Healthcare Industry News: Viking Systems
News Release - December 13, 2006
Hospital de la Concepcion Advances State-of-the-Art Surgical Technology With Purchase of Multiple Viking 3Di Digital Vision Systems
Hospitals Adoption of 3-D Vision for Use in Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Further Establishes It As Leading Medical Center in Puerto RicoSAN 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, announced that Hospital de la Concepcion, based in San German, Puerto Rico, has purchased multiple Viking 3Di Digital Vision Systems for use in the hospital's operating rooms. Hospital de la Concepcion intends to use this newly acquired technology to offer patients 3-D MIS for general, oncology and Gynecological procedures.
Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations at Viking Systems, Lonna J. Williams states, "As minimally invasive surgery continues to grow as a surgical choice at centers throughout the world, it is important that hospitals adopt the types of advanced technologies that make this trend most clinically appropriate. General surgeons, gynecological surgeons and oncology surgeons performing MIS cases at Hospital del la Concepcion immediately elected to use 3-D technology for their laparoscopic cases in order to restore their natural vision and facilitate and maximize their dexterity, translating into a higher standard of care for their patients."
Hospital de la Concepcion is one of the longest standing and most respected medical facilities in Puerto Rico. It also stands as one of the most technologically advanced in the region. The surgeons' commitment to advancement in MIS motivated Hospital de la Concepcion to implement Viking's 3-D visualization technology in multiple minimally invasive operating rooms. Patients undergoing MIS surgery now have the opportunity to benefit from the clinical impact of 3-D visualization, thereby making Hospital de la Concepcion one of the first medical centers offering 3-D MIS in Puerto Rico and putting the hospital at the forefront of surgical advancements.
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 Viking 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) Viking 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 Hospital de la Concepcion
Hospital of the Conception is a legacy in San German, providing more than 150 years of health care excellence to its people. Hospital de la Concepcion is an institution that takes pride in being one of oldest in the Americas. It is dedicated to providing the most modern, complete, and advanced technology in the area. The mission of Hospital of the Conception is to "provide services of quality health that allow for the satisfaction of the physical and spiritual necessities of its patients, according to the principles of the Divine Law and the Christian moral."
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