ORLocate™ Uses RFID Technology to Account for Items Used During Surgery to Reduce Incidence of Retained Surgical Items Left inside Patients MAUMELLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new technology that ...
It seemed simple enough at the time. In 2009, John Harrison, a 63–year-old oil industry sales manager in Mission, Texas, had surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, a routine ...
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Nearly 1% of all surgical instruments in hospitals nationwide are rejected before they get to the operating room. They’re screened for blemishes left over from the sterilization ...
One of the most dangerous places to be in America is on an Operating Room table. The Leapfrog Group estimates that as many as 400,000 patients die every year due to preventable hospital errors. And if ...
STOCKTON – Robotic surgery, Dameron Hospital officials are quick to point out, does not mean a robot performs the operation. There is a human surgeon in control of the instruments at all times. And ...
Detroit Receiving hospital stopped surveillance of most surgical site infections due to staff cuts in 2018, including for patients exposed to dirty surgical instruments, according to a report released ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One of the potential drawbacks of robotic surgery is that a surgeon has to rely on visual information to determine how much force to use with their instruments, but a new ...
CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea — "It's a win for our patients and our staff!" Three years of dedication to activating the robotic surgical system at the Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital, or ...