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St Mary's Hospital, part of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in the UK, has used Hansen Medical's Magellan robotic system for a fenestrated endograft...
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Woodland Heights Medical Center installs new robotic surgical system
Woodland Heights Medical Center in the US state of Texas has introduced the da Vinci Si surgical system to its operating...
German university hospital deploys new image-guided surgery system
University hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar in Germany has deployed Brainlab's Curve image-guided surgery...
French Hospital delivers advanced radiotherapy treatments using TrueBeam
Centre Val d'Aurelle in France has begun the delivery of advanced radiotherapy treatments using TrueBeam...
Thailand hospital introduces new medical surgery software
Vejthani Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, has introduced computer assisted replacement surgery for knee...
Hong Kong hospital adopts Varian radiotherapy system
The Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital has begun treating cancer using Varian Medicals' TrueBeam...
UK scientists trial new brain tumour treatment
The Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust and Cancer Research UK have teamed up to begin a multicentre Phase II clinical trial for a new surgical technique to treat brain...
US Hospital Offers New Osteoarthritis Treatment
Health Link Medical Center in San Diego, US, is offering has begun offering platelet-rich plasma injection therapy to help patients suffering from osteoarthritis and joint injuries. Health...
New Hybrid Procedure to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in Missouri, US, are performing a new hybrid procedure using minimally invasive surgical techniques and catheter ablation to treat...
US Surgeons Implant Artificial Lung in Toddler
Physicians and surgeons at Washington University in the US have successfully implanted an artificial lung in a toddler. The artificial lung, made by Novalung in Germany, is a small box that...
Impella Improves Blood Circulation
The Protect II study has reported positive results of the Impella 2.5 device, designed to enhance blood circulation and support blood pressure in high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous...
Canadian Doctors Use Xbox Kinect for Surgery
Doctors at the Sunnybrook Hospital in Canada are using the Xbox Kinect system for hands-free manipulation of images during surgery. With the Xbox Kinect, doctors are using hand gestures to...
UK Hospital Uses Robotic Arm to Perform Heart Procedure
The world's first remote heart procedure has taken place at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, UK. Consultant cardiologist Dr Andre Nag used the Amigo robotic arm and the CARTO-3 3D...
US Hospital Implants Non-Blood Contacting Mechanical Heart Assist System
St Paul Heart Clinic in Minnesota, US, has reported that the first patients in the state have been implanted with the world's first non-blood contacting mechanical heart assist system. ...
CorMatrix Reports Positive Study Results of Pericardial Closure Implant
CorMatrix Cardiovascular has reported positive study results of its extracellular matrix (ECM) technology, an implant used to reconstruct the pericardium. The study was conducted by...
Researchers Develop Synthetic Bone Material
Researchers at UMass Medical School, US, have developed an inexpensive, synthetic bone material that can be used to repair complex fractures and large areas of bone loss. Researchers created...
Canadian Surgeons Perform World's First Robotic Surgery and Anaesthesia
Surgeons at McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in Canada have performed the world's first completely robotic surgery and anaesthesia. The surgeons used the DaVinci surgical robot and...
Artificial Pancreatic Tissue Offers Hope for Diabetics
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital, US, have developed a bio-artificial matrix that could serve as a scaffold for pancreatic islets and supportive stem cells. The researchers found...
NovaBone Receives FDA Approval for Bone Graft Delivery System
NovaBone Products has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its NovaBone Putty MIS delivery system, which improves the delivery of bone grafting material in minimally...
Italian Boy Becomes First Child to Receive an Artificial Heart
A 15-year-old boy has become the first child to receive an artificial heart, following a ten-hour operation at Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital in Rome. Artificial hearts are usually...
World's First Face Transplant Patient Leaves Hospital
The recipient of the world's first full face transplant has been discharged from hospital. The 31-year-old man, identified only as Oscar, received the transplant in a 24-hour operation at...
