Surgical Robots Increase Revenue and Profits
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001--IPOdesktop.com presents ``Surgical Robots Increase Revenue and Profits,'' a Web radio show with technical direction from Computer Motion Inc. (RBOT).
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Radio Show Guest:
Dr. Thomas A. Vassiliades:
Dr. Vassiliades is a cardiothoracic surgeon for Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates in Northwest Florida, Pensacola, Fla. He is also director, Cardiac Surgery Program at Heart and Vascular Institute of Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola. Dr. Vassiliades is one of the world's pioneers in advancing the use of robotic technology in surgery.
Dr. Vassiliades is a member of 17 professional societies, the author (or co-author) of 12 published papers, and has made 102 worldwide presentations and case demonstrations.
Radio Show Host: Francis Gaskins
Editor of ipodesktop.com, focusing on health care
Radio Show Agenda
1. Introduction
What are surgical robots?
Why are they used?
2. Minimally invasive surgery, a profitable procedure
A blockbuster profitable procedure that enabled Dr. Vassiliades' group
to grow revenue and save costs, in the chain of 13 Ascension
hospitals.
3. Growing demand drives hospital revenue growth
Based on favorable patient outcomes
4. Proven, repeatable procedures
Dr. Vassiliades has performed more than 340 procedures
5. Surgeons are learning worldwide
Dr. Vassiliades has trained surgeons in the procedure in the United
States at Cedar Sinai in Los Angeles, UCLA, Cleveland Clinic in both
Florida and the metro Cleveland Clinic division in Ohio.
He has also trained surgeons at major hospitals internationally,
in Europe, Brazil, China and Japan.
6. Growing surgeon enthusiasm
Over the past several years, Dr. Vassiliades has seen fellow surgeons
ask:
-- What?
-- Why?
-- Then become enthusiastic
-- And express strong interest in learning how to perform the
procedure themselves.
7. Conclusion: a multibillion-dollar market opportunity
Computer Motion (RBOT) is in its 11th year of uninterrupted revenue
growth. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2001, revenue was
$16.9 million, up 24% from $13.5 million for the nine months ended
Sept. 30, 2000. For the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2000, Computer Motion
reported revenue of $21.7 million. Historical gross margins have
hovered in the 60% range.
Computer Motion's mission is to
-- Be the worldwide leading surgical robotics company;
-- By enhancing surgeons' performance, improving patient outcomes,
reducing the cost of health care; and
-- Achieve the industry's highest gross margins and reward
shareholders.
Contact:
Computer Motion
Stephen Pedroff, 805/968-9600, ext. 232
spedroff@computermotion.com
Dan Tamkin, 805/968-9600, ext. 166
dtamkin@computermotion.com |
