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Prosurgics Appoints New UK Country Manager

5 Aug 2009

Prosurgics, the innovative surgical robotics company, has appointed Andrew Hatton as UK Country Manager, with responsibility for further driving adoption of the Company’s award winning FreeHand robotic camera controller.

Andrew has twenty four years of successful sales and commercial management experience in the Endoscopy/Laparoscopy markets.  He joins Prosurgics having worked for Fortune-500 company Stryker Corporation since 1995, most recently as European Sales & Marketing Director for their GI and MedSurg divisions.

Douglas Le Fort, CEO of Prosurgics, commented; “we are extremely fortunate to have someone of Andrew’s experience joining our team.  As our home market, it is extremely important for us to have a strong presence and leadership in the UK. We are confident that Andrew and his sales team will continue to meet the growing demand for FreeHand and promoting its numerous cost and time saving benefits to the UK laparoscopic market.”  

Last updated: 6 Aug 2009, 8:43 AM

For further information please contact:

Colin Robertson, Global Marketing Director +44 (0)1344 742895 crobertson@prosurgics.com

About Prosurgics — Prosurgics is dedicated to pioneering a new generation of innovative but affordable surgical robots. Its range of robotic solutions helps improve patient outcomes and healthcare economics in hospitals around the world. The company's technology portfolio encompasses image guided and tele-manipulator systems, surgical planning and intra-operative navigation.

With offices in the UK (Bracknell), USA (Cupertino, CA) and Germany and a global network of expert distributors, Prosurgics delivers innovative and effective solutions for today's surgeons and hospitals around the world.

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