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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Multi-Sensing Glove Makes Prosthetic Hands More Real 

Engineers from Purdue University, University of Georgia, and University of Texas have combined forces to develop a glove that can be put over existing prosthetic hands to give them a more life-like feel and the ability to sense a variety...

September 9, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Medtronic to Distribute Viz.ai’s Stroke Imaging Software

Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, and Viz.ai, the emerging leader in applied artificial intelligence (AI) in stroke care, have partnered to accelerate the adoption of Viz.ai’s new technology, which helps synchronize stroke care and decrease time to treatment,...

July 22, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

First-Ever Clinical Trial Initiated for Neural Interface that Turns Thoughts into Speech

Synchron, Inc. today announced the initiation of the first clinical trial for the Stentrode™, a minimally-invasive neural interface technology being investigated for restoration of communication in people with severe paralysis. The trial will evaluate the safety of Thought-to-Text™ technology in patients, by assessing...

April 9, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Axilum Wins 510(k) Clearance for Robotic TMS System

Axilum Robotics, which specializes in the development of medical robots, announced that two weeks after the CE mark, it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the TMS-Cobot TS MV for the spatial positioning and...

February 27, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

IRRAS’s Intracranial Bleeding Management Device Used on First U.S. Patient

IRRAS AB, a commercial-stage medical-technology company, today announced that the first patient in the United States was successfully treated with IRRAflow, the company’s initial product that offers an innovative, therapeutic approach to the fluid management of patients with intracranial bleeding. “The US is the largest market for intracranial procedures, and...

January 10, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

BrainScope Receives FDA Clearance for Multi-Parameter Concussion Assessment

BrainScope, a medical neuro-technology company focused on concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) assessment, announced today that it has received FDA clearance to include additional language in its product’s Indications for Use (IFU), adding key terminology related to “multi-modal,...

January 2, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Is the Appendix the Key to Parkinson’s Disease? 

Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that impairs brain cells and causes movement problems, could have its origins in the appendix, a new study suggests. The vestigial organ, the researchers say, could be the source of proteins that can find...

November 2, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

7D Surgical’s Cranial Machine-Vision Guided Surgical System FDA Approved

7D Surgical announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Cranial Module.  This achievement is a crucial step in the commercial launch of 7D Surgical’s innovative Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery...

August 13, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Novel Intracranial Fluid Management System Receives 510(k)

IRRAS AB, a commercial-stage medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments to manage intracranial fluids, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for IRRAflow, its integrated, closed medical device system that...

July 17, 2018