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November 2017
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Synaptive Medical introduces
new surgical robotic device
Synaptive Medical has introduced its
second-generation, high-powered
Modus V digital microscope that has
a robotic arm to aid neurosurgery.
Modus V is based on Canadarm
technology used at the International
Space Station and is part of the
firm’s integrated BrightMatter
platform.
The new device is intended to
allow an enhanced view of patient
anatomy, which enables surgeons to
perform accurate and less invasive
procedures, leading to fast recovery
times and decreased complications.
With advanced instrument tracking
and auto-focus, the device facilitates
hands-free control and increased
surgical efficiency.
BrightMatter is designed to
provide a fully integrated platform
for surgical planning, patient data
collection,
and
intraoperative
vision through navigation, robotic
automation, digital microscopy, and
data analytics. The device features
improved flexibility to allow
coverage of more space and versatile
positioning, while its smaller unit
footprint enables rapid deployment.
GE Healthcare opens its
European 3D design centre
GE Healthcare has opened a 3D printing lab in
Uppsala, Sweden, which will use technologies
including 3D printing and robotics to speed
up the launch of healthcare products. The
centre combines advanced
manufacturing technology,
such as metal and polymer
printers and collaborative
robots, with traditional
machining equipment. The
centre in Uppsala joins
GE Healthcare’s other
advanced manufacturing
and engineering centre in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. The two will collaborate, sharing
knowledge and working on new design ideas.
Additive Manufacturing or 3-D printing,
works by printing layers of material on top of
each other following a digital 3D model. This
process makes it less wasteful than traditional
subtractive manufacturing in which material
is machined off from a material blank to
make the final product. A key to realising the
advantages of 3D printing is to ensure the
technology is considered from the start of a
product design, and the new lab will design,
test and produce 3D-printed parts for GE
Healthcare products and prepare for final
transfer to manufacturing.
Thermo Fisher
collaborates with Synthego
Synthego, a leading provider of genome engineering
solutions, announced a new alignment with Thermo
Fisher Scientific to manufacture and distribute world-
class quality synthetic guide RNA products. Synthego’s
synthetic guide RNA portfolio and industry-leading
synthetic guide RNA manufacturing capabilities will be
utilized to produce synthetic guide RNAs under Thermo
Fisher’s Invitrogen TrueGuide brand that will be marketed
and sold across Thermo Fisher channels worldwide.
In use by leading
commercial
and
academic institutions
in over 32 countries,
Synthego’s synthetic
guide RNAs achieve
up to 90 per cent
editing efficiency, and
have one of the lowest
costs and turnaround times in the industry. Synthego
currently sells its products online and through its direct
salesforce. By providing access through the global Thermo
Fisher channels, Synthego rapidly scales commercial
efforts across markets worldwide. Synthetic guide RNA
products available under the Thermo Fisher Scientific
TrueGuide brand include synthetic crRNA:tracrRNA,
synthetic single guide RNA (sgRNA), and chemically
modified sgRNA. The products, available for research use
only and marketed under Invitrogen’s TrueGuide brand,
may differ from those sold by Synthego in configuration
and design. Synthego’s own products will continue to be
available directly to customers.