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Robot to help out in surgery
Epworth Bells
Surgeons performing keyhole surgery now have an extra pair of safe hands in theatre thanks to the arrival of a robotic 'arm'. The new £17000 Freehand Robotic Camera Controller enables surgeons at Mexborough Montagu Hospital to operate with a constantly ...

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Student picks hospital robot's new name
River Falls Journal
Joshua Langlois, winner of the “Name the Robot Contest” sponsored by the River Falls Area Hospital, and seven friends received a private tour of the robotic surgical suite at River Falls Area Hospital. Pictured, front row, from left: Bernie Zuber, ...

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Neville students learn about surgical robotics
Monroe News Star
April Berry, Neville High School junior, looks up from the da Vinci Si surgical system. Monroe Surgical Hospital its their new robotic surgery system to Neville High School on Thursday so students would have the opportunity to use the equipment.
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Completes 1000th Robotic-assisted ProstatectomyMarketWatch (press release)

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Borgess Foundation receives $2 million gift for robotic surgery
MLive.com
Thanks to the gift, Borgess was able to bring its da Vinci surgical system online sooner than expected. The advanced robotics system expands the opportunities for minimally invasive procedures for a number of surgical specialties.


Robotic Surgery Safe for Vaginal Apical Prolapse
Ob.Gyn. News Digital Network
In a retrospective study of 136 patients, estimated blood loss and need for postoperative transfusion were significantly lower in the robotic surgery group. Estimated blood loss was 91 mL in the robotic surgery group, compared with 172 mL in the ...


ProPep Surgical™ Signs Distribution Agreement with LE Medical ApS
Albany Times Union
The ProPep Nerve Monitoring System is the first, real-time nerve identification system specifically designed for use during robotic surgery. Fast, accurate and easy to use, the System aids a surgeon in identifying otherwise invisible nerves during ...

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Robot-assisted surgery officially unveiled at The Ottawa Hospital, Surgical ...
EMC Kanata
The Ottawa Hospital unveils its new da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery system on May 11. From left are: Greg Kane, chairman of the board of directors, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation, Stephen Greenberg, chair of the da Vinci Robot Campaign and his wife, ...

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Prostate Cancer? Why Radical Surgery/Robotic Prostatectomy is NOT For You
MarketWatch (press release)
"Many uninformed, vulnerable men with a diagnosis of prostate cancer are purposely steered towards conventional surgery or robotic prostatectomy, neither of which have proven to result in any significant long curative benefits, however, ...

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Lynchburg-area docs trained on new robotic surgery machine
WSLS
Christine Marraccini, MD, sits at the operator terminal during a demonstration of the robotic da Vinci surgical system at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, Va., May 10, 2012. During a procedure, the screen in front of her shows a 3D view of the ...

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Robotic Cancer Surgery OK for Older Women
MedPage Today
Note that intraoperative blood loss was significant less in the robotic surgery group, and length of hospital stay significantly shorter. SAN DIEGO – Women over age 70 appear to handle hysterectomy surgery for endometrial cancer staging with robotic ...