasive radiation treatment or minimally invasive robotic surgery? That depends on the situation, Lavin says. ...

6-Feb-2009
RGH celebrates robotic surgery milestone
News 10NBC - Rochester, NY, USA
Surgeons at Rochester General recently performed the 2000th robotic surgery procedure at the hospital, making RGH one of the fastest to reach that level, ...

5-Feb-2009
St. Bernards Begins Robotic Surgery
KAIT - Jonesboro, AR, USA
"With the robotic surgery, we do several very small incisions. One centimeter or less, if you added them all up, they would still not total the length of an ...

5-Feb-2009
Service Sector Numbers Looking Better; Robotics Surgery Play
DaniWeb - Herndon, VA, USA
I’ve also been taking a longer look at medical technology companies that specialize in a new cutting edge technology called robotic surgery. ...

5-Feb-2009
An Intuitively Obvious Buy
Motley Fool - USA
But that's just the beginning, as it has proven that the concept of robotic surgery works, the da Vinci is finding strong uptake among numerous other ...

5-Feb-2009
Health calendar
Explorer News - Tucson, AZ, USA
If you or a loved one has prostate cancer and is facing prostrate surgery, robotic surgery is an option to consider. Hear Dr. Sanjay Ramakumar, ...

4-Feb-2009
Robot Surgery Co. Shares Climb on M&A Talk
CNBC - Englewood Cliffs, USA
() ] and the robotic surgery giant, which last month reported fourth-quarter results that were squeezed by strained hospital budgets. ...

4-Feb-2009
Robotic Surgery Suggests a More Cost-Effective Patiently Friendly ...
TMCnet - USA
By Shireen Dee, TMCnet Contributing Editor A recent announcement revealed the medical success of robotic Vision Control in endoscopY or ViKY, ...

3-Feb-2009
Md. surgeons remove donated kidney through vagina
The Associated Press
Dr. Jihad Kaouk, a urologist and director of the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, is among those concerned about ...

3-Feb-2009
Saint Joseph's Adds Renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
"Dr. Srivastava's expertise in robotic coronary revascularization, combined with Dr. Douglas Murphy's expertise in intracardiac robotic surgery, ...

3-Feb-2009
New Method of Robotic Prostatectomy Shows Multiple Benefits
Newswise (press release) - USA
CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has also developed a Center of Excellence for robotic surgery. ...

3-Feb-2009
A World First in Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Promises a ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
Dr. Rosenfield is no stranger to robotic surgery. In 2005, he was the first gynecologic surgeon in the Pacific Northwest to use the DaVinci system, ...

3-Feb-2009
• City builds reputation for robotics
Hamilton Spectator - Hamilton, ON, Canada
... Centre for Medical Robotics at St. Joseph's Healthcare, finished an international conference on minimally invasive and robotic surgery on the weekend. ...

3-Feb-2009
The da Vinci difference: Robotic technology helps surgeons
Evansville Courier & Press - Evansville, IN, USA
Until now, Urological Associates routinely sent its patients out of town for robotic surgery. "We're one of the last large areas in the state to purchase ...

2-Feb-2009
Robotic Surgery Growing In Popularity
WISC - Madison, WI, USA
In the medical field, robotic surgery could be the wave of the future. At St. Mary's Hospital, surgeons are already using robotic surgery, ...

2-Feb-2009
Stamford is first hospital in state to offer new abdominal cancer ...
Stamford Advocate - Stamford, CT, USA
With the recent addition of programs such as CyberKnife and robotic surgery, and now cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC, Stamford Hospital's Bennett Cancer ...

31-Jan-2009
EACTS Course Cardiac and Thoracic Robotic Surgery
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Course: February 4-7, 2009, Strasbourg, France. For more information, contact: EACTS Executive Secretariat, 3 Park Street, Windsor. Berkshire SL4 1LU, UK; ...

30-Jan-2009
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 40th Annual Meeting on Women's ...
SunHerald.com (press release) - USA
29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robotic-assisted surgery has become one of the ... Initial data would suggest we accomplish these goals with robotic surgery. ...

