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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

First Robotic Surgery Performed to Remove Kidney Cancer Extending into the Heart 

A surgical team at Keck Medicine of USC pushed the boundaries of clinical care by performing the first-ever robotic, minimally invasive surgical removal of a stage IV tumor thrombus — the removal of a kidney cancer tumor that extends into the...

April 27, 2017

Orthopedics and Spine

World-First Implantation of 3D-Printed Vertebrae 

Ralph Mobbs, a neurosurgeon from the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia, has replaced two cancerous vertebrae with 3D-printed implants, according to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC). The world-first surgery took approximately 15 hours, and involved the...

April 27, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

3D Printed Patch Could Help Patients Recover From Heart Attacks

A heart attack is a scary thing and it can go either way, although usually after the first attack things are never really quite the same. However in the future healing the heart after a heart attack could be a...

April 24, 2017

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

7D Surgical Enters Into Key Distribution Agreements in the US for Its Breakthrough Image Guidance System for Spine Surgery

TORONTO, April 20, 2017 — 7D Surgical, developer of groundbreaking surgical navigation technologies, announced today that it has entered into exclusive sales representative agreements with two premier American medical device distributors covering key strategic geographies in the United States.  Surgical One Inc....

April 21, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Heart Test Laboratories Announces Joe Schwoebel as Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs

Heart Test Laboratories, Inc., announced today the appointment of Mr. Joe Schwoebel as Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs. Mr. Schwoebel has over 30 years’ experience in medical device clinical studies, regulatory affairs and quality assurance with several companies,...

April 21, 2017

Resource Library

This Is Your Medical Device Resume… On Steroids

Being in the recruiting business for as long as we have, we’ve been asked one particular question hundreds of times: How do you really get past the HR Gatekeeper? Finding the perfect medical device resume is like talent scouting for...

April 20, 2017

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

AI Can Predict Heart Attacks Better Than Doctor

Doctors have lots of tools for predicting a patient’s health. But—as even they will tell you—they’re no match for the complexity of the human body. Heart attacks, in particular, are hard to anticipate. Now, scientists have shown that computers capable...

April 19, 2017

Orthopedics and Spine

Altus Spine: FDA Clearance of Titanium Interbody Fusion System

Altus Spine, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, has announced the FDA clearance of the Silverstone Titanium Interbody Fusion (IBF) System, an implant meant to help stabilize and support the vertebrae during fusion. As indicated in the March 17, 2017 news...

April 18, 2017