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Getting to a state-of-the-art stage of minimally invasive vascular surgery

By Ana Fernandes

October 29, 2018

UHN aneurysm repair

Dr. Thomas Lindsay, a vascular surgeon at the University Health Network’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, demonstrates how a long graft can be inserted into the aorta of a patient, with branches for the kidneys. The innovative, team-based procedure is performed using minimally invasive methods, all through a small incision rather than open surgery. It reduces trauma to the patient and speeds up recovery times. Read More

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2018 Imagine Cup World Finalist Showcase
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August 9, 2018

A University of Toronto student and his teammate from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology have won a global award at the “Olympics of technology,” bringing home the 2018 Imagine Cup trophy for the smartARM, a prosthetic robotic hand. Samin Khan, an undergraduate student in cognitive and computer science at U of T, and Hamayal Choudhry, a UOIT mechatronics engineering student, were the winning team in Microsoft’s 16th annual innovation competition, which saw more than 40,000 student competitors register and 49 teams qualify for the Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle, July 23-25. The team wins a mentoring session with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, US$85,000 in cash and a $50,000 Microsoft Azure grant to continue developing smartARM.

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