Axis Three Debuts XS-300 Surgical Simulation Platform(TM) for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; Announces Funding, Expands Team.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Axis Three, the leader and pioneer of surgical simulation tools for the medical industry, today announced the beta launch of the XS-300 Surgical Simulation Platform. This breakthrough new product was developed in collaboration with plastic and reconstructive surgeons, and will shortly begin testing in exclusive US and European practices. "The XS-300 Surgical Simulation Platform provides precise surgical simulation and represents a paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. in the surgeon-patient experience," says Jim Blumel, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We collaborated with plastic and reconstructive surgeons to develop an intuitive system Intuitive™ system Cybersurgery A proprietary minimally invasive surgical system which provides 3D visualization and translates the surgeon's hand movements into precise microsurgical movements via 8 mm ports. Cf Cybersurgery. that provides accurate measurement data, surgical planning tools, and a better experience for both the surgeon and patient." Axis Three has recently secured additional funding and also announces the addition of two new executives to its management team. "This is an exciting time for Axis Three," comments Blumel. "We have financial resources, have completed our development, are releasing our systems for test, and have added key leadership to our growing team." David Kirk
Pedram Hariri has joined Axis Three as Director of Sales and Business Development. Mr. Hariri, formerly with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Toshiba, and several start-up companies, has nearly 20 years' experience in high tech sales and business development. Axis Three will be exhibiting at the California Society of Plastic Surgeons trade show in San Francisco on May 24-28. Surgeons interested in seeing a demonstration of the system and learning more about its capabilities are invited to attend. About Axis Three Axis Three is the leader and pioneer of surgical simulation tools for the medical industry. Through an exclusive licensing agreement, Axis Three has integrated image capture technology developed by Siemens with its own proprietary software to create a powerful, flexible and intuitive platform that can be tailored to a variety of surgical needs. Axis Three has offices in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Los Angeles, California. For more information about Axis Three, please visit www.axisthree.com. About Siemens Siemens AG (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in fiscal 2006. Founded 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 480,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com. |
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