Navigation Links
Legends Golf Pros Receive Robotic Surgery Demos
Date:4/25/2008

SAVANNAH, Ga., April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Golf greats competing in the annual Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Tournament as well as spectators will be able to watch and participate in demonstrations of robotic surgery on Saturday, April 26th at Golfest hosted in conjunction with the tournament.

Last fall, St. Joseph's/Candler Health System in Savannah became the first health system in the region to perform surgery using Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci S Surgical System.

In the last 20 years, "minimally invasive surgery" meant using an alternative method of performing a surgery that eliminated the need for the surgeon to make large "open" incisions in the body. But recently developed robotic-assisted technology allows the surgeon to convert complex procedures into an even more minimally invasive experience for the patient.

This nationally recognized system empowers surgeons to operate more precisely while offering the patient the most minimally invasive surgery possible. The patient experiences a reduced risk of complications, shorter hospital stays, and quicker recovery times. Advantages to the surgeon and OR staff include faster setup, rapid instrument exchange, multi-quadrant access and multi-image display capabilities, all of which will support a level of precision, dexterity and control that is unmatched in the Savannah area.

SJ/C is using the da Vinci robot for mitral valve repairs alleviating the need to enter the chest in the traditional manner. It is also used for prostate cancer patients and candidates for certain gynecological procedures. Results for patients will include less pain, blood loss, and less scarring. In addition, this minimally invasive technique will minimize the potential effects of traditional prostate surgery by eliminating or reducing the risk of impotence.

Local surgeons as well as experts from Intuitive Surgical will be on hand all day on the 26th during the tournament to answer questions regarding r
'/>"/>

SOURCE St. Joseph's/Candler Health System
Copyright©2008 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Six Olympic Legends Battling Chronic Diseases Lead Revolution in Advancing Pharmacy Care as Medco Launches the Tour of Champions
2. Lake Elsinore Family Caregiver Receives Free Power Wheelchair From The SCOOTER Store
3. Father and Daughter From Tanzania Receive Their First Medical Examination in Newport Beach
4. DaVita Receives Civil Complaint
5. Ranbaxy Receives Tentative Approval to Manufacture and Market Galantamine Tablets on an Exclusive Basis
6. Watson Receives First FDA Approval for Manufacturing Product at Its Goa, India Facility
7. Edwards Lifesciences Receives CE Mark for Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve
8. PainCare Receives $14.4 Million in Cash From Completed Sale of South Florida Ambulatory Surgery Centers
9. UT Southwesterns obesity research receives $22 million NIH Roadmap grant
10. Temple Emergency Medicine receives $1.8M to find best MRSA treatment
11. Prime Therapeutics Receives TIPPS Certification

