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ViSE Seminar Series: Robotic Transurethral Prostatectomy. SC 5326, Tuesday April 30, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Apr. 24, 2013—ViSE Seminar Series: Robotic Transurethral Prostatectomy Tuesday April 30, 2013 Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Speakers: Duke Herrell, MD; Urology Robert Webster, PhD; Mechanical Engineering Abstract: The overarching objective of our research is a teleoperated robotic system capable of removing the entire prostate (radical prostatectomy) via the urethra. Our proposed...
ViSE Seminar Series: Investigational Device Exemptions: What Level of Oversight is Required for Your Human Subjects Device Research? SC 5326, Thursday April 25, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Apr. 15, 2013—ViSE Seminar Series: Investigational Device Exemptions: What Level of Oversight is Required for Your Human Subjects Device Research? SC 5326, Thursday April 25, 11:50. Lunch provided. Speaker: Presented by Barbara Gibson, Regulatory Affairs Officer; Vanderbilt Human Research Protection Program Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Abstract: An overview of FDA and...
Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research (AQL) Best Paper Award
Apr. 15, 2013—Another interdisciplinary medicine and engineering collaboration receives award! The Otolaryngology and Mechanical Engineering collaboration received the 10th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research (AQL) Best Paper Award. Papers were judged by a multi-disciplinary award committee to have the greatest positive impact on the overall mission of AQL and were scored based on...
NSF pre-doctoral fellowship awarded
Apr. 15, 2013—Congratulations to Richard Hendrick, Ph.D student in Mechanical Engineering and ViSE affiliate, for being awarded an NSF pre-doctoral fellowship. Hendrick was funded through a one-year ViSE grant prior to his NSF fellowship award. His research is in surgical robotics, and specifically in minimally invasive urologic surgery. He is advised by Prof. Robert Webster.
Best Medical Robotics Paper Nomination
Apr. 15, 2013—Jessica Burgner, Hunter Gilbert, and Robert Webster’s paper “On the Computational Design of Concentric Tube Robots: Incorporating Volume-Based Objectives” has been nominated for the Best Medical Robotics Paper at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. The best paper award will be selected from among the nominees in May 2013.
Interdisciplinary team wins award
Apr. 15, 2013—Recently a Vanderbilt interdisciplinary team between Otolaryngology and Mechanical Engineering won an award at the Design of Medical Devices (DMD) Conference in Minnesota. The DMD Three-in-Five Competition is a way for researchers receive immediate feedback about their projects from leaders in medical technology research, engineering & development fields. Authors of the top ten contributed papers...
Patent success by ViSE researchers
Apr. 15, 2013—On March 26, 2013 the USPTO issued patent 8,403,828 to Dr. Louise Mawn (Opthamology) and Dr. Bob Galloway (Biomedical Engineering). The “Ophthalmic Orbital Surgery Apparatus and Method and Image-Guide Navigation System” device allows physicians to safely reach the optic nerve behind the eye without surgery for the purpose of delivering therapy. The device has promise...
ViSE Seminar: Quantitative Analysis of Ventral Hernias: Labeling, Assessment, and (eventually) Repair, SC 5326, Thursday April 11, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Mar. 28, 2013—Quantitative Analysis of Ventral Hernias: Labeling, Assessment, and (eventually) Repair Speakers: Ben Poulose, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, General Surgery Bennett Landman PhD Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Title: Abstract: Ventral hernias (VHs) are abnormal openings in the anterior abdominal wall that are common side effects of...
ViSE Seminar: Minimally-Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. SC 5326, Thursday March 28, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Mar. 20, 2013—‘Minimally-Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound for Adenomyosis, and Other Engineering Challenges’ Speakers: Dr. Ted L Anderson, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology Dr. William Grissom, PhD Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Abstract: Adenomyosis is a common gynecological disorder that usually affects premenopausal women over 30 years...
EECS and ViSE Lecture: Image Analysis Strategies Pinpoint Solutions, James S. Duncan, March 14th, 4pm, Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium
Mar. 7, 2013—Dr. James Duncan will present “Image Analysis Strategies Pinpoint Solutions: Model Based Recovery of Structure and Function from Biomedical Images” as part of the ViSE Seminar Series. Seminar will be held on March 14, 2013, 4pm, at Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium. James Duncan is Ebenezer K. Hunt Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor, Diagnostics...
High Fidelity: Cochlear implant users report dramatically better hearing with new Vanderbilt process
Mar. 6, 2013—Cochlear implants provide hearing restoration to people with severe-to-profound hearing loss. The devices use a combination of surgically implanted electrodes that stimulate auditory nerve pathways and an external sound processor worn behind the ear to provide hearing sensations. Although cochlear implants are considered standard-of-care treatment for severe-to-profound hearing loss, the quality of hearing is not...
NSF grant to help engineers accelerate development of medical capsule robots
Mar. 6, 2013—The four-year project – Cyber-Physical Systems: Integrated Modeling, Analysis and Synthesis of Miniature Medical Devices – involves creating cyber-physical design and simulation platforms to capture the computational and physical components of tiny devices designed to work inside the human body. By eliminating large incisions in favor of natural orifices or small ports, these medical devices...
ViSE 2013 Spring Seminar Series
Feb. 20, 2013—The Spring 2013 Seminar series features a robust line-up of external innovation leaders and ViSE Pilot Awardees. Location and time (for most seminars): Stevenson Center 5326; 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start).
