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Seguro Surgical obtains global marketing rights to use a novel abdominal surgery device

Seguro Surgical, Inc., a medical device development company specializing in the commercialization of surgical instrumentation, today announced that it has acquired, from The Johns Hopkins University, the global marketing rights to a novel device for use in abdominal surgery.

20 Oct 2009

Non-invasive tool to increase facial volume and reverse some of the visible signs of aging

Faces don't lie when it comes to showing signs of aging. Yet gravity alone is not the sole determinant of the aging face. Studies have demonstrated that volume loss of soft tissue and bone is at least equally important to facial aging. The loss of volume in the face over time can cause deep lines, sunken areas around the eyes, temples, nose and jowls.

20 Oct 2009

Physicians say thyroid surgery safe for older people

Thyroid surgery is safe for older patients, say physicians who found only slight differences in rates of complications and hospital readmissions in a multi-year study.

20 Oct 2009

Age, gender and malignancies pose significant risk factors for TIVADs survival

It is common practice to insert totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) in cancer patients beginning a course of chemotherapy to eliminate potential peripheral venous access problems; however, risk factors impacting the survival of TIVADs remain unclear.

20 Oct 2009

Stemedica completes pre-IND meeting with the FDA concerning allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a world leader in stem cell research and manufacturing, announced that it completed its pre-IND meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding a proposed IND (Investigative New Drug) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Stemedica's high potency proprietary allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow-derived stem cells (adult human) as a treatment for ischemic stroke.

20 Oct 2009

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals publishes data on its Phase III intravenous ibuprofen study

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that its Phase III study on intravenous ibuprofen as a post-operative analgesic was published in Volume 31, Number 9 of the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Therapeutics, distributed in October. The study concludes that patients emerging from orthopedic and abdominal surgeries required less narcotic and experienced less pain with 800 mg of intravenous ibuprofen every six hours compared to morphine alone.

20 Oct 2009

OrSense presents data on its NBM-200MP system for hemoglobin and blood oximetry measurements

OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, presented today at the American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting, in New Orleans. The results from a multi-center study indicate that NBM-200MP, a continuous, non-invasive monitoring system, measures levels of oxygen saturation and hemoglobin accurately and reliably in comparison to accepted methods.

20 Oct 2009

Tel Aviv University develops scaffold to regenerate damaged bones and tissues

Mother Nature has provided the lizard with a unique ability to regrow body tissue that is damaged or torn ― if its tail is pulled off, it grows right back. She has not been quite so generous with human beings. But we might be able to come close, thanks to new research from Tel Aviv University.

20 Oct 2009

Failure to correct hearing loss may lead brain to forget how to hear and understand speech

Most of the 28 million Americans living with untreated hearing loss may not be aware that failure to take corrective action could result in the brain actually "forgetting" how to hear and understand speech, warns HearUSA audiologist Cindy Beyer.

19 Oct 2009

Durham VA Medical Center receives Daxor's BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer

Daxor Corporation, a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the receipt of a signed trial agreement from the Institute for Medical Research at the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center of Durham, North Carolina.

19 Oct 2009

Merge Healthcare to launch new anesthesia information management solutions at ASA 2009 Annual Meeting

As increased regulatory compliance and pay-for-performance models are leading to higher requirements for electronic data collection and professional fee billing of surgery-related procedures, Merge Healthcare, has responded with new anesthesia information management solutions (AIMS), which will be on display at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2009 Annual Meeting.

19 Oct 2009

Clearcount Medical Solutions raises $3.4 million

ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today the close of its $3.4M Series B financing round. The company plans to use the funds to drive sales and product development of its RFID-based solutions designed to prevent retained surgical sponges.

19 Oct 2009

Rich Plasma and Stem Cell therapies improve orthopedic conditions

Although stem cells sounds innovative and cutting edge, this therapy has been around for quite some time. In today's advanced medical climate stem cells are being used to treat many orthopedic conditions including osteoarthritis of the hip knee and shoulder, partial tears of tendons, muscles, and ligaments including rotator cuff tears, and various back conditions including disc herniations.

19 Oct 2009

Premier Plastic Surgery redesigns its website to provide more information of cosmetic surgery

Premier Plastic Surgery of Kansas City, serving residents of Kansas City and beyond for 22 years, has redesigned its extensive website to include a separate section on Cosmetic Surgery for Males, a new Skin Care Centre, and a Plastic Surgery Blog that features breaking news on emerging research, techniques and products.

19 Oct 2009

New decision-making tool offers breast reconstruction options post cancer surgery

A computer-based decision-making aid may make it possible for more women to have breast reconstruction after surgical treatment for cancer.

19 Oct 2009

New tool developed to easily place assisted breathing devices under difficult circumstances

A new tool developed by a Medical College of Georgia resident and faculty member may make it easier to place assisted breathing devices under difficult circumstances.

19 Oct 2009

Lubricin injections can reduce cartilage degeneration

Medical researchers will report findings today (Oct. 19) that demonstrate that injecting the protein lubricin into knee joints can dramatically reduce cartilage degeneration.

19 Oct 2009

Readmission of elderly patients after colectomy strongly linked with mortality: Study

Readmission to a hospital after standard surgical treatment for colon cancer is far more common than suspected for elderly patients according to researchers who presented their findings at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. Results from the first study to determine nationwide readmission rates following colectomy [surgical removal of malignant disease and part of the colon] in the Medicare population revealed that nearly one in nine patients over the age of 65 was readmitted within 30 days.

19 Oct 2009

Parents are concerned about the overuse of prescription medications with their children: Survey

A new nationwide survey released today reveals that just 12 percent of parents with children under the age of 18 have spoken to their child's doctor about complementary and integrative approaches to medicine, yet nearly 90 percent say they want to know more.

19 Oct 2009

Olympus unveils new surgical instruments for single-incision procedures

Olympus, a precision technology leader, creating innovative opto-digital solutions in healthcare, life science and consumer electronics products, today introduced three new surgical instruments specifically designed for Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site (LESS) surgery

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 19 Oct 2009

Surgery News and Research

Seguro Surgical obtains global marketing rights to use a novel abdominal surgery device

Non-invasive tool to increase facial volume and reverse some of the visible signs of aging

Physicians say thyroid surgery safe for older people

Age, gender and malignancies pose significant risk factors for TIVADs survival

Stemedica completes pre-IND meeting with the FDA concerning allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals publishes data on its Phase III intravenous ibuprofen study

OrSense presents data on its NBM-200MP system for hemoglobin and blood oximetry measurements

Tel Aviv University develops scaffold to regenerate damaged bones and tissues

Failure to correct hearing loss may lead brain to forget how to hear and understand speech

Durham VA Medical Center receives Daxor's BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer

Merge Healthcare to launch new anesthesia information management solutions at ASA 2009 Annual Meeting

Clearcount Medical Solutions raises $3.4 million

Rich Plasma and Stem Cell therapies improve orthopedic conditions

Premier Plastic Surgery redesigns its website to provide more information of cosmetic surgery

New decision-making tool offers breast reconstruction options post cancer surgery

New tool developed to easily place assisted breathing devices under difficult circumstances

Lubricin injections can reduce cartilage degeneration

Readmission of elderly patients after colectomy strongly linked with mortality: Study

Parents are concerned about the overuse of prescription medications with their children: Survey

Olympus unveils new surgical instruments for single-incision procedures

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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