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Image: MIRA Platform is the world’s first miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery platform (Photo courtesy of Virtual Incision)

World’s First Miniaturized Robotic-Assisted Surgery Platform to Make OR Robot-Ready

A miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) platform with its small, sleek design offers the benefits of RAS during abdominal procedures without the logistical inefficiencies of traditional mainframe robotics. More...
20 Apr 2022
Image: Smart-C is the world`s first cordless and battery-powered mini c-arm (Photo courtesy of Turner Imaging Systems)

World's First Hyper-Portable Surgical Imaging System Leads to Quicker Diagnoses and Faster Interventions

With healthcare systems under enormous strain, a novel portable fluoroscopy X-ray imaging device now challenges the choke-point of traditional diagnostic and surgical imaging. More...
20 Apr 2022
Image: Giant basilar tip aneurysm access, PCA vessels coming out of aneurysm sac, using the Bendit21 (Photo courtesy of BENDIT Technologies)

Steerable Microcatheter Platform a Game-Changer in Endovascular Medicine

A microcatheter platform with advanced steering and torqueability maneuvering capabilities enables navigation with or without guidewires, more precisely, and accurately, through all vasculatures, and potentially expanding indications, enhancing safety and saving procedure time. More...
19 Apr 2022
Image: Lightning 7 and 12 systems for single session arterial and venous thrombus removal (Photo courtesy of Penumbra, Inc.)

Advanced Blood Clot Removal Technology Combines Intelligent Aspiration and Innovative Catheter Engineering

An advanced mechanical thrombectomy technology for single session blood clot removal in peripheral arterial and venous systems is the first and only computer-aided mechanical aspiration technology that can differentiate between clot and blood, which is designed to minimize blood loss. More...
18 Apr 2022
Image: Using SCOUT, surgeons can precisely target the affected tissue to pinpoint its location within 1mm (Photo courtesy of Merit Medical Systems)

First Wire-Free Solution Aids in Breast Localization During Biopsy Under MRI or Stereotactic Guidance

Today, roughly 40% of breast biopsies are performed under stereotactic or MRI guidance, creating the need for an additional office visit for reflector placement prior to surgery. Now, the first wire-free breast localization solution that can be deployed at the time of stereotactic or MRI-guided biopsy has received FDA clearance. More...
18 Apr 2022
Image: MIT engineers developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons remotely treat patients experiencing stroke or aneurysm (Photo courtesy of MIT)

Joystick-Operated Robot Could Help Surgeons Treat Stroke Remotely

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, Boston, MA, USA) have developed a telerobotic system whose movement is controlled through magnets and is designed to remotely assist in endovascular intervention. The robotic system can help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm. More...
14 Apr 2022
Image: Wireless neuro-stimulator to revolutionize patient care (Photo courtesy of Unsplash)

Surgically Implanted Wireless Neuro-Stimulator to Revolutionize Treatment of Neurological Disorders

Many neurological disorders like Parkinson’s, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could now be managed at home, thanks to a wireless neuro-stimulator that is set to revolutionize patient care. More...
12 Apr 2022
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