ViSE Seminar: Self Adhesive Patch for Fetal and Obstetrical Surgery, SC 5326, Thursday February 21, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Feb. 20, 2013—Speakers: Dr.Noel Tulipan, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery Dr. Virginia Pensabene, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Todd Giorgio, PhD. Professor of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering, Chair of Biomedical Engineering Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Abstract: The main obstacles for a wider adoption of...
ViSE Seminar: Thursday February 7th, 11:50am, Stevenson 5326 – Enabling technologies: Is this the end of colonoscopy as we know it?
Feb. 4, 2013—Enabling Technologies This talk will describe different enabling technologies developed by Dr. Obstein, Dr. Valdastri, and their collaborators at the STORM Lab with the final goal of replacing colonoscopy with a more patient friendly alternative, based on capsule robots. After an overview of the state of the art, we will focus the talk on real-time...
ViSE Seminar: Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National, January 18 2013, 2-3pm, “Jacobs Believed in Me” Auditorium (FGH 134)
Dec. 21, 2012—ViSE Spring Seminar Series begins January 18, 2013 with Dr. Kevin Cleary, Director of the Bioengineering Initiative at Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at the Children’s National Medical Center, presenting technology developments and clinical applications at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. “Jacobs Believed in Me” auditorium (FGH 134), 2-3pm. Dr. Cleary’s...
Vanderbilt spinoff company adds to local high-tech growth
Nov. 1, 2012—Neurotargeting, LLC, a spinoff company founded by ViSE members Benoit Dawant, Pierre-Francois D’Haese, and Peter Konrad has been awarded a three-year $2.7 million grant to continue development of an integrated solution for the treatment and management of patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders. For more than...
ViSE Seminar: Functionally Guided Tumor Resection Therapy: SC 5326, Nov 1, 12:15PM. Lunch provided.
Oct. 29, 2012—Abstract One of the significant challenges faced by neurosurgeons is the treatment of patients with primary infiltrating brain cancers. These cancers invade the normal brain. The identification and localization of these neoplasms is difficult because the margins are indistinct. Because patient’s outcomes are closely linked to the degree of surgical resection, the development of strategies designed...
Summer Research Series
Jul. 27, 2012—Please join us for our Summer Research Series Seminar on Thursday, August 9th in the Stevenson Center, Room 5326, 12:00 – 1:30 pm. We will be sharing core concepts on specific topics followed by a discussion of pressing issues. August 9, TOPIC: Modeling & Optimization for Intervention
Summer Research Series
Jul. 13, 2012—Please join us for our Summer Research Series Seminar on Thursday, July 26th in the Stevenson Center, Room 5326, 12:00 – 1:30 pm. We will meet every two weeks from now until August sharing core concepts on specific topics followed by a discussion of pressing issues. Mark the remaining dates in your calendar so you...
Valdastri wins Best Paper Award at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS)
Jul. 5, 2012—Pietro Valdastri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and member of the Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering (ViSE), was awarded with the OLYMPUS ISCAS Best Paper Award at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS) June 30 in Pisa, Italy. The paper – “Remote active magnetic actuation for a...
ViSE goes to Washington
Jun. 29, 2012—Research team invited to present at NIH Institute’s 10th anniversary technology showcase. Vanderbilt University researchers were one of nine teams invited to participate in the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering’s (NIBIB) tenth anniversary technology showcase June 22 in Bethesda, Maryland. NIBIB is an institute within the National Institutes of Health. The showcase was...
Summer Research Series
Jun. 29, 2012—Please join us for our Summer Research Series Seminar on Thursday, July 12th in the Stevenson Center, Room 5326, 12:00 – 1:30 pm. We will meet every two weeks from now until August sharing core concepts on specific topics followed by a discussion of pressing issues. Mark the remaining dates in your calendar so you...
Robert Webster presented at Faculty Seminar during Commencement
May. 11, 2012—Robert J. Webster, III, assistant professor of mechanical engineering presented a seminar, “Re-engineering Surgery – The Rise of Robots in the Operating Room” during the May 10th commencement. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/week/faculty-seminars/
Comber and Simi place 1st and 2nd at the Design of Medical Devices Conference
Apr. 12, 2012—Eric Barth’s student David Comber (co-advised by Bob Webster) and Pietro Valdastri’s student Massimiliano Simi have won 1st and 2nd place in a competition at the Design of Medical Devices conference (http://www.dmd.umn.edu/). Theirs were 2 of 10 presentations selected among the 112 abstracts accepted. The winning papers/presentations are: Precision Pneumatic Robot for MRI-Guided Neurosurgery David...
Strong Showing of ViSE Members at the Annual SPIE Medical Imaging Symposium
Feb. 14, 2012—A number of ViSE faculty and student members participated in the 2012 SPIE Medical Imaging Symposium in San Diego, Feb 4-9. Among the 908 papers and posters presented at the conference, 24 were presented by ViSE members. Among the 1144 attendees, 22 were ViSE members. ViSE students were also recognized for the quality of their...
TEDMed conference spotlights latest medicine, technology ideas
Nov. 11, 2011—Representing the Vanderbilt Initiative of Surgery and Engineering (VISE), these faculty, staff and trainees joined nearly 1,000 others who came to TEDMed to give and see inspiring presentations, share insights and enjoy stimulating off-the-record conversations.