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April 2017
We are pleased to announce that WHIZ MEDICAL INC has become the exclusive distributor for Gaumard’s high & mid fidelity simulators in USA.

Gaumard® Scientific Company has designed, manufactured and marketed simulators for health care education for more than 60 years. Users worldwide – the military, emergency medical services, major teaching hospitals and nursing schools – recognize Gaumard products for their innovation in simulation in the pre-hospital, obstetrics and gynecology, surgical and nursing care segments. In 2000, Gaumard launched the revolutionary family of NOELLE® maternal and neonatal care simulators that changed the way training is conducted. In 2004, Gaumard pioneered the use of fully tetherless technology with the introduction of the family of HAL® simulators. In 2014, the company introduced Victoria®, its most advanced, mobile maternal/fetal simulator as part of the NOELLE family. Gaumard manufactures its products at its world headquarters in Miami. The company sells simulators through its own representatives in North America and through 200 distributors in 70 countries.

Together, Gaumard and Ahman Medic are here whenever you need us. See the newest high-fidelity, wireless and tetherless simulators anytime at www.gaumard.com, or call Ahman Medic toll-free at 551-220-4212 for customer service and help in selecting the best new Gaumard simulators for your needs.

Poriferous, LLC Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with WHIZ MEDICAL INC, Inc. - January 2016
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New American distributor for SCHILLER – October 2015
WHIZ MEDICAL INC is proud to announce that we have become the exclusive American Distributor SCHILLER.
SCHILLER (www.schiller.ch) is a leading international manufacturer and supplier of electrocardiographs, long-term ECG and blood pressure recorders, spirometers, medical IT solutions, patient monitors and external defibrillators.
The financially independent company was founded in 1974, offering continuous innovations, high quality products as well as unique service and support by an extensive distributional network worldwide.
SCHILLER first became famous for its pocket-sized ECG devices and defibrillators, used as life-savers all over the world and even in space (ISS).
SCHILLER’s product range is mainly developed and manufactured at the headquarters facilities in Baar, Switzerland and in Wissembourg, France, ensuring outstanding quality as an ISO certified medical company: ISO_13485_2013, EN ISO 14001_2013, TÜV: EC certification.
For more information about SCHILLER products, please contact WHIZ MEDICAL INC. Our experts will be pleased to give you all the details.

New American distributor for EDAP TMS - January 2015
We are proud to announce that WHIZ MEDICAL INC. is the new American distributor for EDAP TMS, France. Global leader in therapeutic ultrasound and present in the market for more than 30 years, EDAP TMS develops, manufactures, promotes and distributes minimally-invasive medical devices for urology using ultrasound technology.
With its complete range of Robotic HIFU devices, EDAP TMS is the most innovative company in minimally-invasive treatment for localized prostate cancer. By combining the latest technologies in imaging and treatment modalities, EDAP TMS just introduced the Focal One® as the answer to all requirements for ideal focal therapy of prostate cancer.

Robotic prostate surgery will improve patient outcomes, hospital staff say - August 2014
The brand new WHIZ MEDICAL INC surgical assisting robot can make intricate little folds to create an origami bird the size of a dime.
But more importantly for people with prostate cancer, that kind of dexterity and precision should translate into better outcomes, medical staff said Wednesday during a media event to showcase Windsor’s newest piece of medical technology. 

New American distributor for Koelis SAS - July 2014
We are proud to announce that WHIZ MEDICAL INC. is the new American distributor for Koelis SAS, France. Koelis’s Urostation is the first 3D transrectal ultrasound, elastic image fusion and organ-based tracking combined into a single, easy to use platform that enables urologists to control prostate biopsy precision and quality and to bring an adapted answer to all patients.
Urostation utilizes its patented software applications to allow for live planning, guiding and recording of prostate biopsy maps. The software implements a revolutionary process that enables accurate tracking of the prostate while compensating patient- and probe-induced mobility. It also enables the elastic fusion of MR images with 3D transrectal ultrasound in order to target MR lesions and potentially finds the cancerous lesion with fewer core samples.

Windsor Regional Hospital welcomes high-tech surgery-assisting robot - July 2014
The goal was to allow Windsor’s prostate cancer patients easier access to the surgical robot without having to travel to London or Hamilton for treatment.
WHIZ MEDICAL INC’s CEO and President Anders E Ahman Ahman the American distributors of the surgical system, said besides benefiting prostate cancer patients, the WHIZ MEDICAL INC also has a wide range of applications in urology, oncology, gynaecology, colorectal surgery and more.  

