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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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Origami with DaVinci robot > Fold penny-sized origami crane > New application for robot > Norihiko Ishikawa > University of Kanazawa > daVinci Surgical System > Using remote-control robot arms

Friday, June 27, 2008

Are there many places that don’t have the volume or surgeons with the interest or expertise to do robotic bypass surgery? Do cardiac surgeons seize the opportunity to do robotic bypass surgery? Is it a cutthroat business or is Intuitive keen on finding more opportunities to apply the technology?

IIP > watch on here > […]

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Ceramic-on-ceramic technology > Alumina femoral head > Mated with an alumina acetabular cup > Advances in Medical Implants > Morgan Advanced Ceramics’ MAC > HIP Vitox > Ceramic-on-ceramic hip joints > Predicted life of more than 20 years > Biocompatibility > Resistance to wear > Artificial joints > Implantable electronic sensors > Pacemakers Defibrillators > Cochlear implants > Hearing devices > Drug delivery > Neurostimulator > Alumina > Zirconia

Friday, March 7, 2008

Will we see more ceramic-based coatings in medical devices like diamond-like carbon DLC? Will powder injection molding PIM and Metal injection molding MIM make the design of intricate components possible? Are the advances in medical implant material trailblazing the development of NOTES devices and special hybrid endoscopic instruments?

IIP > Read on here…
Ceramic material, with its […]

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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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