General Surgery News
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With Policy Support, the Market for Surgical Robots Grows
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Health Commission and other 17 departments jointly issued the "robot" application action implementation plan to encourage the development of surgery, auxiliary examination, auxiliary rounds, intensive care, rehabilitation and other medical robot products, "robot The "robot" has ushered in a new round of development ...
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Invertek coracle racers help raise £35k for Macmillan Cancer Support charity
More than 40 teams took part in the event, supported by Invertek Drives Ltd, held during September in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. Teams of four battled against each other to cross the River Severn both ways in the fastest time possible between the Pengwern Boat Club and the Quarry river bank. Glyn Jones, Technical Director at Invertek Drives Ltd, said it was a phenomenal amount ...
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XF-73 Nasal Phase 3 development plans finalised
Targeting peak sales potential of $1 billion in the major markets Destiny Pharma plc (AIM: DEST), a clinical stage innovative biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life-threatening infections, is pleased to announce that it has now finalised plans for its Phase 3 studies for its late-stage clinical asset, XF-73 Nasal. Highlights Discussions held ...
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Osso VR and American College of Cardiology to Develop Immersive Training for Cardiovascular Professionals
Osso VR, now the largest and fastest-growing virtual reality (VR) company in healthcare, and the American College of Cardiology (ACC), a global nonprofit dedicated to transforming cardiovascular care, today announced a new collaboration to develop an immersive, VR-enabled training program for cardiovascular professionals. The collaboration builds upon the ACC’s long tradition of ...
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Microsure live at WSRM2022 in Cancun
Microsure will be present at #WSRM2022 in Cancun, Mexico. Come and visit us at booth 8 (1-4 June) to learn about our newest generation microsurgical robot. Update: After a year of absence due to the pandemic, the World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery could celebrate its 11th Congress in Cancun from 1-4 June 2022. Microsure was present for the second time and provided a sneak ...
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Stanford Surgeon Venita Chandra Joins Alucent Biomedical Scientific Advisory Board as Company Enters Arteriovenous Fistula Market
Alucent Biomedical, a privately held medical technology company founded to transform the way vascular disease is treated, today announced Venita Chandra, M.D., will join the company’s scientific advisory board. Dr. Chandra is board certified in both general and vascular surgery. She is a clinical associate professor of surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery at Stanford University ...
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CurvaFix Announces Participation in Orthopaedic Trauma Association Industry Sessions
BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 28, 2022 – CurvaFix, Inc., a developer of medical devices to repair fractures in curved bones, today announced the addition of three new members to its Surgeon Advisory Board. The new members bring together expertise in orthopedic traumatology, pelvis and acetabular trauma reconstruction, and Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis (FFP) to support CurvaFix’s focus on ...
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Amsel Medical Announces $1.5 million AFWERX TACFI Grant Award
Amsel Medical Corporation today announced receipt of award and signing of a contract for a non-dilutive AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) of $1.5 million augmenting its original $1M Phase II SBIR Grant. This effort is sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory and will enable Amsel Medical to bridge its Phase II efforts towards Phase III commercial scaling. It facilitates the delivery ...
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CONMED Completes Acquisition of Biorez, Inc.
LARGO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CONMED Corporation (NYSE: CNMD) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of privately-held Biorez, Inc. Biorez is a medical device start-up based in New Haven, CT and is focused on advancing the healing of soft tissue using its proprietary BioBrace® Implant technology. The BioBrace Implant is an innovative bioinductive ...
By Biorez Inc.
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CONMED Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Biorez, Inc.
LARGO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CONMED Corporation (NYSE: CNMD) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Biorez, Inc. (Biorez), on a cash-free, debt-free basis, for cash consideration of $85 million at closing, subject to adjustment, and up to an additional $165 million in growth-based earnout payments over a four-year period. The transaction is expected to be ...
By Biorez Inc.
