3D SURGICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEM DELIVERED TO OSU MEDICAL CENTER

Bellevue, WA- November, 2007: Lightspeed Design, Inc., today announced the delivery of a 3D visualization system, for integration with the Intuitive Surgical Da Vinci® S robotically assisted surgical platform, to Ohio State University’s Center for Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, Columbus, OH.

OSU
A world leader in robotic prostatectomy, the OSU James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute is one of the nation’s premier cancer centers for performing robotic prostatectomies and one of the nation’s leading robotic training centers for physicians and surgeons trained in the use of the da Vinci Robotics Surgical System.

DepthQ Mobile® 3D Visualization Suite
The DepthQ Mobile® 3D visualization suite is a portable stereoscopic solution for monitoring, recording and playback of all Intuitive Surgical da Vinci®, da Vinci® STM and da Vinci® S HDTM Surgical Systems.

DEPTHQ® PROJECTOR DELIVERED TO NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Bellevue, WA- November, 2007: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD has acquired a DepthQ® 3D projector.

The Center, located in a Maryland suburb outside of Washington, DC, is home to the United States largest organization of combined scientists and engineers dedicated to learning and sharing their knowledge of the Earth, solar system, and Universe.

Learn about NASA's STEREO 3D Satellite Mission
STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is the third mission in NASA's Solar Terrestrial Probes program (STP). This two-year mission will employ two nearly identical space-based observatories - one ahead of Earth in its orbit, the other trailing behind - to provide the first-ever stereoscopic measurements to study the Sun and the nature of its coronal mass ejections, or CMEs.

DEPTHQ® 3D HD VISUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY PROVIDED TO INTUITIVE SURGICAL FOR THE AAGL GLOBAL CONGRESS

Washington, DC- November, 2007: Lightspeed Design, Inc., today announced the successful delivery of 3D HD server technology to Intuitive Surgical. DepthQ servers were used to present physician case studies, performed with Da Vinci® robotically assisted surgical platforms, to the AAGL - 36TH Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Washington, DC

AAGL
The AAGL Global Congress is the pre-eminent meeting for physicians interested in providing optimal patient care through minimally invasive gynecology.

During the conference, Dr. Arnold Advincula utilized HD 3D projections to present, “Implementing Robotics in Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery.” Dr. Arnold Advincula is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Division of OB/GYN at The University of Michigan Health System.

DepthQ Surgical Systems Support Services
Lightspeed Design, Inc. provides stereoscopic support services for surgical clients requiring 3D visualization at lectures, trade-shows,conferences, etc.

Lightspeed Design, Inc. has been engineering and installing custom industrial stereoscopic visualization centers and systems since 1997. Among those installations are a rapidly growing number of systems designed to visualize, record, and even broadcast live stereoscopic surgical procedures, such as those from Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci®, da Vinci® STM and da Vinci® S HDTM Surgical Systems.

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is the global technology leader in robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The Company's da Vinci® Surgical System offers surgeons superior visualization, enhanced dexterity, greater precision and ergonomic comfort for the optimal performance of MIS.