Kidney dialysis and biosurgery will be two major focus points for a newly refined Baxter after it spins off its biopharmaceuticals business, as planned for mid-2015.

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The physician who led the first first-in-human robotic-assisted neurovascular intervention with Corindus’ CorPath GRX system believes the technology could revolutionize neurovascular intervention by allowing a centralized interventional team to remotely treat patients.