Tag: Robotics

Amazon executive joins Medtronic to spearhead development in robotics and implantables

Medtronic has announced that Ken Washington has been appointed chief technology and innovation officer. Washington joins Medtronic from Amazon where he served as vice president...

Robotic surgery: “We have missed the boat on this,” says Houston...

An emerging programme at Houston Methodist aims to help prod those practicing in the vascular surgical space deeper into the field of robotic surgery. The...

Corindus relocates Massachusetts headquarters to accommodate company growth

Corindus, a Siemens Healthineers company, announced today the opening of its new headquarters at 275 Grove Street in Newton, USA. Siemens Healthineers relocated the...

The current status of new technologies and robotics in vascular surgery

In a session focused on new technologies at this year’s London Aorta meeting (10–11 October, London, UK), Celia Riga discussed the rise of robotics,...

Be an early adopter of AI to harness its benefits

 Artificial intelligence (AI) is already better than humans at reading specific radiographic findings. It will impact phycisians’ jobs, but because it can currently only...
Surgeon driving CorPath GRX system

US FDA clears CorPath GRX system for use in peripheral vascular...

Corindus has announced receiving 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of the CorPath GRX system in peripheral vascular...

The use of robotics in peripheral artery disease interventions

Despite significant advances in pharmacotherapy and device technology for percutaneous cardiovascular interventions, the fundamental technique of manually advancing intravascular devices at the patient’s table...