SAN DIEGO, May 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Viking Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:VKSY), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance laparoscopic vision systems for use in minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures, announces that a poster by Vincent J. Lanteri, M.D., et al. of Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, entitled "Perspectives in Three Dimensional (3D) Assisting for Robotic Laparoscopic Prostatectomy," has been presented at the Annual Urology Association meeting in Anaheim, California. The poster demonstrates the advantages of using 3D vision in conjunction with da Vinci robotic technology.
"During the last five years, the da Vinci Robot has increasingly been used in performing the radical prostatectomy," said Dr. Lanteri. "One of the benefits of the robot is the surgeon's ability to perform the operation in three dimensions. A concurrent realization has been the limitations placed on the assistant surgeon who is viewing the procedure and simultaneously assisting in two dimensions (2D)."
Researchers have found that recent technological advances such as the Viking Digital Vision System now permits the assisting surgeon the same benefit of three dimensions in synchronization with the robotic surgeon.
"Having both Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci system and Viking System's Endosite Digital Vision system is the ultimate combination and allows the surgeon and the assistant to finally operate on the same surgical field," concluded Dr. Lanteri. "Additionally, the advantage of both systems may translate into improved operative times, shortened learning curves, and greater surgeon-assistant comfort. This might allow the beginning robotic surgeons and assistants to become experts quicker and without limitations."
About Viking Systems, Inc.
Viking Systems, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of FDA-cleared, CE-marked, high-performance laparoscopic vision systems. The Company's primary branded product is the 3Di Digital Vision System, an advanced three-dimensional (3D) vision system used by surgeons for complex minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, with an initial focus on applications in urology, gynecology, bariatrics and general surgery. Viking also manufactures advanced two-dimensional (2-D) 2Di Digital Vision Systems for targeted configurations and channels, as well as 2D cameras and components, sold through strategic partners and OEM programs.
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