30-Jan-2009
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 40th Annual Meeting on Women's ...
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Robotic-assisted surgery has become one of the fastest growing technological ... "Recent data on robotic surgery points to an improvement in several ...

30-Jan-2009
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 40th Annual Meeting on Women's ...
SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USA
Initial data would suggest we accomplish these goals with robotic surgery." Since the initial introduction into the medical field in the early 2000's, ...

30-Jan-2009
機器人手術比醫師更精進
世界日報 - New York,USA
... 集團醫療事業副總裁，他表示，目前機器人手術方面，以「達芬奇機器人手術系統」（Da Vinci Robotic Surgery System）最為知名，也最被世界各國醫學界廣泛採用。 ...

30-Jan-2009
Saint Joseph's Unveils International College of Robotic Surgery
TMCnet - USA
By Anuradha Shukla Saint Joseph's Health System has launched the International College of Robotic Surgery (ICRS). The new non-profit training center for ...

28-Jan-2009
Robotic surgery improves
WLFI.com - West Lafayette, IN, USA
"Surgeons always joke about wanting a three armed assistant, well now I've got one," said Dr. Joel McCuaig. Dr. McCuaig has performed laparoscopic ...

27-Jan-2009
Saint Joseph's Launches International College of Robotic Surgery
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
26 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint Joseph's Health System announced that it has launched the International College of Robotic Surgery (ICRS), a non-profit training ...

26-Jan-2009
Local doctor performs 100 robot surgeries
The Saratogian - Saratoga, NY, USA
Saratoga Hospital first introduced its robotic surgery program in April 2007. The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the ...

24-Jan-2009
Celebrity Op-Ed: The Operating Room of the Future
DigitalJournal.com - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Robotic surgery is safer, more precise and the best way for patients in remote places to receive proper health care, argues Richard Satava, a Professor of ...

24-Jan-2009
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
Dr. Eric Weise, Director of Robotic Surgery at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, presented his comprehensive da Vinci partial nephrectomy data. ...

23-Jan-2009
Danbury Hospital to establish a robotic surgery center
Danbury News Times - Danbury, CT, USA
... Danbury Hospital will turn its attention to better helping men with prostate cancer by establishing a robotic surgery center. ...

23-Jan-2009
Danbury Hospital to establish a robotic surgery center
Danbury News Times - Danbury, CT, USA
Saldinger said Danbury Hospital now has a urologist on staff, Dr. James Bruno, who is trained in performing robotic surgery for prostate cancer patients. ...

23-Jan-2009
CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Intuitive Surgical profit edges higher
Reuters - USA
... we believe that our procedure momentum remains strong and patient demand for robotic surgery will continue to drive growth in 2009," Chief Executive ...

23-Jan-2009
Intuitive Surgical Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings
GlobeNewsWire (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
... lower than planned, we believe that our procedure momentum remains strong and patient demand for robotic surgery will continue to drive growth in 2009. ...

23-Jan-2009
Honorable 'Menschen'
Jewish Times of Southern New Jersey - Atlantic City, NJ, USA
It's the first hospital in Southeastern New Jersey to utilize this advanced technologic robotic surgery. "Through robotic surgery, we perform complex, ...

22-Jan-2009
York Hospital installs robotic surgery system
York Daily Record - York, PA, USA
That doesn't make the operation of the machine, the basis of the hospital's new "robotic surgery program," any less impressive to watch while it's in action ...

22-Jan-2009
Robot gets thumbs up from patient
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
It is uncertain at this point if robotic surgery will offer cost and therapeutic benefits over laparoscopic surgery, another minimally invasive method that ...

21-Jan-2009
Foolish Forecast: Grab Intuitive Surgical While It's Cheap
Motley Fool - USA
If it's not the promise of short hospital stays and fewer aches and pains after a small-incision robotic surgery, it's last quarter's results making fellow ...

