Medtronic Inc. launched its integrated power console platform, the first multispecialty surgical power console for use in spinal, cranial and ear-nose-and-throat surgeries. The console powers the company's Midas Rex Legend EHS and Legend EHS stylus drills, used primarily in spinal and cranial applications, and the Straightshot M4 Microdebrider, Visao and Skeeter drills used in ear-nose-and-throat and neurotology procedures. The console also powers the new Midas Rex spine shaver, which allows for powered tissue removal during spinal surgeries. Medtronic will also design future powered instruments to run on the platform.
Just as Lawrence Kazmerski, a top official at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was about to give the keynote address at the University of Minnesota's annual E3 conference at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, the lights went out, bathing the audience in darkness and a deep sense of irony.
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