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Acrobot, the medical devices company specialising in computer assisted orthopaedic surgery, has secured additional funding from three of its existing investors, the London Technology Fund, Imperial Innovations Group plc and PUK Ventures. This increases the total amount invested by this syndicate of investors to over £3 million. Graeme Brookes, CEO of Acrobot, said “We are delighted to be receiving this support from our existing investors. This investment enables us to continue to drive forward the commercialisation of our products, ensuring more of our systems are made available in hospitals and ultimately provide better surgical outcomes for orthopaedic patients.” |
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Acrobot, the medical devices company specialising in computer assisted orthopaedic surgical navigation, and Alliance Medical part of the largest pan-European medical imaging company in Europe, supporting more than 400 hospitals and clinics in the UK, today announce they have entered into a partnership which will help improve surgical outcomes through the provision of advanced imaging techniques. The deal will see Acrobot and Alliance Medical collaborate to provide orthopaedic surgeons with an integrated process from CT scanning through to navigated joint replacement that can influence clinical outcomes, making life easier for the surgeon and better for the patient. Elaine Head, Head of Alliance Medical Imaging Centres London said “We are delighted to be working with Acrobot. Our centres provide easily accessible medical diagnostic modalities to thousands of people and we are keen to be able to bring new techniques like Acrobot to a wider patient base in the future. Acrobot has so many benefits for our referring surgeons and we are proud to be leading the development of its clinical practice”. |
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The Acrobot Company Limited (Acrobot), computer-assisted surgery specialists, has appointed Rob Sawyer as its first Director of Business Development to drive sales of its novel technology and build further links with the orthopaedics industry. |
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Professor Brian Davies demonstrated Acrobot Sculptor® live on Sky News in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the NHS. Brian Davies, Professor of Medical Robotics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London, a founder of Acrobot and the Company’s Technical Director, explained the key features, potential benefits and future possibilities of using the Acrobot Sculptor® and other medical robots within the NHS and the healthcare system |
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Acrobot exhibited at the 9th EFORT (European Federation of
National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology) congress in
Nice, France. |
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The 'Intelligent Robots in
Science and Society’ event at the Houses of Parliament featured invited
technologies highlighting UK excellence in this field and Acrobot
represented robotics in the medical arena.
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The Acrobot Company Limited (Acrobot),
computer-assisted surgery specialists, has secured MDD 93/42/EEC
approvals for its innovative Acrobot Planner and Acrobot Navigator
products and ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003 awards for
its company-wide quality management system (QMS).
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The Acrobot Company Limited (Acrobot),
computer-assisted surgery specialists, today showcases Acrobot
Sculptor®, a new innovation designed to improve surgical accuracy
through robotic assistance, for the first time in the US at the
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
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Delegates at the British
Society for Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS-UK) heard on 8
February the results of a pilot study conducted by Professor Justin
Cobb to test whether planning prior to an operation, combined with the
latest navigation equipment, could increase the success rates of
students practising hip resurfacing procedures. Professor Cobb’s
work found that medical students were three times more accurate and
precise using the Acrobot Navigator than if
they used other methods (including optical navigation and conventional
instrumentation). Professor Cobb believes that the technology and
training could be applied to improve outcomes for patients. He said: |
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The European Tech Tour today announced that Acrobot was one of the 24 companies selected as the winners of its 2007 English Tech Tour, recognising the country's most promising high growth, early and expansion-stage technology companies. The 24 winners were chosen from a pool of nearly 300 candidates and selected based on detailed reviews by the English Tech Tour's Selection Committee of leading venture capital firms in the UK. The reviews assessed the uniqueness of their technology, strength of their business model, vision, capability to execute on the business plan and the quality of their management team and track record. |
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Acrobot
and Stanmore Implants Worldwide Ltd, a world leader in limb salvage,
bone tumour implants and specialised joint replacements, announced
today a collaboration to develop computer - assisted surgical
techniques to facilitate the implantation of Stanmore’s high-value
patient' matched prostheses.
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Acrobot unveils its
technology in Hip Resurfacing, Total Hip Replacement and
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement with its Navigator, Planner and
Sculptor® systems at this year's British
Orthopaedic Association Congress in Manchester.
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Acrobot
secures £2.6 million investment in equity financing round. The
investment will help Acrobot develop more effective computer-assisted
surgical tools.
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