What You Should Know:
– A recent survey of 1,000 U.S. surgeons reveals a strong belief in the power of digital health to reduce disparities in access to surgical expertise, particularly in under-resourced communities.
– The…
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A robotic-assisted day case surgery study and programme at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is examining how da Vinci surgical systems can improve patient outcomes and support sustainable productivity in the NHS.
The programme forms…
Earlier this month, Proprio, an artificial intelligence-powered surgical technology vendor, announced that its surgical guidance platform, Paradigm, had reached a significant milestone with 50 successful surgeries completed. Those procedures were performed, along with other surgeons,…
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Deep learning for computer vision can be leveraged for interpreting surgical scenes and providing surgeons with real-time guidance to avoid complications. However, neither generalizability nor scalability of computer-vision-based surgical guidance systems have been demonstrated,…
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Three-dimensional reconstruction and modeling technology is not new in hospitals. In fact, many organizations have dedicated radiology technologists that perform 3D reconstructions from cross-sectional images.THE PROBLEM
The results of their work are typically saved back…
Employee and government benefits organization Sun Life announced it is partnering with Hinge Health to provide its members with digital access to technology and clinicians for musculoskeletal care. Hinge Health, founded in 2015, provides individuals…
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Animal-to-human transplants – or xenotransplantation – is raising hopes among patients who can’t obtain healthy organs from other humans.
Surgeons in March performed the world’s first successful kidney transplant from a pig to a living…
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What You Should Know: – West Tennessee Healthcare, a not-for-profit healthcare system with 7 hospitals and multiple supporting clinics, treating more than 185,000 patients, today announced a partnership with Qventus, the leading provider of AI-based…
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced the da Vinci Xi robot to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, with the aim of enabling less invasive prostate surgery.
The robot-assisted surgery (RAS) system, from Intuitive was…
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has carried out the first robotic-assisted hysterectomy in Kent and Medway at Darent Valley Hospital, using the da Vinci robotic assisted surgery (RAS) system.
“This is a significant milestone for…
