Computer Motion Receives Robot-Enhanced Surgery Patent; Newest Patent Granted for Use of Robotics in the Operating Room.SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 1999--Computer Motion Inc. (Nasdaq:RBOT RBOT Rotating Bomb Oxidation Test ), the world leader in medical robotics, Monday announced it has received issuance of U.S. Patent No. 5,855,583, which protects a method for performing robotically enhanced surgery. "Our newest patent discloses and protects fundamental concepts relating to robotically enhanced surgery, including intra-operative surgical instrument changing," said Yulun Wang, Ph.D., chief technical officer and founder of Computer Motion. "Surgical procedures require the use of a number of different instruments including graspers, scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends and needle drivers. "Fast, easy instrument changing is essential for the surgical procedures for which the ZEUS Robotic Surgical System was designed, including 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 heart bypass surgery. This patent protects the concept of interchanging surgical instruments that are attached to a robotic arm," added Dr. Wang. Computer Motion is creating the cornerstone technologies and products for tomorrow's Intelligent Operating Room. 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 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. 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 Control Center, a centralized system which enables the surgeon to voice control a network of "smart" medical devices, and 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 (E-CABG). The company's Internet Web site is www.ComputerMotion.com. |
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