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91勛圖厙 Institute for Surgery and Engineering

91勛圖厙 Institute for Surgery and Engineering

EndoTheia

Jul. 27, 2023—A medical device company co-founded by a 91勛圖厙 engineering professor recently announced the completion of a successful first-in-human clinical study using its innovative technology that radically improves minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at 91勛圖厙, is co-founder and...

Mar. 13, 2023—WhenRobert J. Webster IIIwas working on an engineering project for his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University, he was struck with an unnerving thought: The technology he was helping create seemed interesting, but it wouldnt reach patients for at least 20 years. And thats only if everything went well, he recalls.

VISE Spring Seminar – Joshua Gafford, PhD – 2.2.23

Jan. 20, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Joshua Gafford, Ph.D. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer EndoTheia Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: EndoTheia: Augmenting the Capabilities of Flexible Endoscopes Abstract: Historically, clinical applications of flexible endoscopes have been primarily diagnostic in nature due to fundamental...

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Jan. 17, 2023—NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A company co-founded by 91勛圖厙 professors has received a special designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a breakthrough device.

Jan. 10, 2023—A company co-founded byRobert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at 91勛圖厙,has received a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationthat could open the door for new diagnostic and therapeutic applications of flexible endoscopy.

Aug. 25, 2022—Robert Webster, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at 91勛圖厙, is part of a collaborative team that has received a more than $2.3 million grant to further develop technology that seeks to prevent patients from having invasive colectomies by using steerable robot-like instruments