SpineAssist, a spinal surgery robot, on Fox Business News, June 10th, 2010

Ori Hadomi, CEO of Mazor talks about SpineAssist a small, lightweight robotic for spinal surgery, that is making its way to the US after having proved itself in Germany and Austria.
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A surgical team at the Foothills Medical Centre has successfully performed groundbreaking neurosurgery with a robot developed by a team at the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine. Paige Nickason, 21, is recovering after having a tumour removed from her brain with the assistance of neuroArm, a surgical robotic system developed by a team led by Dr. Garnette Sutherland, a Calgary Health Region neurosurgeon and professor of neurosurgery in the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine. neuroArm is the world’s first MRI-compatible surgical robot capable of both microsurgery and image guided biopsy. The surgical robotic system is controlled by a surgeon from a computer workstation, working in conjunction with intraoperative MR (magnetic resonance) imaging. Dr. Sutherland developed the intraoperative MRI machine with Winnipeg-based IMRIS Inc. The technology allows a high field MRI scanner to move in to the operating room on demand, providing imaging during the surgical procedure without compromising patient safety Using neuroArm in the operating room has significant advantages for both surgeons and patients. “This system has exceptional capabilities. This is a turning point in the performance and teaching of neurosurgery,” says Dr. Sutherland. “neuroArm will improve surgical outcomes as it is less invasive and more delicate in its touch.” neuroArm also aims to revolutionize neurosurgery and other branches of operative medicine by liberating doctors from the constraints of …
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Surgery for Engineers News Coverage

WPXI covers the experience of CIT students in the Surgery for Engineers class, as they test out the DaVinci robot.