Computer Motion Issued Eighth Patent for Robot-Enhanced Endoscopic Surgery; FREE-PIVOT Feature Provides Additional Safety for Patient.SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1998--Computer Motion, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on National Market: RBOT RBOT Rotating Bomb Oxidation Test ) announced today it has received issuance of its eighth patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office covering concepts generally relating to Robot-Enhanced Endoscopic en·do·scope n. An instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach. en Surgery. U.S. Patent No. 5,754,741 protects elements of the ZEUS(TM) Robotic Surgical System and the AESOP Aesop (ē`səp, ē`sŏp), legendary Greek fabulist. According to Herodotus, he was a slave who lived in Samos in the 6th cent. B.C. and eventually was freed by his master. (R) 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 that are used to manipulate surgical instruments and position an endoscope endoscope, any instrument used to look inside the body. Usually consisting of a fiber-optic tube attached to a viewing device, endoscopes are used to explore and biopsy such areas as the colon and the bronchi of the lungs. . These robotic systems have arms that can freely pivot back and forth and are adapted to hold a single endoscopic surgical instrument or endoscope to be moved within the patient. This patent discloses the pivoting motion the arm facilitates, referred to as the FREE-PIVOT(TM) feature, which helps to ensure patient safety. Yulun Wang, Ph.D., Chief Technical Officer and Founder of Computer Motion, Inc., said "We are very pleased with the issuance of this patent. What is so exciting about our built-in FREE-PIVOT technology is that it makes our robots inherently safer and more user friendly. Both the ZEUS and AESOP robotic systems include our now patented FREE-PIVOT(TM) feature. Computer Motion will continue to secure and vigorously defend our core intellectual property in order to sustain and extend our competitive advantage, as well as to maintain our leadership position in medical robotic mechanisms, interfaces and controls." Computer Motion, Inc., the world leader in medical robotics, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary robotic and computerized surgical systems for the operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. . The Company's mission is to enhance surgeons' capabilities, improve outcomes and reduce costs using computers and robotics. The Company currently markets AESOP, a surgical robot capable of positioning and endoscope in response to a surgeon's verbal commands. The Company is developing new products that leverage the core technologies underlying the AESOP family of products: the ZEUS Robotic Surgical System for new minimally invasive microsurgery microsurgery or micromanipulation Surgical technique for operating on minute structures, with specialized, tiny precision instruments under observation through a microscope, sometimes equipped with cameras to show the operation on a monitor. procedures such as endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting coronary artery bypass graft n. Abbr. CABG A surgical procedure in which a section of vein or other conduit is grafted between the aorta and a coronary artery below the region of an obstruction in that artery. (E-CABG); and the HERMES OR Control Center, a centralized control and operating system designed to control an integrated network of "smart" operating room devices through a surgeon's voice commands. Computer Motion is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the stock symbol RBOT. The Company's Internet Web site is www.ComputerMotion.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the Company's business, products, research and development and regulatory activities. Actual results may differ materially depending on a number of risk factors, including the risks of competition and competing technologies, duration or suspension of pre-clinical and clinical studies, regulatory approvals and physicians' and/or payors' acceptance of the Company's new products. These factors and other risks inherent in the Company's business are described from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. . The Company undertakes no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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