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A UK-funded inflatable operating theatre that fits into a backpack is set to revolutionise surgery in emergencies when doctors are forced to operate on the hoof. Despite its Heath Robinson-like…
The Google Glass Technology The Google Glass is a small, lightweight wearable computer with a transparent display for hands-free work. Google Glass and other innovations allow the teaching of medical…
LASIK is the most commonly performed laser eye surgery to treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism. The word “LASIK” is an acronym for “laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.” Like other…
Across the country, surgeons are learning to use more than just scalpels and forceps. In the past decade, a growing number of medical institutions have invested in the da Vinci…
Though it was only a minor surgery, Dawn Lipthrott says there’s really no such thing when it’s being performed on a loved one, especially when the patient is over the…
A virtual reality app developed by GIBLIB will allow medical students to experience an operating room environment. Every surgery is a complex event both for the patient and the team…
Telerobotic surgery will be commercialized for a timely and specialized treatment of cardiovascular patients with geographical barriers. India became the world’s first to successfully perform a telerobotic coronary intervention on…
Diane Jooris is pioneering research into VR for patients (Oncomfort) Two medical specialists talk about how they are using VR for both doctors and patients in surgery. Virtual reality was…
(John Fedele/Getty Images) In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who’s who — at least for outsiders. Patients getting wheeled in might…
A joint research team including faculty from Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina has unveiled a high-fidelity, mock operating room at the Clemson Design Center in Charleston.…
ACCORDING TO DEGREE OF RISK Major – High degree of risk. May be complicated /prolonged, large losses of blood may occur, vital organs be involved, post-op complications may be likely.…
Is Titan’s SPORT going to storm the robotic surgery market? The darling of ORs everywhere: Intuitive Surgical In 2000 Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) went public at $9 a share dazzling Wall…
Digital Surgery (LONDON), a health tech company shaping the future of surgery through the convergence of surgical expertise and technology, today announced it has developed and successfully demonstrated the world’s…
By Mike Hanlon “Scalpel please! ” is a sentence that might in future not only be heard in a hospital operating theatre, but also in one of the three new,…