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Outpatient Surgery Center in West Bloomfield, Mich. Hosts Patient Education Seminar to Promote Mazor Robotics Renaissance™ for Spine Surgery

Lakes Surgery Center, an ambulatory surgery center in West Bloomfield, Mich., offers state-of-the-art technology for back surgery with Mazor Robotics Renaissance in an outpatient setting for a quick return to daily life. Orlando, Fla. (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Lakes Surgery Center, an ambulatory surgery center in West Bloomfield, Mich. offers state-of-the-art technology for back surgery with Mazor Rob...

Mazor Robotics' American Depository Receipts (ADRs) to Commence Trading on NASDAQ; Shares Will Trade Under the Symbol 'MZOR'

Schedules Conference Call to Discuss 2013 First Quarter Results Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE:MZOR), a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, announced today that it will commence trading of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) represented by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) through The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mello...

Mazor Robotics Receives Purchase Order for Renaissance™ System from Russia Distribution Partner Neuroproject Ltd.

Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE: MZOR), a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that its Russia distribution partner, Neuroproject, placed an order for a Renaissance™ system to be used at the N. N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center, located in Moscow. The internationally recognized Oncology Research Centre N....

IMRIS Announces US Patent for Microsurgical Robot Concept

Key patent includes claims on haptics, MR compatibility and image-guidance WINNIPEG, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - IMRIS Inc. (NASDAQ: IMRS; TSX: IM) ("IMRIS" or the "Company") today announced the allowance of a US patent defining the foundational technologies for its SYMBIS™ Surgical System - a minimally invasive and MRI-compatible microsurgical robot system. Currently under developm...

Orthopaedic Synergy, Inc. Announces Key Additions to the Board of Directors

EAST TAUNTON, Mass., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Orthopaedic Synergy, Inc. ("OSI")  whose subsidiary companies include OMNIlife science®, Inc., Enztec, Ltd., and Praxim, SA, have elected two experienced directors to their Board.  Guy Mayer, an experienced orthopaedic executive, will serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and David Johnso...

American Pharmacy Magazine Article [Sponsored by Intelligent Hospital Systems] Compares i.v.STATION Robot to IHS' RIVA

BOZEN, Sud-Tirol, Italy, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The May 2013 issue of Pharmacy Practice News (Volume 40) features an article sponsored by Intelligent Hospital Systems, and authored by Steve Frandzel with the title of "A Tale of Two IV Robots", comparing both IV Robots' costs, speed, size, features, return on investment, and customer satisfaction and experience. Gaspar DeViedma, Health Robo...

MedTech Innovate Seminars: New Interactive Learning Forums at 2013 MD&M East

PHILADELPHIA, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New interactive learning forums will be held by the most innovative thought leaders of the medical device industry at the 2013 Medical Device & Manufacturing East conference and expo, from June 18-20 in Philadelphia.      (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/613829 ) These all-new MedTech Innovate Seminars were de...

Blue Belt Technologies Announces Implant Co-Marketing Partnership with DJO Surgical

Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., an innovative medical technology company commercializing robotic solutions for orthopedic surgery, announces an implant partnership with DJO Surgical, a DJO Global Company. Blue Belt’s NavioPFS orthopedic surgical system provides smart planning and robotic-controlled bone preparation tools to the orthopedic operating room fo...

Illumina Announces Partnerships to Automate TruSeq® and Nextera® Sample Preparation Kits

Automation Methods Developed By Leading Vendors Will Enable Customers to Accelerate Testing and Discovery Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced it is collaborating with leading providers of liquid handling robotic platforms to develop automation methods for its best-in-class TruSeq and Nextera Sample Preparation kits. Initial partners in this ef...

QUAN Prepares New Product for $2.3 Billion iPad Accessories Market

Quantum International Corp. (OTCBB: QUAN), a cutting-edge technology company, announced today that it has initiated the design phase of development on its revolutionary new MedCase accessory for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. The MedCase will be the second product developed by Quantum in partnership with A Plus Technologies in a new line of electr...

Frost & Sullivan: Opportunities for Electronics Manufacturing Services in Medical Industry Increasing

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are increasingly turning to electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers to better handle the escalating volumes of electronic content in the medical industry. With opportunities for high-level product assembly and complete build projects expected to increase, the potential for EMS in the medical indus...

