What are the test results accomplished by three NASA astronauts and one surgeon who were undergoing long-term training in an underwater habitat called the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations? Have the telementoring results demonstrated that nonsurgeons having been trained with a specified skill set can perform more complex laparoscopic procedure using in vivo robots? Will […]
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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Natural Orifice Surgery NOS > Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research NOSCAR > Mark Talamini > University of California San Diego > School of Medicine > Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons SAGES 2008 > Natural-orifice gastric revisions > Covidien > Ethicon > USGI Medical
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
What is the value that the Natural Orifice Surgery NOS technique adds to a surgical procedure? Is NOSCAR surgery enthusiasm self-serving in order to keep the research going? Which high-volume procedure will be the incentive to keep the NOS development rolling?
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Robotic Surgery > Miniature In Vivo Robots for Remote and Harsh Environments > In vivo camera robots > Tested at NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations NEEMO > Telementored via videoconferencing by the University of Nebraska > Millimeter-sized camera robot attached to a tether > Inexpensive version of a surgical robot system
Saturday, February 9, 2008
What are the test results accomplished by three NASA astronauts and one surgeon who were undergoing long-term training in an underwater habitat called the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations? Have the telementoring results demonstrated that nonsurgeons having been trained with a specified skill set can perform more complex laparoscopic procedure using in vivo robots? […]
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Neurotechnology is the new frontier > Changing the way medicine is practiced > Cyberkinetics’ Andara OFS System > Treatment of acute spinal cord injury > Cyberonics’ VNS Therapy > Pulsed signals delivered to the brain via the vagus nerve > Dramatic quality-of-life changes for patients > Micrus Endovascular in San Jose CA > ACT MicroCoil Delivery System > Treat hemorrhagic stroke victims > Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology CIMIT > Clinicians at Harvard teaching hospitals and Boston Medical Center > Medtronic > St. Jude Medical > Neurotechnology Industry Organization NIO San Francisco > National Neurotechnology Initiative > Accelerating translational neurotech innovation > Improving the timeliness of the FDA review
Friday, February 8, 2008
What are the treatment options for stroke or traumatic spinal cord injury? Can treatments influence the deteriorating effects of diseases such as Alzheimer’s or even severe depression? Will advances in neurotechnology bring the medical device industry new revenue and profit potential while helping to improve patients’ quality of life?
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As neuromodulation grows […]
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