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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Avatera Robot Cleared in Europe for Minimally Invasive Laparoscopies

Avateramedical GmbH, an innovative German medical technology company, today announced the successful completion of the CE conformity assessment procedure for its avatera® system for robot-assisted, minimally invasive surgery. All four components of the system – the surgical robot and control unit, the...

November 20, 2019

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Centerline Biomedical Announces First-in-Human Use of IOPS™ Intra-Operative Positioning System

Centerline Biomedical, Inc., a spinout company from Cleveland Clinic, announced the successful first human clinical use of its groundbreaking IOPS™ technology. IOPS, the Intra-Operative Positioning System, provides doctors performing minimally-invasive vascular repairs with an intuitive, interactive color 3D display. IOPS, the...

November 18, 2019

Orthopedics and Spine

World’s First “Artificial Meniscus” Available in Israel 

Active Implants LLC, a company that develops orthopedic implant solutions, today announced that two patients in Israel have undergone knee surgery for the company’s NUsurface® Meniscus Implant – the first “artificial meniscus” to be marketed in the Middle East. Until now,...

November 18, 2019

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

After a Dramatic Rise, the Average U.S. Medical Radiation Doses Now Are Decreasing 

The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) today issued a new report showing a 15 to 20 % reduction in diagnostic and interventional medical radiation doses to the U.S. population from 2006 to 2016. Except for computed tomography (CT) scans, most medical...

November 18, 2019

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

WPI Engineers Create a Miniaturized, Wireless Oxygen Sensor for Sick Infants to Enable Parents to Take Them Home Sooner

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a sensor the size of a Band-Aid that will measure a baby’s blood oxygen levels, a vital indication of the lungs’ effectiveness and whether the baby’s tissue is receiving adequate oxygen supply....

November 18, 2019

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

AHF Lauds WHO’s Belated Pre-Qualification of the Ebola Vaccine

After more than four years of testing and vaccinations under compassionate use protocols, the most effective Ebola vaccine has at last received World Health Organization (WHO) pre-qualification, clearing regulatory hurdles for its wide-scale use. “AHF has been calling for an approved...

November 14, 2019

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Edwards Lifesciences gets approval for SAPIEN 3 TAVI valve in Europe

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced that it has received CE Mark to expand use of the Edwards SAPIEN 3 transcatheter heart valve for the...

November 14, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Cleveland Clinic First in the World to Perform Robotic Single-Port Kidney Transplant 

Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in the world to successfully perform a robotic single-port kidney transplant, which enables all surgical instruments and the donor kidney to be placed through one small abdominal incision. The Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute...

November 14, 2019

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Formlabs Launches New Dental Business Unit, Formlabs Dental, With Form 3B and New Materials Designed to Meet the Demands of the Dental Industry

Formlabs, the designer and manufacturer of powerful and accessible 3D printing systems, has today announced it is strengthening its commitment to the dental market. According to a Key Group survey, Formlabs is the most installed 3D printer for small, medium and large...

November 13, 2019