Thursday, January 17, 2008

3D SURGICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEM DELIVERED TO ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL

Bellevue, WA- January, 2008: 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 Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN.



Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Allina Hospitals & Clinics) is the largest not-for-profit hospital in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area. Each year, the hospital provides comprehensive health care for more than 200,000 patients and their families.

Robotic Surgery at Abbott Northwestern
Abbott Northwestern's Virginia Piper Cancer Institute and Surgical Services are proud to offer the latest surgical technology - the da Vinci® Surgical System. This system provides surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy.

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.