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Forsight Robotics
ForSight Robotics is an Israeli surgical robotics company. It has developed a surgical robotics platform, ORYOM, to treat widespread eye diseases. History Surgical robotics were pioneered by Intuitive Surgical in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with robotic-assisted surgery used for laparoscopic, cardiac, and gynecological procedures. Companies like MAKO Surgical (acquired by Stryker) and Mazor Robotics (acquired by Medtronic) expanded the use of surgical robotics to orthopedic and spine surgeries, respectively. In identifying the need for integrating surgical robotics into ophthalmology, Dr. Daniel Glozman, Dr. Joseph Nathan, and Professor Moshe Shoham co-founded ForSight Robotics in 2020. Dr. Daniel Glozman is the inventor of XACT Robotics technology, a surgical robotics system for navigating and guiding needle-puncture procedures. Dr. Joseph Nathan previously directed healthcare commercialization activities at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Professor Moshe S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Technology
Health technology is defined by the World Health Organization as the "application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures, and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of lives". This includes pharmaceuticals, devices, procedures, and organizational systems used in the healthcare industry, as well as computer-supported information systems. In the United States, these technologies involve standardized physical objects, as well as traditional and designed social means and methods to treat or care for patients. Development Pre-digital Era During a pre-digital era, patients suffered from inefficient and faulty clinical systems, processes, and conditions. Many medical errors happened in the past due to undeveloped health technologies. Some examples of these medical errors included adverse drug events and alarm fatigue. Alarm fatigue is caused when an alarm is repeatedly triggered or activated and one becomes d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technion – Israel Institute Of Technology
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology ( he, הטכניון – מכון טכנולוגי לישראל) is a public research university located in Haifa, Israel. Established in 1912 under the dominion of the Ottoman Empire, the Technion is the oldest university in the country. The Technion is ranked as one of the top universities in both Israel and the Middle East, and in the world's top 100 universities in the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The university offers degrees in science and engineering, and related fields such as architecture, medicine, industrial management, and education. It has 19 academic departments, 60 research centers, and 12 affiliated teaching hospitals. Since its founding, it has awarded more than 123,000 degrees and its graduates are cited for providing the skills and education behind the creation and protection of the State of Israel. Technion's 565 faculty members include three Nobel Laureates in chemistry. Four Nobel Laureates ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future".United Nations (2017) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 6 July 2017, :File:A RES 71 313 E.pdf, Work of the Statistical Commission pertaining to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable DevelopmentA/RES/71/313) The goals are: Sustainable Development Goal 1, No poverty, Sustainable Development Goal 2, zero hunger, Sustainable Development Goal 3, good health and well-being, Sustainable Development Goal 4, quality education, Sustainable Development Goal 5, gender equality, Sustainable Development Goal 6, clean water and sanitation, Sustainable Development Goal 7, affordable and clean energy, Sustainable Development Goal 8, decent work and economic growth, Sustainable Development Goal 9, industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable Development Goal 10, Redu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cataract Surgery
Cataract surgery, also called lens replacement surgery, is the removal of the natural lens of the eye (also called "crystalline lens") that has developed an opacification, which is referred to as a cataract, and its replacement with an intraocular lens. Metabolic changes of the crystalline lens fibers over time lead to the development of the cataract, causing impairment or loss of vision. Some infants are born with congenital cataracts, and certain environmental factors may also lead to cataract formation. Early symptoms may include strong glare from lights and small light sources at night, and reduced acuity at low light levels. During cataract surgery, a patient's cloudy natural cataract lens is removed, either by emulsification in place or by cutting it out. An artificial intraocular lens (IOL) is implanted in its place. Cataract surgery is generally performed by an ophthalmologist in an ambulatory setting at a surgical center or hospital rather than an inpatient setting. Eit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Impairment
Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment– visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks including reading and walking. Low vision is a functional definition of visual impairment that is chronic, uncorrectable with treatment or correctable lenses, and impacts daily living. As such low vision can be used as a disability metric and varies based on an individual's experience, environmental demands, accommodations, and access to services. The American Academy of Ophthalmology defines visual impairment as the best-corrected visual acuity of less than 20/40 in the better eye, and the World Health Organization defines it as a presenting acuity of less than 6/12 in the better eye. The term blindness is used for complete or nearly complete vision loss. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adani Group
Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Ahmedabad. It was founded by Gautam Adani in 1988 as a commodity trading business, with the flagship company Adani Enterprises. The Group's diverse businesses include port management, electric power generation and transmission, renewable energy, mining, airport operations, natural gas, food processing and infrastructure. Worldwide, Adani Group has over 100,000 total employees, both directly and indirectly. In April 2021, Adani Group became the third Indian conglomerate to cross US$100 billion in market capitalisation. It crossed the market capitalisation of US$200 billion in April 2022, becoming the third Indian conglomerate after Tata Group and Reliance Industries to do so. In November 2022, Adani Group market capitalization reached top $280 billion (INR 24 trillion) and market capital vision $1 trillion by 2029, surpassing Tata Group. According to The Washington Post, more than 60 percent of the Adani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rony Abovitz
Rony Abovitz (born 1971) is an American entrepreneur. Abovitz founded MAKO Surgical Corp., a company manufacturing surgical robotic arm assistance platforms, in 2004. MAKO was acquired by Stryker Corporation in 2013 for $1.65B. Abovitz is the founder of the Augmented Reality (AR) company Magic Leap and served as its CEO from its founding in 2010. In May 2020, amid financial strife for the company, Abovitz stepped down from his position. Early life Abovitz was born to an Orthodox Jewish family, the eldest of five children of Isaac and Itta Abovitz. His parents immigrated from Israel to Cleveland, Ohio in 1962. Abovitz's father worked in the real estate industry and his mother was an artist. He grew up playing Atari video games, and at the age of 8 he received his first computer which he says was an Apple Macintosh ntroduced in 1984, when he was 13 In 1983, his family moved to Hollywood, Florida where he attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida. After high school, Abovitz ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Moll
Dr. Frederic Moll (born 1952) is a medical device developer and entrepreneur, specializing in the field of medical robotics. Early life and education Moll's mother and father were both pediatricians. He was raised in Seattle where he attended Lakeside School and was schoolmates with Microsoft cofounders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, graduating in 1969. Moll then attended the University of California at Berkeley where he earned a B.A. degree, before going to the University of Washington to earn his M.D. degree. Career During his surgical residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in the early 1980s, Moll says he was “struck by the size of the incision and injury created just to get inside the body.” He left his residency to develop the safety trocar, which helped make general laparoscopic surgery possible, and funded - and later sold - two medical equipment businesses in Silicon Valley: Endotherapeutics (acquired by United States Surgical) and Origin Medsystems (acquired by El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medical degree, a doctor specialising in ophthalmology must pursue additional postgraduate residency training specific to that field. This may include a one-year integrated internship that involves more general medical training in other fields such as internal medicine or general surgery. Following residency, additional specialty training (or fellowship) may be sought in a particular aspect of eye pathology. Ophthalmologists prescribe medications to treat eye diseases, implement laser therapy, and perform surgery when needed. Ophthalmologists provide both primary and specialty eye care - medical and surgical. Most ophthalmologists participate in academic research on eye diseases at some point in their training and many include research as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshe Shoham
Moshe Shoham (born: 1952; Hebrew: משה שהם) is a Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Shoham’s research work focuses on Kinematics and Dynamics of Robots and Medical Robotics. He is a founder and co-founder of several companies in these fields, including Mazor Robotics and Microbot Medical. Shoham is a fellow of IEEE and ASME and an International Member of the US National Academy of Engineering “For contributions to robotic technology for image-guided surgery.” Early life and education Moshe Shoham was born in Haifa, Israel and studied at Yavneh high-school. After serving in the IDF’s Golani brigade, he started studying Aeronautical Engineering at the Technion and earned a B.sc. in 1978. He then worked for two years in Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) as an aeronautical engineer. Shoham continued his studies at the Technion in 1980. He received his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medtronic
Medtronic plc is an American medical device company. The company's operational and executive headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and its legal headquarters are in Ireland due to its acquisition of Irish-based Covidien in 2015. While it primarily operates in the United States, it operates in more than 150 countries and employs over 90,000 people. It develops and manufactures healthcare technologies and therapies. History Medtronic was founded in 1949 in Minneapolis by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie, as a medical equipment repair shop. Bakken invented several medical technology devices that continue to be used around the world today. Through his repair business, Bakken came to know C. Walton Lillehei, a doctor of heart surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School. The deficiencies of the Artificial cardiac pacemaker, artificial pacemakers of the day were made painfully obvious following a power outage over Halloween in 1957, which affecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazor Robotics
Mazor Robotics ( he, מזור רובוטיקה, ''Mazor Robotika'') was an Israeli medical device company and manufacturer of a robotic guidance system for Vertebral column, spine surgery that was acquired by Medtronic in December 2018. Surgeons that utilized Mazor Robotics Renaissance generally specialize in orthopedic surgery or neurosurgery. History In 2001, the company was founded by Professor Moshe Shoham, and Eli Zehavi. Professor Moshe Shoham, Shoham was the Head of the Medical Robotics Laboratory of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Technion and Mr. Zehavi was a former Vice President of Engineering at Elscint. Between 2001-2002, the company was based in the Technion incubator offices T3 Technion Technology Transfer, T3 which transfers innovative technology to commercialization for global markets. The company was originally incorporated under the name M.A.S.O.R. Surgical Technologies, then later changed its name to Mazor S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