IntraMed Diagnostics Announces Two Senior-Level Additions

Dean Kingston and Barry Vant-Hull, Ph.D., will be central to IntraMed Diagnostics’ development of onsite in vitro diagnostic drugs of abuse screening and health diagnostics applications. Boulder, Colo. (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 IntraMed Diagnostics, LLC, a subsidiary of Express Diagnostics Int’l (EDI), is pleased to welcome Dean Kingston as director of engineering and manufacturing and Barry Vant-...

Sagentia Delivers Alpha Prototype of New Microbial Genotyping System for PathoGenetix Inc.

Sagentia Inc., a global technology and product development company, announced today that it has completed initial alpha prototype development of the RESOLUTIONTM Microbial Genotyping System that it is developing for PathoGenetix Inc. As PathoGenetix’s technology and product development partner, Sagentia has been working with them for the last tw...

New QUAN iPad Accessory Could Revolutionize Mobile Medical Testing

Cutting-edge technology company Quantum International Corp. (OTCBB: QUAN) announced today that it has begun development on an innovative new accessory for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad that could potentially revolutionize mobile medical testing. The MediCase is envisioned to be a unique, protective case for the iPad that will contain built-in esse...

Robotics: Tiny, winged machines

Insect-sized robots can mimic the hovering and darting of flies.Flies have long been admired for their aerial agility, but technical limitations in miniaturization have hindered attempts to replicate this in similar-sized robots. Kevin Ma and his col...

Robotics No Help in Cystectomy (CME/CE)

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- A randomized trial comparing robotic with open cystectomy ended early after an interim analysis showed the minimally invasive approach did not reduce complications, according to a study reported here.

Local Government Announces Cost and Safety Benefits of First i.v.STATION Robot at University Hospital in African Continent

BOZEN, Sud-Tirol, Italy, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics' i.v.STATION Robot continued on its undeterred path to collect endorsements and customer testimonials from pharmacists all over the world, documenting its unprecedented cost savings and patient safety benefits. The Government of Canary Islands' Health Counsel stated in its official press release last week: "With the implem...

Polycom Helps Healthcare Organizations Reduce Unnecessary Rehospitalizations, Supports Prevention and Wellness with New Video Collaboration Solutions for Robotics, Mobile Devices and Web Browsers

Anybots’ “QB” robot is equipped with a tablet running Polycom® RealPresence® Mobile video so patients can stay engaged with caregivers, friends and family, for enhanced quality of care and life Vivify Health’s solution for mobile devices lets in-home patients connect to healthcare personnel over secure Polycom HD video for...

Mazor Robotics Receives Second Renaissance System Order from India Business Partner Advanced Medical Systems

Renaissance System to be Installed in Newly-Opened Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital in New Delhi Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE:MZOR), a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that Advanced Medical Systems PTE Ltd. (AMS), Mazor’s business partner in India, place an order for a Renaissance™ system. The system...

ASK NAO Initiative to revolutionize special education for autistic children

ALDEBARAN ROBOTICS, the creator of the NAO humanoid robot, has launched the ASK NAO Initiative, where ASK stands for Autism Solution for Kids. With the help of NAO, the company aims to help improve special-education teaching by stimulating social int...

IMRIS reports first quarter 2013 financial results

WINNIPEG, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - IMRIS Inc. (NASDAQ: IMRS; TSX: IM) ("IMRIS" or the "Company") today reported its results for the first quarter of 2013.  All figures are reported in US dollars. Revenues were $8.1 million in the quarter compared with $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2012. Net loss in the first quarter was $8.4 million, largely unchanged from the first quarter of...

Robotic Angioplasty Achieves 97.6 Percent Clinical Success Rate

Publication of PRECISE Trial Results in The Journal of American College of Cardiology builds on momentum of FDA clearance and commercialization of the CorPath® System. Corindus Vascular Robotics, a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, today announced that the Journal of American College of Cardiology published the results from its CorPath...

2013 NEVY Award Winners Announced

BOSTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The first annual NEVY awards, a celebration of the most innovative and exciting companies in Boston, proved that Massachusetts houses some of the most remarkable entrepreneurs and start-ups in the country. Thirteen awards, focusing on the tech and healthcare industries, were announced at the inaugural ceremony and cocktail reception held last night at The S...

Robotic insects make first controlled flight

(Harvard University) In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it leaped a few inches, hovered for a moment on frag...

Seahorse's armor gives engineers insight into robotics designs

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