CIS news

• neuroArm is now called Symbis, becoming a produc of IMRIS
• New angles for safer robotic surgery
• New corporate presentation form Titan Medical 
• 510(k) for CyberKnife M6 series 
• New radiotherapy suite from Varian 
• MIS-Robotics (formerly AVRA) is also growing its business. All we know about the future system:
• 6+ degrees of freedom
• Preop and intraop Imaging integration with the robotic system
• Open instrument interfaces
• Integration of robotic platform with the Operating Theater and the surgical team
• Video section: 
• Robotic outpatient, urethral catheter-free radical prostatectomy 
• Bob Webster giving a really great seminar talk on his group's projects at Venderbilt
• Philips' ambiant therapy suite
• Videos on MIS joint replacement surgery
• Robotherapist granted global patent 
• SIEMENS' robotic 3D X-ray (video) 
• Big, accurate laser for eye surgery
• General intro to da Vinci prostatectomy

Other CIS news:

• Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes Spine division teams up with Brainlab 
• Worldwide patent for a Spanish stroke rehabilitation robot 
• Robot teaches stroke survivors
• Medical device software: Why is it in critical condition?
• Developing Devices That Are Just What the Doctor Ordered
• Infographics--Envisioning the future of health

Jobfair:

• PM for R&D team to develop mechanical and electrosurgical Disposable and Durable medical devices
• IMRIS is looking for a robotics engineer, supposedly for the Symbis arm. 
• UW seeks to hire multiple tenure-track faculty members
• Experimental biomechanics and injury science postdoc for JHU APL

Image credit: IMRIS