Tag: hospital
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Vicarious Surgical agrees strategic development plan with Intermountain Health
Vicarious Surgical, a developer of surgical robotics, has signed a strategic development agreement with Intermountain Health, a leading US healthcare system. Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, medical groups with some 4,300 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division – Select Health – with more than one…
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Noah Medical unveils first trials of its Galaxy robotic surgical system in human patients
Medical robotics innovator Noah Medical has unveiled its ongoing trial at Macquarie University Hospital in Sydney, Australia. The Frontier study is a first-in-human trial focused on the safety and feasibility of the Galaxy System, which is designed to improve location accuracy and successful diagnosis of lung nodules using its proprietary TiLT+ Technology. The study is…
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Collaborative robot market to grow to $2 billion in the pharma industry
The use of collaborative robots or “cobots” is on the rise in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical application takes up around 0.05 percent of the total medical robot market size. Valued at $553 million, the pharmaceutical robotic market is forecast to grow at 15.7 percent compound annual growth rate to reach $2 billion by 2030. In…
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Halodi Robotics uses Ansys to simulate humanoid robots
Halodi Robotics is using Ansys simulation software through the Ansys Startup Program to develop its humanoid robots designed to work among humans in everyday environments. Humanoid robots can help alleviate the growing labour shortage, and free critical personnel to focus on tasks that require their high-level skills. These robots will perform jobs such as patrolling…
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Institut Curie implements Versius surgical robotic system as part of research partnership
Institut Curie, said to be France’s leading cancer research centre, has introduced CMR Surgical’s Versius Surgical Robotic System as part of a two-year clinical study partnership. The Versius system will initially be dedicated to gynaecological cancer surgery with a focus on minimally invasive hysterectomies. Professor Steven Le Gouill, director of the Institut Curie Hospital Complex,…
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University Hospital Tübingen carries out first Dexter robotic surgeries in Germany
University Hospital Tübingen has successfully completed gynecological operations using the Distalmotion Dexter on-demand robotic surgery system. This marks the Swiss robot’s first clinical use in Germany. Professor Dr Diethelm Wallwiener, Prof Dr Sara Brucker, Prof Dr Bernhard Krämer and their teams used the Dexter robot in several surgical procedures.
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Saintonge becomes first hospital in France to install the Dexter surgical robot
Saintonge says it has become the first hospital in France to install the Dexter surgical robot, which was developed by Distalmotion, a Swiss company. With its new Dexter system Saintonge Hospital says it is pioneering a new approach to best-in-class minimally invasive care called “on-demand robotics”. This new concept allows laparoscopic surgeons to choose their…
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Versius surgical robot receives ‘indication’ extended into thoracic surgery
CMR Surgical says its Versius Surgical Robotic System has been “indicated” for thoracics to support surgeons providing minimally invasive surgery to patients undergoing operations in the lungs, thymus and oesophagus. In medicine, an “indication” is a valid reason to use a certain test, medication, procedure, or surgery. Following a gradual introduction with specific case and…
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Indian hospital launches ‘world’s first’ fully active robotic knee replacement system
Sakra World Hospital, one of the leading healthcare providers in Bengaluru and India’s first FDI (foreign direct investment) hospital, now boasts of the country’s first, one of a kind healthcare breakthrough – advanced robotic knee replacement technology that is set to empower the orthopaedic surgeons to plan the knee replacement days before they enter the…
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PAL Robotics completes testing of robots with Accerion positioning sensors in hospitals to fight Covid-19
With the unpredictable health crisis of Covid-19 continuing to place high demands on hospitals, PAL Robotics says it has successfully completed testing of its delivery robots in Barcelona hospitals this summer. (See video below.) The TIAGo Delivery and TIAGo Conveyor robots were deployed in Hospital Municipal of Badalona and Hospital Clínic Barcelona following a winning…