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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?

IIP > Read on here…
As neuromodulation grows […]

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Endovascular vs Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in the Medicare Population > The largest study to date with 45,000 Medicare recipients > Search is on for new treatment options > Endovascular endoluminal repair limited and complex > Less invasive and permanent way to repair AAA might be hybrid > Endo Vascular Laparoscopic Surgery EVLS

Thursday, January 31, 2008

How does the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Baltimore PC evaluate the continued failure rates of stent-graft repair? Why do most practitioners feel that choosing between endovascular repair with endoleaks or EVAR graft migration and open surgical repair is a toss up considering the complexity of EVAR? Is it time for a combination […]

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