For those who are following the advancement in robotic surgery the recent earnings report by Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), the makers of the Da Vinci laporoscopic robot, show strong growth in the use of the technoloy. They reported that profits jumped 65 percent in the first quarter of 2007. Their stock is taking off as a […]

Augmented reality surgery and virtual reality surgery are terms that will become more commonplace in the medical industry as advances in computer assisted operations move forward. And the Thai healthcare industry isn’t being left behind. Recently the first robotic sugery in Thailand was performed, a prostrate cancer operation at Bangkok Hospital using the Da Vinci […]

Perhaps you recall an earlier post about robotic surgery taking off in which the company named Intuitive Surgical (stock symbol ISRG) was mentioned. Did you buy the stock? Take a look at their chart. Their stock price has tripled in the last year, most of that coming in the last six months. I wish I […]