Doctors turning to robots for surgeries

robotics.youngester.com | Sep 19, 2008

da-vinci robot The most important tool a surgeon has is a pair of steady hands. And a growing number of Phoenix-area surgeons now use their hands to grip a joystick-like device instead of a knife or a scalpel.

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Novare Announces Successful Series of Single Port Lap Band Procedures With RealHand(R) High Dexterity Instruments

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Dr. Julio Teixeira, Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center completes his 12th Single Port Lap-Band(R) Procedure; Bariatric patients now benefiting from 'hidden scar' procedure CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept.

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Cambridge Laboratories wins approval for Huntington's drug

www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com | Aug 19, 2008

Cambridge Laboratories Group has announced that Xenazine, the first and only product for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntingtons disease, has received approval from the FDA.

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US hospital using Wii as training tool for its surgeons

www.guardian.co.uk | Aug 6, 2008

Nintendo's Wii console is not just a toy - one US hospital is using it as a training tool for its surgical residents

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Surgical instruments reprocessed remanufactured by ClearMedical

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Laserage: Precision Cutting and Welding

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Arrow Medical Supply, Inc., surgical instrument repair, surgical instrument service, medical

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