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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

TransEnterix Bets on Haptics for Senhance Robot-Assisted Surgery Device 

TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) is betting that the haptics technology in its Senhance robot-assisted surgery platform will help it make headway against Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) and its 10-year lead on the market. CEO Todd Pope told MassDevice.com that the Senhance’s haptics – the system’s...

November 23, 2016

Resource Library

Family. Wait… Which One!?

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday this week, we at Legacy MedSearch would like to take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate family.  Do you know how much time we are spending with our “work family”? Our mini-breakdown helps to...

November 22, 2016

Imaging Visualization & Navigation

Yale Start-up Developing Device to Eliminate Complications Using Central Venous Catheters 

Placing a central venous catheter, or a central line, in patients is a common procedure for physicians, but not an easy one. In fact, mistakes happen up to 10 percent of the time and cost U.S. hospitals an estimated $4.5...

November 21, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Top Medical Device News Stories of 2016 

Biotech suffered big losses in 2016, while pharma was taken to task for price-gouging. With these stories dominating the news, it may seem like medical device manufacturers had a quiet year. But in fact, 2016 saw them make major headlines. From...

November 21, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Make Way for Medrobotics: A Twist for Surgical Robotics 

Since 2000, California-based Intuitive Surgical has dominated the world of robot-assisted surgery. Its da Vinci system has logged well over two million surgical procedures. Now, however, a Massachusetts startup called Medrobotics has launched a system of its own that features...

November 21, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Augmenix Announces New Category 1 CPT® Code from the AMA for Biodegradable Implantation

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Augmenix Inc., (http://www.spaceoar.com), a medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary biodegradable hydrogels that separate and protect organs at risk during radiotherapy, announced today that with the support of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)...

November 18, 2016

Uncategorized

Olympus Introduces New Version of Troubled Gynecological Device

Can a gynecological surgical device with a bad reputation make a comeback?  Olympus America Inc. hopes so. The company on Tuesday launched its new tissue-fragmenting device, called an electric morcellator, with a novel attachment: a containment bag intended to keep...

November 18, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

7-Year Old Gets 3-D Printed Skull After Traumatic Brain Injury

When Teddy Ward fell down a California hillside and suffered a traumatic brain injury about two years ago, he lost nearly 50 percent of his skull. After doctors weren’t able to repair it, they instead gave him a 3-D printed...

November 17, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Medical Device Employees Are Often In The O.R., Raising Concerns About Influence

 By Sandra G. Boodman They are a little-known presence in many operating rooms, offering technical expertise to surgeons installing new knees, implanting cardiac defibrillators or performing delicate spine surgery. Often called device reps — or by the more cumbersome and...

November 17, 2016