Healthcare Industry News: National Comprehensive Cancer Network
News Release - October 3, 2006
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Expands Use of Viking Systems, Inc. 3Di Digital Vision System into Multiple Operating Rooms
SAN DIEGO--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Viking Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: VKSY ), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of 3-D vision systems for use in minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures, has announced that H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, FL will expand the use of it's 3Di Digital Vision System and has purchased additional vision systems for use in multiple operating rooms.Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations at Viking Systems, Lonna J. Williams states, "Surgeons performing complex MIS cases readily realize the clinical value of 3-D vision. It is reasonable to believe that with technology available that allows laparoscopic surgeons the opportunity to restore their natural vision, facilitates depth cues and maximizes dexterity, all at a reasonable cost, the use of this technology will be widely adopted through out hospital operating rooms."
Dr. Julio Pow-Sang, a highly regarded Urologic surgeon and Division Chief, Genitourinary Oncology at the Center will expand the use of the Viking 3Di technology to additional operating rooms. He also intends to integrate real time ultrasound and diagnostic cancer images into the head mounted display making this critical information available, in a picture-in-picture format, intra-operatively upon voice-activated demand.
Dr. Pow-Sang and Moffitt Cancer Center have been using Viking's 3Di Digital Vision System for Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for nearly a year. His clinical research suggests 3-D vision along with articulating laparoscopic hand held instruments, improves clinical outcomes, including surgical margins, and reduces operating room time. Dr. Pow-Sang will report additional details in the near future.
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 EndoSite 3Di Digital Vision System, an advanced three-dimensional (3-D) vision system used by surgeons for complex minimally invasive surgery, with an initial focus on applications in urology, gynecology, bariatrics and general surgery. Viking also manufactures advanced two-dimensional (2-D) EndoSite 2Di Digital Vision Systems for targeted configurations and channels, as well as 2-D cameras and components, sold through strategic partner and OEM programs.
About H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
In 2001, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute earned NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center status in recognition of its excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Additionally, Moffitt is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country's leading cancer centers, and is listed in U.S. News & World Report as "one America's Best Hospitals for cancer." Moffitt's sole mission is to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.
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