Dr. Jose Merino Presents CGCI Live Case at 2011 EHRA Symposium.
At the 2011 EHRA Europace Congress in Madrid, Spain, Dr. Jose Merino, Director of the Arrhythmia–Electrophysiology Research Unit at Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid was asked to host a Live-Case presentation of the CGCI system. The presentation consisted of a cardiac mapping procedure using the CGCI platform. The procedure was simulcast to approximately 5000 cardiologists and other EHRA attendees in Madrid, Spain, Leipzig, Germany as well as select locations in the Netherlands.
CGCI System
“The ‘Live Case’ simulcast represents the rapidly growing interest in our robotic CGCI system”, said Josh Shachar, CIO of Neuro-Kinesis. “We look forward to commercializing the CGCI technology so that we can apply its many benefits to improving the lives of patients suffering from cardiac arrhythmia as well as other conditions and in other fields such as gastroenterology, neurology, and gynecology.”
Josh Shachar discusses CGCI with President Aguirre of Madrid
Created in 1976, the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) is a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and serves as Europe’s leading organization in the field of arrhythmias and electrophysiology.
- Biennial congress represents over 68,000 cardiology professionals across Europe and the Mediterranean.
- Members consist of leading physicians, researchers, and device/treatment developers from around the world.
- Topics and discussions include an array of scientific and educational programs to further the cardiology sciences.
- Attendance expected to be over 5,000 guests participating in a wide array of conferences and presentations over a three-day period from June 26th–28th.
- Being held this year at the 10 million square foot IFEMA – Feria De Madrid convention hall located in heart of Madrid’s business district.
