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APBI brachytherapy improves overall survival in selected patients with early stage breast cancer

The Groupe Européen de Curiethérapie European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (GEC-ESTRO) today announced results from a prospective, randomized, multicenter phase III study comparing accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) with interstitial multicatheter brachytherapy to whole breast irradiation (WBI).

20 Oct 2015

Lightpoint Medical's LightPath Imaging System now CE marked

Lightpoint Medical, an innovative medical device company specializing in imaging technologies, announced today that the LightPath Imaging System is now CE marked, enabling the launch of the device in Europe.

19 Oct 2015

Nanodiamonds may improve outcomes for patients undergoing root canals

People undergoing root canals may have gained a powerful, if tiny, new ally. Researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry have found that using nanodiamonds to fortify a material used in the procedure could significantly improve outcomes for patients.

19 Oct 2015

University of Maryland develops GammaPod system to treat early-stage breast cancer

After more than a decade of research and development, researchers in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine will begin enrolling patients in the first clinical trial of GammaPod, a new high-precision, image-guided radiation therapy system specifically designed to treat early-stage breast cancer.

19 Oct 2015

ViewRay obtains Korean regulatory approval for MRI-guided radiation therapy system

ViewRay, Inc. announced today that the company has received regulatory approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) – formerly known as the Korean Food and Drug Administration – to sell its ViewRay system in Korea. On October 13, 2015, the first patient treatments commenced less than four weeks after the system completed installation at Seoul National University Hospital, a leading healthcare facility in Korea.

18 Oct 2015

Bolton Medical reports first commercial implant of TREO Abdominal Stent-Graft System

Bolton Medical, a subsidiary of the WerfenLife Company, announced the first commercial implant of the TREO Abdominal Stent-Graft System by Professor Giovanni Torsello, MD, Director of the Center for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at St. Franciscus Hospital Muenster in Munster, Germany.

16 Oct 2015

Antibiotic resistance potentially threatens the safety and efficacy of surgical procedures and immunosuppression therapies

This week The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal published the strongest evidence to date that increasing antibiotic resistance could have disastrous consequences for patients undergoing surgery or cancer chemotherapy. Based on a review of published literature, researchers predict that a 30% reduction in the efficacy of the prophylactic antibiotics routinely given when these procedures are performed could result in 120,000 more infections and 6300 infection-related deaths every year in the USA alone.

16 Oct 2015

Seizure control improves for TSC patients undergoing more extensive surgery

Children with the genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often need epilepsy surgery for severe, uncontrollable seizures. A new study finds that seizure control is improved for patients undergoing more extensive surgery, reports the October issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, published by Wolters Kluwer.

16 Oct 2015

UM SOM researchers to initiate first clinical trial of GammaPod system in patients with early-stage breast cancer

16 Oct 2015

Nanovis announces availability of new FortiCore interbody fusion devices

Nanovis, a life sciences company committed to developing scientifically advanced regenerative platforms for implantable medical devices, today announced the availability of the FortiCore wedge shaped lordotic cervical cage and a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) device with increased scaffolding.

15 Oct 2015

Sleep deprivation can impact outcome of stem cell transplantation, study finds

Drowsy mice make poor stem cell donors, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

15 Oct 2015

Amedica launches innovative articulating inserter for minimally invasive TLIF procedures

Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride ceramics as a biomaterial platform, is pleased to announce the release of its Scorpion™ articulating inserter to accompany the Valeo II™ TL interbody fusion device system. The Scorpion inserter will be commercially available mid-November 2015, and will aide in minimally-invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgeries.

15 Oct 2015

SRS microscope technology gives surgeons real-time microscopic vision of brain tumors

Brain tumor tissue can be hard to distinguish from normal brain during surgery. Neurosurgeons use their best judgment in the operating room but often must guess exactly where the edges of the tumor are while removing it.

