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Abbott launches Cataract Suite for micro-implantation procedure

Abbott announced today that it has introduced a Micro-Implantation Cataract Suite designed to help improve cataract procedure outcomes and safety.

29 Mar 2011

SpHb sensor can monitor blood hemoglobin levels during spine surgery

A spectrophotometric hemoglobin sensor may become a useful new approach to noninvasive monitoring of blood hemoglobin levels during surgery, reports a study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

29 Mar 2011

Improved technology is improving outcomes for cardiac stent patients

While coronary artery bypass surgery has long been the standard treatment for patients with the most extensive forms of coronary artery disease, the results of a recent study by an international team of researchers suggests that advances in technology appear to be narrowing the "benefit gap" between the two approaches. The results of the study appear in the March 17, 2011 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Mar 2011

Angioplasty procedures have minimal risk

Understanding that angioplasty—a medical treatment used by interventional radiologists to widen the veins in the neck and chest to improve blood flow—is safe may encourage additional studies for its use as a treatment option for individuals with multiple sclerosis, say researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill.

28 Mar 2011

Challenges of high-risk surgery

A small group of "high-risk" patients account for a disproportionately high number of surgery-related deaths, complications, and costs. The April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), commences a special series on high-risk surgery—focusing on new and emerging strategies for identifying and managing patients at high risk.

28 Mar 2011

Ascension launches TITAN Modular Shoulder Fracture Prosthesis

Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., a world leader in PyroCarbon orthopedic devices, announces the market release of the TITAN Modular Shoulder Fracture Prosthesis. The TITAN Modular Total Shoulder System now provides a unique way to address difficult fracture procedures. The system's modularity allows the surgeon to fit patient anatomy by independently adjusting the height of the modular body and stem without need for jigs or use of cement.

28 Mar 2011

First open fetal surgery to treat lung malformations performed at Texas Children's Hospital

Experts from Texas Children's Fetal Center published a study that appears in volume 46, issue 2 of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery documenting the first successful cases of open fetal surgery to treat fetal lung malformations in the Southern U.S.

28 Mar 2011

Mild decompression procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis leads to sustained improvements in pain

Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with the mild decompression procedure (an alternative to open spinal surgery for many patients), reported sustained improvements in pain and mobility at one year and had no serious adverse events occur, according to the first multi-center one-year post-study follow-up of this patient cohort.

25 Mar 2011

Smart Medical to customize NaviAid External Channel Device to suit Crospon's EndoFLIP imaging catheter

Medical device developers, Crospon, based in Ireland and Smart Medical Systems based in Ra'anana, Israel today announced that they have signed a collaborative agreement whereby Smart Medical will produce a custom version of their NaviAid™ external channel endoscope accessory for Crospon, to permit deployment and positioning of Crospon's EndoFLIP™ imaging catheter.

25 Mar 2011

FDA approves humanitarian device exemption for Elana Surgical Kit in cerebral bypass

Dutch medical device manufacturer, Elana bv, announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a humanitarian device exemption (HDE), enabling a lifesaving cerebral bypass. Elana bv is a corporate spin-off from the University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands.

25 Mar 2011

Teleflex to distribute Perouse line of POLYSITE intravenous implantable infusion ports

Teleflex Incorporated, a global provider of medical technology products, announced a global distribution agreement with Perouse Medical under which Teleflex will distribute the Perouse line of POLYSITE® intravenous implantable infusion ports.

25 Mar 2011

Emory plays key role in bringing advanced proton cancer therapy to Georgia

Emory Healthcare is a key player in plans to bring the world's most advanced radiation treatment for cancer patients to Georgia. In furtherance of that role, Emory Healthcare has signed a letter of intent with Advanced Particle Therapy, LLC, of Minden, Nevada, opening the door to a final exploratory phase for development of The Georgia Proton Treatment Center - Georgia's first proton therapy facility.

25 Mar 2011

Scientists identify protein that plays a key role in cancer treatment resistance

Research led by Daitoku Sakamuro, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and the LSUHSC Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has identified a protein that enables the activation of a DNA-repair enzyme that protects cancer cells from catastrophic damage caused by chemo and radiation therapy.

25 Mar 2011

Non-invasive brain stimulation improves swallowing ability among stroke survivors

Stroke patients who received electrical brain stimulation coupled with swallowing exercises showed greater improvement in swallowing ability than patients who did not receive this stimulation, according to a pilot study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Mar 2011

Jefferson Hospitals uses VMAT and Monte Carlo technology for accurate and fast radiation therapy

The Radiation Oncology Department at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals is now treating cancer patients using a state-of-the-art VMAT technology based on the most accurate dose calculation algorithm that dramatically shortens treatment delivery time.

25 Mar 2011

New platinum coil technology makes minimally invasive surgery for brain aneurysms safer and cheaper

Loyola University Hospital is the first center in the Midwest to use new technology that makes minimally invasive surgery for life-threatening brain aneurysms significantly safer and cheaper.

25 Mar 2011

First AngelMed Guardian cardiac monitor system implanted in patient at Jersey Shore

Today at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, 66-year-old heart attack survivor Charles Theodora from Ocean Township became the first NY/NJ Metropolitan resident to be implanted with the experimental AngelMed Guardian cardiac monitor and alert system device that could alert him if a heart attack is imminent.

25 Mar 2011

Medical Procedure News

Abbott launches Cataract Suite for micro-implantation procedure

SpHb sensor can monitor blood hemoglobin levels during spine surgery

Improved technology is improving outcomes for cardiac stent patients

Angioplasty procedures have minimal risk

Challenges of high-risk surgery

Ascension launches TITAN Modular Shoulder Fracture Prosthesis

First open fetal surgery to treat lung malformations performed at Texas Children's Hospital

Mild decompression procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis leads to sustained improvements in pain

Smart Medical to customize NaviAid External Channel Device to suit Crospon's EndoFLIP imaging catheter

FDA approves humanitarian device exemption for Elana Surgical Kit in cerebral bypass

Teleflex to distribute Perouse line of POLYSITE intravenous implantable infusion ports

Emory plays key role in bringing advanced proton cancer therapy to Georgia

Scientists identify protein that plays a key role in cancer treatment resistance

Non-invasive brain stimulation improves swallowing ability among stroke survivors

Jefferson Hospitals uses VMAT and Monte Carlo technology for accurate and fast radiation therapy

New platinum coil technology makes minimally invasive surgery for brain aneurysms safer and cheaper

First AngelMed Guardian cardiac monitor system implanted in patient at Jersey Shore

AAE wants to dispel negative myths about root canal treatment

DMC launches new procedure to protect diabetic patients with PAD from leg amputations

Brand Surgical Institute offers diabetic patients with life changing weight loss procedure

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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