Hansen nets Texas hospital install

Hansen Medical Sensei has installed its Sensei robotic catheter system and Artisan control catheter at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas. The install marks Hansen’s fifth U.S. install to date, with four sited Europe.

St. David’s staffs 6,200 employees and operates six hospitals, four ambulatory surgery centers and multiple outpatient clinics throughout Central Texas. Physicians at St. David's Medical Center began operating the two systems in September and to date, 14 patients have been treated with the new technology.

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