CUREXO Technology Corp. names president, CEO.CUREXO Technology Corp, which is focused on marketing its ROBODOC Surgical System, announced the addition of Brent D. Mittelstadt as president and chief executive officer. Mittelstadt began research in surgical robotics in 1986 as a visiting research scientist at the 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) T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and was responsible for much of the early development of CT guided robotic systems for joint replacement surgery. In 1990, Mittelstadt co-founded Sacramento, Calif.-based Integrated Surgical Systems to develop a surgical robot surgical robot Surgery A device used to perform some surgical procedures Pros Smaller incisions, ↓ pain, correction of surgeon error and tremors, ↓ infections and other post-surgical complications, faster recovery, better outcomes Cons system to assist with hip and knee replacement surgery. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After leaving ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). in June 2002, Mittelstadt took a position at Consensus Orthopedics, where he served as marketing director. While at Consensus Orthopedics, Mittelstadt was involved in the development of new implants and line extensions as well as redesigning the total knee instrumentation system to address changes in the joint replacement market. Mittelstadt holds eight patents and has published extensively in the field of computer assisted orthopedic surgery Orthopedic Surgery Definition Orthopedic (sometimes spelled orthopaedic) surgery is surgery performed by a medical specialist, such as an orthopedist or orthopedic surgeon, trained to deal with problems that develop in the bones, joints, and ligaments . "The unique combination of his ROBODOC knowledge and our recent FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. clearance provides Mr. Mittelstadt an immense opportunity to lead the company into the next phase of commercializing our products into the U.S. market," said Taehoon Kim, chairman of CUREXO. |
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