Has the Real MIS Revolution Finally Arrived?

Robotics, or computer-enhanced surgery, still has its skeptics. But a small group of start-up device companies are pushing forward, claiming that they represent a radically new--and better--way to do surgery. The dilemma for the small companies: to sell the concept behind robotics while, at the same time, competitively positioning their individual offerings.

by David Cassak

Real revolutions happen in stages. The French Revolution, after all, produced first despotism (Napoleon), then a constitutional monarchy (Louis XVIII) before real democracy was established nearly 100 years later. Would...

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