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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Do You Believe? Elon Musk Promises Human-to-Human Telepathy with New Company Neuralink

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, by way of blogger and cartoonist Tim Urban, has revealed in a 36,400-word illustrated explainer the thinking behind his new company Neuralink and its mission to use brain implants to directly link human minds to computers. The...

April 24, 2017

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Synaptive Medical Completes First Install of Revolutionary Brain Surgery Technology 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (September 20, 2016) — Synaptive Medical, a medical device company relentlessly pursuing connections to transform the process of care, has successfully installed their BrightMatter™ technology at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. Mount Sinai,...

September 28, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

World’s First Drug-Free Miniature Wireless Pain Relief Neurostimulator 

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stimwave LLC, a medical device manufacturer and independent research institute headquartered in South Florida, has achieved long-term success for hundreds of pain patients during the early adaptor rollout of the world’s first miniature wireless pain relief system. Embraced by...

September 2, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Stanford University Neurosurgery Embraces Surgical Theater’s Virtual Reality Platform

Surgical Theater’s Virtual Reality (VR) medical visualization platform lands at Stanford University, Department of Neurosurgery, in the heart of Silicon Valley where medical innovation converges with technology to usher in the next-generation of patient engagement and health care. Stanford University...

July 22, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Baby Bentley Born with Brain Formed Outside of Skull

When Sierra Yoder went with her husband Dustin to get her 22-week ultrasound and find out the sex of their baby, she was shocked when the concerned doctor sent her to a neurosurgeon. Soon after, the baby was diagnosed with encephalocele, a...

June 23, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

New Imaging Method Captures a Detailed Snapshot of Brain

When it comes to measuring brain activity, scientists have tools that can take a precise look at a small slice of the brain (less than one cubic millimeter), or a blurred look at a larger area. Now, researchers at Rockefeller...

June 1, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Stentrode Brain Implant Helps People with Disorders and Disabilities Move

What do you get when you cross a stent with a bunch of electrodes? It is a “stentrode,” a minimally invasive brain implant made from off-the-shelf components to help patients with physical disabilities and neurological disorders to move their limbs....

May 27, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

St. Jude Medical Stroke Prevention Device Recommended for FDA Approval

A group of doctors convened by the Food and Drug Administration decided Tuesday that a new St. Jude Medical heart device to prevent strokes appears safe and effective, after more than 13 years of U.S. clinical research for the Minnesota-invented...

May 26, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

How Does the Brain Control Movement?

What if you couldn’t move faster even when you wanted to? Researchers thought that the part of the brain that determines how fast we perform voluntary movements, such as walking across a room or playing a melody on the piano,...

May 4, 2016