20-Jan-2009
Robotic Urologic Surgery
KAALtv.com - Rochester, MN, USA
Bruce went to Mayo Clinic where Dr. Igor Frank performed robotic surgery to treat conditions relating to his enlarged prostate. ...

20-Jan-2009
SurgiQuest in robotic surgical system deal
Mass High Tech - MA, USA
... give SurgiQuest a way to expand on its conventional laparoscopic surgery business and give it an entrance into the growing field of robotic surgery. ...

20-Jan-2009
SurgiQuest Signs a Development and Supply Agreement with Intuitive ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
... conventional laparoscopic surgery and into the rapidly growing field of robotic surgery -- a new and exciting area for us," stated Kurt Azarbarzin, ...

20-Jan-2009
SurgiQuest Signs a Development and Supply Agreement with Intuitive ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
... field of robotic surgery -- a new and exciting area for us," stated Kurt Azarbarzin , Founder and CEO of SurgiQuest, Inc. "Intuitive Surgical's robot, ...

20-Jan-2009
Early detection is key to treating cervical cancer
Baltimore Sun - United States
More recently, computer-assisted laparoscopy (or robotic surgery) was developed. In this case, the advantage is that the surgeon has much more accurate and ...

17-Jan-2009
Knight Cancer Institute recruits prominent doctor
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC, USA
Amling specializes in minimally invasive management of urologic diseases, including robotic surgery for prostate and bladder cancer and prostate cancer. ...

17-Jan-2009
Robot lends a hand to bariatric doctors
Globe and Mail - Canada
A study that recently appeared in the Journal of Robotic Surgery found that robot-assisted surgery significantly lowered the risk of gastrointestinal leaks, ...

16-Jan-2009
I have cancer. Now what?
Rolling Meadows Review - Chicago, IL, USA
Though radiation was an option, Kim preferred radical robotic surgery because it provided more accurate views of the cancerous organ for its removal. ... 

15-Jan-2009
NMMC enters the robotic age
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - Tupelo, MS, USA
The Tupelo hospital is one of two hospitals in north Mississippi to offer robotic surgery. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus also has ...

14-Jan-2009
Surgical Tutorial on da Vinci(R) Anterior Pelvic Exenteration
CNNMoney.com - USA
Robotic surgery in gynecologic oncology: evolution of a new surgical paradigm. J Robotic Surg (2007) 1:31-37 Payne TN, Dauterive FR. ...

14-Jan-2009
USF urogynecologist added to national robotic surgery website
Media Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
(Media-Newswire.com) - USF urogynecologist Lennox Hoyte, MD, is the first physician on the Tampa General Hospital’s developing robotic surgery team to be ...

14-Jan-2009
A Place to Turn When You Are Told You Have Prostate Cancer
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
Mt. Sinai's robotic surgery program, headed by Dr. Samadi, is unique in its ability to combine the advanced technology of robotics with the expertise of ...

13-Jan-2009
Doctors remove tumors with use of surgical robot
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH, USA
But eventually, Espinal said, surgeons might be able to offer the robotic surgery to more early-stage lung-cancer patients who currently aren't eligible for ...

13-Jan-2009
Hospital's da Vinci robot cuts with surgical precision
Gainesville Times - Gainesville, GA, USA
Though robotic surgery is not appropriate for every patient or every procedure, Martin thinks the da Vinci represents the wave of the future. ...

13-Jan-2009
Professor Benjamin R. Lee Awarded the Arthur D. Smith Endourology ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
... contributed a number of outstanding achievements to the field of endourology, including major breakthroughs in urologic laparoscopy and robotic surgery. ...

13-Jan-2009
’09 Blade Stock Market entries favor familiar names
Toledo Blade - Toledo, OH, USA
Altough some went for a little known but potentially explosive stock — Intuitive Surgical Inc., which makes robotic surgery consoles — the majority sought ...

13-Jan-2009
Robotic heart surgery
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription) - Spartanburg, SC, USA
Leyland realized Callihan would be a good candidate for the robotic surgery, and Callihan agreed to undergo the new procedure. ...

