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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 > Robots in Surgery > Advanced genetic tests and pharmaceuticals > Identification of disease susceptibility > Optimal drug vaccine or gene therapy treatment > NOTES no scar procedures

Thursday, August 21, 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? Will […]

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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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EndoVia Medical Inc > A Hansen Medical Inc catheter-technology company > Intellectual property of 33 issued and pending patents and patent applications > Combining robotic technology and computerized movement > Electromechanical catheter manipulator controlled with commands from a workstation

Monday, January 21, 2008

Will EndoVia Medical’s second generation computer-assisted surgical devices for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and interventional medicine be beneficial for the advance of Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery NOTES? Has EndoVia further developed the robotic guidance system for controlling laparoscopic and catheter-based instruments? Will the technology open large new patient populations to less invasive procedures?

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