U.S. FDA approves miniature robot for spinal procedures.
Publication: Health & Medicine Week
Publication Date: 05-JUL-04
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2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A miniature robot for spinal procedures has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Named SpineAssist, the robot was created by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering Professor Moshe Shoham. It will be manufactured and marketed by Mazor Surgical Technologies, the company founded by Shoham in 2001.
The robot offers surgeons improved...
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