News tagged with robotic catheter

Cutting-edge robotics to treat cardiac arrhythmias

Cardiac experts who fix arrhythmias, which are electrical problems of the heart, must perform complex catheter procedures while the heart is still beating in order to pinpoint where an electrical malfunction is taking place. ...

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created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Robo-op marks new world first for heart procedure

The world's first remote heart procedure, using a robotic arm alongside 3-D mapping, is due to take place at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.

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created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Robotic catheter could improve treatment of heart condition

Atrial fibrillation is a heart disorder that affects more than two million Americans, and is considered a key contributor to blood clots and stroke. Now researchers from North Carolina State University are ...

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created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

World first remote heart operation to be carried out in Leicester using robotic arm

A pioneering world first robotics system operation is to be conducted at Glenfield Hospital Leicester thanks to expertise at the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester.

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created Apr 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Robot saves patient's transplanted lung

In a first-of-its-kind procedure, physicians at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center used a robotic catheter to save a patient’s transplanted lung.

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0