World's First ZEUS Assisted Vascular Surgery Performed At VU Medical Center in Amsterdam.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. & AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BW HealthWire)--March 22, 2002--

Dr. Carlos Gracia, UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Willem Wisselink, and

Dr. Miguel Cuesta, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Perform New Robotic

Minimally Invasive Aortic Anastomosis Procedure

Computer Motion, Inc. (Nasdaq:RBOT) today announced that an international team of doctors at Vrije Universiteit Medical Center have performed an advanced abdominal laparoscopic procedure with the ZEUS(R) Robotic Surgical System. This is the first time the ZEUS system has been used to perform the procedure worldwide.

The surgeons, Dr. Carlos Gracia, Dr. Willem Wisselink and Dr. Miguel Cuesta, are the first in the world to use ZEUS for a vascular operation of this kind. The surgeons at VU were trained in the procedure and mentored during the case by Carlos Gracia, M.D., Associate Professor and Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine. The surgeons used ZEUS on two patients to bypass blockages in the abdomen of the main arteries that carry blood to the legs. The robot was used to successfully perform the suturing of the anastamosis from the aorta to the bypass graft. This laparoscopic procedure makes it possible to repair the aorta without making large incisions in the abdominal cavity. The multi-jointed instruments used with the ZEUS MicroWrist(TM) provide the surgeons with the flexibility and range of motion required to perform complex vascular suturing in the abdominal cavity. During both operations, Dr. Wisselink was seated at the ergonomically designed ZEUS console, viewing a magnified image of the operative site while controlling the "arms" of the ZEUS robot to perform the surgery. Drs. Gracia and Cuesta worked by the patient's side at the operating table. Both surgeries were successful.

Dr. Gracia stated, "With this procedure we have truly refined laparoscopic surgery. With the robotic systems we are introducing enabling technology that will permit increasing numbers of surgeons to perform these complex procedures. These same robotic technologies will revolutionize how we will also train surgeons on these new techniques."

Dr. Wisselink, Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of the Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery Program at Vrije Universiteit Medical Center concluded, "As this advance in vascular surgery shows, with ZEUS, we are in reach of the potential to make significant leaps in surgery."

Dr. Cuesta, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center surgeon, stated, "Using robotics to enable laparoscopic surgery in smaller parts of the anatomy, we can continue to make operations faster and get patients home sooner."

Maky Zanganeh, Vice President of European & Middle East Operations, commented, "Our surgeon partners continue to pioneer advances in robotically assisted minimally invasive surgery. It is through their hard work, dedication, and expertise that these new approaches to treating patients can be made." Dr. Zanganeh continued, "The benefits of minimally invasive surgery have been recognized for some time, and it is with the addition of robotics that this tremendous advance in treatment will be brought to a much wider patient population."

Computer Motion is a high-tech medical device company evolving surgical practices to enhance patient lives. The company develops, manufactures and markets proprietary computer-enhanced and robotic surgical systems that enhance surgeons' capabilities, improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Computer Motion plays a significant role in transitioning the surgical community from current open procedures to endoscopic procedures that are less painful and traumatic to the patient. Computer Motion's products include the ZEUS(R) robotic system for new minimally invasive surgical procedures, and the HERMES(TM) Control Center, a centralized system that enables the surgeon to voice control a network of "smart" medical devices. The AESOP(R) Robotic Endoscope Positioner is the first surgical robot to be made commercially available in the U.S. The company's newest product, the SOCRATES(TM) Telecollaboration System, facilitates surgeon collaboration using video and audio conferencing, shared control of the endoscopic camera, and video annotation on the surgical image in the operating room. The ZEUS system is not commercially available for use in the U.S. for this procedure. The company's products are CE-Marked for commercial sale in the European Community. The company's Web site is www.ComputerMotion.com.

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