13-Jan-2009
Soldier and tycoon gave back to city
Canoe.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
He also focused on his philanthropic works, including those at the University of Calgary, the development of highly innovative MRI and robotic-surgery ...

11-Jan-2009
Kennedy Health offering a taste of robot kindness
Philadelphia Business Journal - Philadelphia, PA, USA
In addition to the robotic surgery technology, the 22742-square-foot surgical-care unit features a 39-bed post-surgical unit and a 10-bed intensive-care ...

10-Jan-2009
Saratoga Hospital performs 200th robotic surgery
The Saratogian - Saratoga, NY, USA
Robotic surgery is the newest advancement in minimally invasive techniques used by the urologists, gynecologists, general and thoracic surgeons at Saratoga ...

10-Jan-2009
Sector Snap: Medical equipment makers down
MSNBC - USA
"We believe radiation therapy may be more resilient than robotic surgery, as it is necessity for cancer treatment while surgery can be completed by hand," ...

9-Jan-2009
Webcast of innovative cardiac surgery will feature UCMC's Sudhir ...
Media Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
Srivastava has earned an international reputation for his expertise in minimally invasive heart surgery, including robotic surgery. ...

9-Jan-2009
Robotics program expanding possibilities
Phoenixville News - Phoenixville, PA, USA
Minimally invasive robotic surgery provides a viable alternative to open procedures by allowing surgeons greater maneuverability of surgical instruments ...

8-Jan-2009
Robotic Surgery
DOTmed.com (press release) - New York, NY, USA
Robotic surgery employs four to six arms and a 3D high-definition vision system allowing a surgeon to sit at a console and guide instruments smoothly and ...

8-Jan-2009
NGMC makes state history with robotic surgery
Access North Georgia - Gainesville, GA, USA
The da Vinci will also provide innovative robotic surgery options for cardiac, urologic, gynecologic and general surgery procedures in the coming months.

7-Jan-2009
New state-of-the-art hospital opens in Loma Linda
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario, CA, USA
It will focus on inpatient and outpatient services in a few select areas, harnessing the latest in robotic surgery technology into operating room quarters ...

7-Jan-2009
Mount Sinai Medical Center Hosts 'Man to Man' Prostate Cancer ...
SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
David B. Samadi, MD, is a board-certified urologic surgeon trained in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery. He is one of the world's most experienced da ...

7-Jan-2009
New Treatment for Prostate Cancer
First Coast News - Jacksonville, FL, USA
Robotic surgery is a form of minimally invasive surgery called keyhole or laparoscopic surgery. Therefore no large incisions are made and recovery is much ...

5-Jan-2009
Robotic surgery gains popularity
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis, MD, USA
A number of physicians who perform robotic surgery practice at both hospitals. The da Vinci robot allows doctors to make a few small incisions, depending on ...

5-Jan-2009
Prostate Cancer Options Abound
TheDay - New London, CT, USA
The report found a paucity of large, impartial trials in its evaluation of the newest treatments, including robotic surgery and image-guided radiation, ...

4-Jan-2009
Loma Linda University Heart and Surgical Hospital gets set to see ...
Press-Enterprise - Riverside, CA, USA
The facility is outfitted with such high-tech amenities as robotic surgery and movable operating tables on which patients can be prepped and anesthetized in ...

3-Jan-2009
A Better View for Surgeons During Minimally Invasive Surgeries
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen, VA, USA
The next generation will also offer stereoscopic 3-D vision similar to what is used currently in robotic surgery. “I would say that the most important ...

1-Jan-2009
Chasing Value: 9 picks for 2009 -- APC, GE, ISRG, WFC and more
BloggingStocks - USA
See: Chasing Value: GE -- the water & power company Intuitive Surgical: There is not much more I can say about this robotic surgery equipment company or the ...

1-Jan-2009
Drive to work in a flying car
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
This year's highlights run from flying cars to robotic surgery. Nanotechnology -- the ability to manufacture at the atomic level--may soon al-low for ...

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