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Todd C. Villines, M.D. Joins Elucid as new Chief Medical Officer
BOSTON – July 26, 2022 – Elucid, a novel non-invasive software company providing physicians with AI-powered imaging to characterize cardiovascular disease, is pleased to announce that Todd C. Villines, MD, is joining the company as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Villines will be leading clinical strategy development and execution for Elucid’s commercial and in-development ...
By Elucid
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The world’s first on-demand robotics program performing surgery every day
Saintonge Hospital is the first institution worldwide to introduce on-demand robotics with Dexter® in routine daily use. Dr. Damien Emeriau and Dr. Guillaume Hugues from the urology department of Saintonge Hospital welcomed the Sud-Ouest newspaper into their OR, to explain how on-demand robotics with Dexter has changed their daily practice. Dr. Emeriau comments on the superior precision ...
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Making an impact in day-to-day care for patients at Saintonge Hospital
Barely two months after becoming the first hospital in France to install Dexter®, the team at Saintonge Hospital has scaled its on-demand robotics program into daily use. On pace to carry out 2-3 procedures per day with Dexter between the urology, gynecology and general surgery team, Saintonge Hospital’s pioneering effort is making meaningful progress towards establishing a new standard ...
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Pioneering Hybrid Robotics in General Surgery at the CHUV
Surgeons at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) perform the world’s first hybrid robotic general surgery. Distalmotion and CHUV announce the launch of a clinical study. The CHUV’s Division for Visceral Surgery is at the forefront of establishing a new standard of patient care, and will become a global reference center for hybrid robotic surgery with Dexter. Distalmotion and ...
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Lazurite™ Named One of the Industry’s Hottest Companies by World’s Largest MedTech Accelerator
MedTech Innovator, the world’s largest accelerator of medical technology companies, yesterday named Lazurite as one of the MedTech industry’s hottest 50 companies by selecting it to participate in Medtech Innovator’s flagship four-month Accelerator program featuring medical device, diagnostic, and digital health technologies from around the globe. As a 2022 Cohort member, ...
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Biorez Adds Two Esteemed Surgeons to its Scientific Advisory Board
Biorez Inc., a start-up advancing tendon and ligament healing with its proprietary BioBrace Technology, announced today that the company is expanding its scientific advisory board to include Drs. Joseph Burns of Atlanta and Deryk G. Jones of New Orleans. “Drs. Burns and Jones are both accomplished surgeons, thought leaders, and published researchers in sports medicine, and we are ...
By Biorez Inc.
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Saintonge becomes first hospital in France to install the Dexter surgical robot
Saintonge Hospital is the first healthcare institution in France to purchase and install the novel Dexter® surgical system. Dexter’s clinical versatility will provide on-demand robotic aid to help improve patient outcomes in general surgery, gynecology and urology. Saintonge Hospital has purchased and installed its first surgical robot: Distalmotion’s Dexter®. This marks ...
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Distalmotion and NBA Medica Announce Partnership
Dexter is coming to Italy. Together with NBA Medica we plan to make robotics more accessible, user-friendly and versatile for Italian surgeons in the fields of general surgery, gynecology and urology. Left to right: Cristiano Fontana, Head of Business Development at NBA Medica and Marco Sesenna, CEO NBA Medica, in Lausanne at Distalmotion HQ with Dexter. ©Distalmotion Distalmotion has ...
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OrthoGrid Brings the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Orthopedics!
OrthoGrid® Systems, Inc., is pleased to announce the OrthoGrid Hip AI application. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, our Hip AI platform is the world's first-ever intraoperative hip replacement navigation system. OrthoGrid will showcase Hip AI at AAOS 2022, further defining OrthoGrid as a visionary leader in the next generation of orthopedic surgery enhanced by digital ...
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Versius adopted by Cristo Re Hospital to increase patient access to keyhole surgery in Rome
CMR Surgical – the global medical device company headquartered in Cambridge, UK – has announced the installation of its first Versius system in Rome, at the Cristo Re Hospital. Cristo Re is part of the renowned GIOMI Group and is the first of the leading group of private clinics in Italy to install this practical and innovative surgical tool. Versius is being used as part of a ...
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