Computer Motion Launches the New 'HEARS' Voice Control Interface.SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1999-- New Speech Recognition Engine Provides Optimal Voice Control of Medical Devices for the Operating Room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. Computer Motion Inc. (Nasdaq:RBOT RBOT Rotating Bomb Oxidation Test ), the world leader in medical robotics, Thursday announced the release of the HEARS(TM) speech recognition engine, a new voice control interface that spans all of Computer Motion's proprietary computer-enhanced and robotic surgical systems. The HEARS engine provides more accurate recognition of surgeons' voice commands used to control 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) System, the HERMES(TM) Control Center and HERMES-Ready medical devices, and the ZEUS(TM) Robotic Surgical System. The highest possible reliability of voice commands in the operating room is achieved by explicitly disregarding other speech and noise. "Our team has developed a highly sophisticated speech recognition engine that provides accuracy and reliability beyond anything available even in the speech dictation market today," said David Roe, Ph.D., Director of Interface Technologies of Computer Motion and past Department Head of Bell Laboratories Applied Speech Research. "Computer Motion is taking the lead in voice control technology development for the hospital setting and will continue to improve recognition. As our second generation speech recognition engine, HEARS has the ability to recognize 145 voice commands, up from the previous engine's 23 commands. "By coupling a seamless voice control interface with medical devices in the operating room, we're delivering on a real customer need -- providing greater degree of control to surgeons and extending their reach beyond the sterile field sterile field Surgery A 'clean' environment that surrounds an incision, and relatively free of microorganisms, in particular bacteria; the SF is inhabited by the surgeon(s), scrub nurses, and occasionally, physicians in training. See Dirty wound. ," added Dr. Roe. Yulun Wang, Ph.D., founder and chief technology officer of Computer Motion, said: "As the pioneer in operating room voice control technology, Computer Motion has extensive experience applying speech recognition to this complex environment. We developed the world's first FDA-cleared voice control interface in 1996 and have completed more than 45,000 minimally invasive procedures using our proprietary speech recognition technology. "Computer Motion is uniquely positioned with the new HEARS technology to pave the way for voice control throughout the hospital, providing standardization and control in the OR and beyond," added Wang. Computer Motion is creating the cornerstone technologies and products for tomorrow's Intelligent Operating Room(TM). The company develops, manufactures and markets proprietary computer-enhanced and robotic surgical systems which enhance surgeons' capabilities, improve outcomes and reduce costs. Computer Motion's products include: the AESOP(R) 3000, a voice-controlled 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. positioning system, the HERMES(TM) Control Center, a centralized system which enables the surgeon to voice control a network of "smart" medical devices, and the ZEUS(TM) 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 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 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(TM)). The ZEUS System is under an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption An Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) allows the investigational device to be used in a clinical study in order to collect safety and effectiveness data required to support a Premarket Approval (PMA) application or a Premarket Notification [510(k)] submission to Food and (IDE) study and is CE Marked for commercial sale in the European Community. The company's Internet Web site is www.ComputerMotion.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements concerning the company's products. Actual results may differ materially depending on a number of risk factors, including the risks of competition and competing technologies, regulatory approvals, and physician, hospital and payor acceptance of the company's 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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