15 Oct 2015

LEADERS FREE clinical trial demonstrates superior safety, efficacy for BioFreedom compared with bare-metal stent

Biosensors International Group, Ltd., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative medical devices, announced today that the LEADERS FREE clinical trial demonstrated superior safety and efficacy for BioFreedom compared with a bare-metal stent (BMS).

15 Oct 2015

First-in-human compassionate use cases with Edwards' FORMA transcatheter tricuspid repair system presented at TCT

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today announced that details on the 13 first-in-human compassionate use cases with its FORMA transcatheter tricuspid repair system were presented at the 27th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

15 Oct 2015

Graft properties affect knee ligament surgery outcome more than surgical technique

In anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, graft stiffness and pre-strain play a more vital role than the choice of surgical technique, indicates a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The study developed a computational 3D model of the knee joint, which can be used in the prevention of osteoarthritis (OA), specifically OA resulting from trauma.

15 Oct 2015

DePuy Synthes Spine launches new all-in-one pedicle screw system to help simplify spinal surgery

DePuy Synthes Spine has introduced the EXPEDIUM VERSE Spinal System, a new all-in-one pedicle screw system. The system enables surgeons to perform multiple spinal correction maneuvers during spinal fusion surgery with a single implant type and fewer instruments, compared to traditional pedicle screw systems.

15 Oct 2015

ADMT announces filing of FDA 510(k) application for Angiodroid The CO2 Injector for Angiography

ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc. has announced that a Premarket Notification 510(k) application has been filed with the US Food and Drug Administration for Angiodroid The CO2 Injector for Angiography (the "Angiodroid Injector") by Angiodroid America, Inc., a subsidiary of Angiodroid, Srl, in affiliation with Triotech Ventures and ADMT, as previously announced.

15 Oct 2015

SonaCare Medical's Sonablate 450 focused ultrasound system receives FDA approval for ablation of prostate tissue

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved SonaCare Medical's Sonablate 450 focused ultrasound system for the ablation of prostate tissue. Focused ultrasound enables treatment of organ-confined prostate disease while preserving surrounding healthy tissue, without radiation or surgery.

14 Oct 2015

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment now available in the U.S. to treat prostate cancer

A minimally-invasive treatment just became available to men suffering from prostate cancer in the United States. After more than 10 years of clinical trials, the Food and Drug Administration on October 9 approved the use of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), a procedure that can zero in on cancer cells while protecting surrounding tissue and minimizing chances for erectile and urinary dysfunction associated with other treatments.

13 Oct 2015

Medical Procedure News

APBI brachytherapy improves overall survival in selected patients with early stage breast cancer

Lightpoint Medical's LightPath Imaging System now CE marked

Nanodiamonds may improve outcomes for patients undergoing root canals

University of Maryland develops GammaPod system to treat early-stage breast cancer

ViewRay obtains Korean regulatory approval for MRI-guided radiation therapy system

Bolton Medical reports first commercial implant of TREO Abdominal Stent-Graft System

Antibiotic resistance potentially threatens the safety and efficacy of surgical procedures and immunosuppression therapies

Seizure control improves for TSC patients undergoing more extensive surgery

UM SOM researchers to initiate first clinical trial of GammaPod system in patients with early-stage breast cancer

Nanovis announces availability of new FortiCore interbody fusion devices

Sleep deprivation can impact outcome of stem cell transplantation, study finds

Amedica launches innovative articulating inserter for minimally invasive TLIF procedures

SRS microscope technology gives surgeons real-time microscopic vision of brain tumors

LEADERS FREE clinical trial demonstrates superior safety, efficacy for BioFreedom compared with bare-metal stent

First-in-human compassionate use cases with Edwards' FORMA transcatheter tricuspid repair system presented at TCT

Graft properties affect knee ligament surgery outcome more than surgical technique

DePuy Synthes Spine launches new all-in-one pedicle screw system to help simplify spinal surgery

ADMT announces filing of FDA 510(k) application for Angiodroid The CO2 Injector for Angiography

SonaCare Medical's Sonablate 450 focused ultrasound system receives FDA approval for ablation of prostate tissue

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment now available in the U.S. to treat prostate cancer

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