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Bill Gates-backed Vicarious Surgical adds a virtual reality twist to robots in the operating room

sudshr47 February 13, 2019

In an operating room in rural Idaho, doctors prep a patient for surgery. They make a tiny, thumb-sized incision into the patient and insert a small robot while across the country a surgeon puts on a virtual reality headset, grabs their controllers, and prepares to operate. While this scene may seem like science fiction now, […]

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J&J spends $3.4 billion in cash for Auris Health’s lung cancer diagnostics and surgical robots

sudshr47 February 13, 2019

Johnson & Johnson’s robotic surgery and medical device division, Ethicon, is dropping $3.4 billion in cash to pick up Auris Health, a developer of robotic diagnostics and surgical devices initially focused on detecting and treating lung cancer. The healthcare giant said an additional $2.35 billion in payouts may be possible if Auris hits certain milestones. […]

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‘They did surgery on a grape’ is the weird meme that’s your new obsession

sudshr47 November 26, 2018

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In May, surgery was performed on a grape. A grape!  And for whatever reason, the internet is now delighting in this fact.

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Australia used a grape to showcase the delicate and efficient surgical work that robots can perform. 

BEHIND THE SCENES. Here’s some pictures from today’s shoot with Peter Mac’s Director of Robotic Surgery @declangmurphy showing @ScopeTV11 how our da Vinci Xi robot works, performing precision surgery on a grape#roboticsurgery #robot #davinciXi pic.twitter.com/dfzGszpzN6

— Peter Mac Cancer Ctr (@PeterMacCC) May 29, 2018

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Researchers create the first 3D-printed corneas

sudshr47 May 31, 2018

Researchers at Newcastle University have been able to 3D-print a biocompatible corneal framework using a new gel formulations that “keeps the stem cells alive whilst producing a material which is stiff enough to hold its shape but soft enough to be squeezed out the nozzle of a 3D printer.” There is a significant shortage of […]

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Tradewind Bioscience attacks the physiology of tumors to treat cancer

sudshr47 March 20, 2018

Cancer remains the one counterpoint to the march of medical progress that has scored human history over the last 200 years. Last year 600,920 people in the U.S. died from cancer, and another 1.7 million received an initial diagnosis of the disease. Globally, one in six people die from cancer, according to the World Health Organization. […]

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