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:11/9/2009)... helped men and women almost equally, study finds,... The widely used clot-dissolving drug Plavix (clop...an analysis of major clinical trials has found. ,...t in treating both men and women with this very im...r of cardiovascular thrombosis at New York Univers...
(Date:11/9/2009)...ison of plans finds differences in mood despite si...althDay News) -- Both a high-fat, low-carbohydrate...-fat, high-carb diet appear to help people lose po...ood? Only the low-fat diets will result in long-te...e Nov. 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine ....
(Date:11/9/2009)... Tomorrow may be too late when ...dition, according to TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pou...rganization. , (Vocus) No... comes to preventing or improving a diabetes condi...s Sensibly), the nonprofit weight-loss support org...
(Date:11/9/2009)...LEBANON, Tenn., Nov. 9 Health Conn...ounced it will host their inaugural Hospital O.R. ...10 at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Nashville,...more than 100 hospital operating room directors an...health systems in the country. Some of the confirm...
(Date:11/9/2009)...study reports some people went from incapacitated ...(HealthDay News) -- Electrical stimulation of a ce...atment for severe depression, say German researche...accumbens area of the brains of 10 people. This a... ensures that people remember good experiences and...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug 2Health News:No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug 3Health News:To Feel Better, Low-Fat Diet May Be Best 2Health News:To Feel Better, Low-Fat Diet May Be Best 3Health News:Diabetes Prevention Is the Best Remedy, TOPS Medical Expert Says 2Health News:Diabetes Prevention Is the Best Remedy, TOPS Medical Expert Says 3Health News:Health Connect Partners Hosts Hospital O.R. & Surgery Center Conference 2Health News:Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression 2
...al Development and Research Institutes, Inc (NDRI)...oomington, Illinois explored the role// of social ...g, and 12-step participation in the process of rec...clined to spirituality. The results were published...
...d “negative” to allegations that a perceived probl...et up, will upset the immunization// schedule of t...stem was initiated as part of the Health IT initia...en would find themselves in the throes of chaos, m...
...to be believed neural transplants could be used to...iece of good news for a number of people came from...onal transplants can provide improvement and a per...tive neurological disease, affecting both the phys...
...entists are of the opinion that women are in a bet...tudy that was conducted using rodents they found t...,// and said that it may shed light on health diff...nflammatory response, the body's initial, fundamen...
...recently to disclose the results of study findings...dy. However, a commentary published in the April 1...of the American Cancer Society, says that such dis...f Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, s...
...eighteen months old was kept alive with a Berlin h... . Four weeks later she received a new donated...arents Jodie Lansdale, 32, and Shaun Twiby, 42. ...tion in November 2004. Berlin heart is a life-...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Drug Addiction Recovery Buffered by Spirituality 2Health News:Men Are Less Capable Of Handling Stress Than Women – New Stud 2
(Date:11/9/2009)..., NEW YORK, Nov. 9 MISSION Skin...d by tennis star Serena Williams, soccer professio... be launching "Active Lifestyle Skincare Destinati...armacy locations across the country beginning this... sun care products, MISSION and CVS/pharmacy have ...
(Date:11/9/2009)..., ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 9 OriGen...te of Technology in Sweden has adopted its VERIFY ...e Human Protein Atlas program. This program is fun...d is set up to explore the human proteome systemat...g high quality mono-specific antibodies in a high ...
(Date:11/9/2009)..., POTOMAC FALLS, Va., Nov. 9 Te...microarray-based applications, announces the launc...testing of the mutations that underlie human hered...ertise in microarray-based resequencing with novel...alysis software enables screening for all targeted...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year and MISSION Skincare Co-Founder, Serena Williams, Teams Up with CVS/pharmacy to Launch National 'Active Lifestyle Skincare Destinations' 2Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year and MISSION Skincare Co-Founder, Serena Williams, Teams Up with CVS/pharmacy to Launch National 'Active Lifestyle Skincare Destinations' 3Royal Institute of Technology Adopts OriGene Over-Expression Lysates in Human Proteome Atlas Program 2TessArae Delivers Lower Cost Option to Genetic Testing Market 2Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 1Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 2Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 3Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 4Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 5Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 6Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 7Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 8Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 9Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 10Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 11Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 12Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 13Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 14Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 15Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 16Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 17Hill Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results 53916 18AutoImmune Inc Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results 13438 1AutoImmune Inc Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results 13438 2AutoImmune Inc Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results 13438 3AutoImmune Inc Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results 13438 4AutoImmune Inc Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results 13438 5Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Michigan Attorney General and Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation Near Agreement on Rate Increas 53909 1Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Michigan Attorney General and Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation Near Agreement on Rate Increas 53909 2
...May 28 Robert Brackett, chief,science officer for...y,released the following statement in response to ...eported in the latest issue of the Journal of the,... the findings reported in today,s issue of the Jou...dicating that the rise in,childhood and teen obesi...
...28 ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,(OTC Bulletin Boa...al and,poster presentations on its Cobalamin(TM) t...r Therapeutics: Laboratory to Clinical Practice, t... presentations are entitled,"Vitamin B12-Polymer C...y,and for Oral Drug Delivery.", Cobalamin is Acce...
Other Medicine Technology:Access Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data on the Company's Cobalamin(TM) Technology at an International Polymer Therapeutics Symposium 2Access Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data on the Company's Cobalamin(TM) Technology at an International Polymer Therapeutics Symposium 3
Standard Male Girdle
Expander Sizer™
Below-the-Knee Girdle
Mid-Thigh Girdle
Medicine Products: