With tech, you pretty much know that each new generation of smart phone or laptop is going to be better: faster processing, better screen resolution, more apps -- more of everything. Medical care doesn't work that way. ...more
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication to remind patients and health care providers that the safety and effectiveness of robotically-assisted surgical (RAS) devices for use in...more
...Robots are everywhere – but perhaps just not how everyone imagined them. For decades, the promise of robots brought to mind devices like R2D2 and C3PO, or perhaps Rosie the Robot from The Jetsons – autonomous, intelligent...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety warning regarding the use of robotically assisted surgical devices for mastectomies and other cancer surgeries, asserting that "the safety and effectiveness of...more
Last week, the FDA issued a warning against the use of robotic surgery for mastectomy and other cancer-related procedures. ...more
The federal Food and Drug Administration finally has pushed back at surgeons and hospitals for experimenting on patients, spending $3 billion a year for surgical robots. The devices should not be used for mastectomies and...more
Globus Medical announced early yesterday that the Excelsius GPSTM surgical platform has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as reported by a press release dated August 17, 2017....more