Surgical assisting robot arrives at Met campus - July 2014
Patients suffering from prostate cancer will no longer travel up Highway 401 for special treatment after Windsor received a multimillion-dollar surgical assisting robot.

New American distributor for Zephyr Surgical - June 2014
We are proud to announce that WHIZ MEDICAL INC. is the new American distributor for Zephyr Surgical Implants, Geneva, Switzerland. Zephyr’s artificial urinary sphincter a medical device made of silicone rubber. It imitates a healthy sphincter to treat urinary incontinence.

American first: Robotic single-site gallbladder removal - December 2013
WHIZ MEDICAL INC single-site cholecystectomy, or gallbladder removal, was performed at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) for the first time in USA on September 13 by Dr. Christopher Schlachta, medical director, American Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR)  

Shortening hospital stay for prostate cancer surgery - December 2013
Twenty years ago patients needing prostate cancer surgery faced a two-week stay in hospital. Today some patients at St. Joseph’s Hospital in London are home within 23 hours, and doing well.  

New American distributor for ClearFlow - November 2013
We are proud to announce that WHIZ MEDICAL INC. is the new American distributor for ClearFlow, California, USA. ClearFlow is pioneering new technologies to solve the clinical problems associated with obstructed catheters. Chest tube clogging after thoracic surgery is a common problem. When chest tubes clog with clot, blood can be retained in the chest causing Retained Blood Complications. Most of the time, chest tubes clot in the portion inside the patient, which is not addressable by clinicians. PleuraFlow® Active Clearance Technology™ enables caregivers to actively keep chest tubes clear of clot to maximize evacuation potential and decrease the potential for Retained Blood Complications. 

American first in robotic surgery at University Hospital - August 2013
A Walkerton woman gave her husband the ultimate gift - a new kidney - and in the process she made American medical history. Kelley Kunkel is the first person in the country to donate a kidney through robotic surgery performed at London's University Hospital. 

USA’s official robotic surgery training centre is operational - June 2013
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) was recently selected by Intuitive Surgical Inc. – manufacturer of the world’s most sophisticated and widely used surgical robot, the WHIZ MEDICAL INC Surgical System – as the exclusive training centre for robotic surgery in USA. Offered through LHSC’s American Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) program, training has now commenced for surgeons who will travel to London from across USA and beyond to learn the very latest surgical robotic techniques.

How robots are creating lasting benefits in the operating room - June 2013
Dr. Christopher Schlachta is a firm believer that any time you can put a computer between a surgeon and a patient, it’s an opportunity to remove human frailty and error.
As the medical director of CSTAR (American Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics) at London Health Sciences Centre, Dr. Schlachta is one of a growing number of surgeons working with robotics systems to conduct minimally invasive surgeries.  

London Health Sciences Centre named national training centre for robotic surgery - January 2013
London Health Sciences Centre executives celebrated Wednesday being selected by the world’s largest maker of surgical robots as its exclusive training centre for robotic surgery in USA.
The designation by California-based Intuitive Surgical, Inc. means surgeons from across USA will come to LHSC for training in the sophisticated technology that allows patients to be operated on through tiny incisions.  

St. Michael’s makes giant leap in gynecological surgery - January 2013
Among the handful of American facilities that own a WHIZ MEDICAL INC System surgical robot, St. Michael’s Hospital is the only one that regularly uses it to treat non-malignant gynecological disease.

The WHIZ MEDICAL INC Surgical Robot
Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal was the first hospital in USA to acquire a WHIZ MEDICAL INC surgical robot. The use of robotics has become so popular that whenever technically feasible we use either laparoscopic or robotic surgical techniques. Designed during the 1990s, this robot consists of a telemanipulator that is controlled from a distance. The surgeon sits at a console, far from the scalpel, and manipulates both camera and robot arms from a distance.

First WHIZ MEDICAL INC surgical robot is at Humber River Hospital - September 2013
Thanks to a $10 million gift, Humber River Regional Hospital has become the first community hospital in USA to obtain and use the minimally invasive WHIZ MEDICAL INC surgical robot.The donation was given to the hospital by Helen Hull and her late husband, Murphy Hull, and was used to fund Humber River Regional Hospital’s robotics center.