Tag: remote care
XCath successfully performs first public telerobotic mechanical thrombectomy demonstration
XCath has announced the successful completion of a “first-of-its-kind” live telerobotic trial for stroke treatment, which took place between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...
Nanoflex Robotics installs its first remote-ready robotics system in North America
Switzerland-based startup firm Nanoflex Robotics has announced that it recently installed its first remote-ready robotics system for neurovascular procedures at the Jacobs Institute (Buffalo,...
Medical necessity “should drive all remote monitoring decisions” in SCS, expert...
The principle of medical necessity “should drive all remote monitoring decisions” relating to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) technologies, according to recommendations recently published in...
Brainomix and Nanoflex to work on AI-assisted robotic system for remote...
Brainomix and Nanoflex Robotics have announced today that they have been awarded a grant via the ‘UK—Switzerland Bilateral: Collaborative R&D ’ programme, under which...
Medtronic Neurovascular partners with Avail to boost real-time connectivity
Medtronic Neurovascular has announced a new partnership with Avail Medsystems, creating the Medtronic Remote Connectivity Program (Medtronic RCP) in the process.
The goal of this...
MIT engineers develop joystick-operated robot to help surgeons treat stroke remotely
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA have developed a telerobotic system to enable surgeons to quickly and remotely treat...
Why robotics holds the key to the future of stroke treatment
Vitor Pereira and Nicole Cancelliere (St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada) outline recent breakthroughs in the deployment of robotics for neurointerventional procedures and discuss future...
Few cases and short timeframe required to overcome learning curve with...
A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database has found that robot-assisted carotid artery stenting (CAS) is both safe and effective. Writing in Neurosurgical...
SNIS 2021: Remote stroke interventions raise several unique ethical challenges
At the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s 18th annual meeting (SNIS; July 26–29 2021, Colorado Springs, USA and virtual), Jeffrey Saver, professor of Neurology at...
Stroke and heart condition patients want virtual healthcare to continue post...
After speaking with experts, reviewing current evidence, surveying people living with stroke or a heart condition, and funding a telephone poll of Canadians, the...
