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Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering

Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering

EndoTheia

Jul. 27, 2023—A medical device company co-founded by a Vanderbilt engineering professor recently announced the completion of a successful first-in-human clinical study using its innovative technology that radically improves minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at 五一茶馆儿, is co-founder and...

Mar. 13, 2023—When聽Robert J. Webster III聽was working on an engineering project for his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University, he was struck with an unnerving thought: The technology he was helping create seemed interesting, but it wouldn鈥檛 reach patients for at least 20 years. 鈥淎nd that鈥檚 only if everything went well,鈥 he recalls.

VISE Spring Seminar – Joshua Gafford, PhD – 2.2.23

Jan. 20, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Joshua Gafford, Ph.D. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer EndoTheia Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: EndoTheia: Augmenting the Capabilities of Flexible Endoscopes Abstract: Historically, clinical applications of flexible endoscopes have been primarily diagnostic in nature due to fundamental...

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Jan. 17, 2023—NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) 鈥 A company co-founded by 五一茶馆儿 professors has received a special designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a breakthrough device.

Jan. 10, 2023—A company co-founded by聽Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at 五一茶馆儿,聽has received a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration聽that could open the door for new diagnostic and therapeutic applications of flexible endoscopy.

Aug. 25, 2022—Robert Webster, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at 五一茶馆儿, is part of a collaborative team that has received a more than $2.3 million grant to further develop technology that seeks to prevent patients from having invasive colectomies by using steerable robot-like instruments