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Bariatric surgery offers a new hope for obese patients

Obesity is a condition that often follows family lines, but bariatric surgery offers hope for breaking this generational pattern.

18 Jan 2010

Japan's MHLW approves InSightec's ExAblate MRgFUS system

InSightec Ltd. announced today that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the company's ExAblate(R) MR-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) system for the treatment of women with uterine fibroids.

18 Jan 2010

DASH formable absorbent retractor improves patient safety

The risk of retaining a foreign object during surgery is well documented. Efforts to reduce its incidence may include the use of fewer laparotomy pads. Now there is a clinically proven device that is designed to improve surgical outcomes -- The DASH™ (Disposable Absorbent Secure Hold) formable absorbent retractor, addresses the challenges of unintentional soft tissue trauma and retained foreign objects after surgery, enhancing patient safety.

13 Jan 2010

Enrollment complete in Dune Medical Devices' MarginProbe pivotal clinical trial

Dune Medical Devices today announced the completion of patient enrollment in the MarginProbe™ pivotal clinical trial. The MarginProbe procedure provides surgeons with real-time detection of cancer at the edges of the tissue removed during breast conservation surgery (BCS), which is the only way to ensure the complete removal of the tumor from the breast. The randomized, controlled trial includes 664 women who underwent BCS at one of 21 leading medical facilities, with 18 in the US and three in Israel.

12 Jan 2010

FDA approves Celsius RMT ThermoCool catheter for use with Stereotaxis' magnetic navigation system

Stereotaxis announced that the Celsius® RMT ThermoCool® catheter has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use with Stereotaxis' magnetic navigation system for the treatment of Type 1 atrial flutter. The product is the fifth advanced ablation catheter resulting from the on-going co-development agreement between Stereotaxis and Biosense Webster to design and distribute magnetically enabled catheters for mapping and ablation.

12 Jan 2010

Spinal cement may help multiple myeloma patients live longer

New technologies used to repair spinal fractures could soon be helping patients suffering from the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma.

12 Jan 2010

Stem cell therapy holds promise as potential alternative to bone grafting operations

A study published this week reinforces the potential value of stem cells in repairing major injuries involving the loss of bone structure.

12 Jan 2010

Concentric Medical reports first use of its Trevo System for acute ischemic stroke in Europe

Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in acute ischemic stroke intervention, today announced that the first cases have been performed using its Trevo™ System in Europe. The Trevo System is an innovative, high performing, easy-to-use thrombus retrieval system. The main component of the Trevo System is a stentriever™, a new generation of retrieval devices which removes clots that cause stroke.

12 Jan 2010

Stem Cell Assurance announces availability of adipose-derived regenerative cell applications

Stem Cell Assurance, a company providing adult cell banking services and regenerative cell cosmetic and therapeutic procedures for individual clients, today announced the availability of adipose-derived regenerative cell applications through its elite physician network.

12 Jan 2010

U-M Congenital Heart Center invites parents to submit queries on heart defect surgeries

The public, including parents of babies with severe heart defects, are invited to submit questions for inclusion in a tweet chat about surgical approaches for heart defects from noon-2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 on Twitter.

12 Jan 2010

CDS Investigator Group identifies a new predictor for successful corneal transplant

A new predictor of cornea transplant success has been identified by the Cornea Donor Study (CDS) Investigator Group. New analysis of data from the 2008 Specular Microscopy Ancillary Study (SMAS), a subset of the CDS, found that the preoperative donor cell count of endothelial cells, previously considered to be an important predictor of a successful transplant, did not correlate with graft success.

12 Jan 2010

EGS announces improved clinical outcomes from its new TIF procedure

EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the recognized leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today announced that data from two single-center series demonstrate improved clinical outcomes from a third-generation technique for its Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) procedure. The data includes two case series totaling nearly 70 patients from two independent investigators, Reginald Bell, MD (Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO), and William Barnes, MD (Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc., Salem, KY).

9 Jan 2010

Cytori Therapeutics' PureGraft System receives FDA marketing clearance

The FDA has granted Cytori Therapeutics 510(k) marketing clearance for its PureGraft™ System. Cytori will now launch the first and only device in the United States cleared for aesthetic body contouring using autologous fat. PureGraft™ allows a patient’s own fat tissue to rapidly be prepared in approximately 15 minutes for re-injection back into the same patient for aesthetic contouring.

9 Jan 2010

Neurosurgeons perform world's first operation on 'habenula' to treat depression

A team of neurosurgeons at Heidelberg University Hospital and psychiatrists at the Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim have for the first time successfully treated a patient suffering from severe depression by stimulating the habenula, a tiny nerve structure in the brain.

8 Jan 2010

Young Caribbean girl receives complex surgery for rare spinal condition

As part of an annual Orthopedic Surgery Mission to St. Vincent & the Grenadines, a young girl from St. Vincent in the Caribbean has received a rare in-country complex repair procedure for her spine after waiting several years on a waiting list to come to the US for treatment.

8 Jan 2010

Urologists use robot-assisted surgery to cut off average surgery time for vasectomy reversal

University of Florida urologists have used robot-assisted surgery to cut about 20 minutes off average surgery time for conventional vasectomy reversal using a microscope.

8 Jan 2010

New cardiac procedure may reduce complications and hospital costs

A new approach to common cardiac procedures called transradial angiography might lead to reduced patient complications and recovery time and decreased hospital costs.

7 Jan 2010

New research reveals hand amputation may lead to permanent distortions in spatial perception

The space within reach of our hands - where actions such as grasping and touching occur - is known as the "action space." Research has shown that visual information in this area is organized in hand-centered coordinates - in other words, the representation of objects in the human brain depends on their physical location with respect to the hand.

7 Jan 2010

Penn researchers study benefits of bariatric surgery for treating Type 2 diabetes

A multi-disciplinary team of Penn researchers, including diabetes, weight loss and bariatric surgery experts, are conducting a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to determine if bariatric surgery, either gastric bypass or adjustable gastric banding surgery, is more effective than lifestyle modification to reduce weight and ultimately treat Type 2 diabetes.

7 Jan 2010

IPMT procedure can benefit patients with acute deep vein thrombosis

Patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) develop potentially dangerous blood clots and can suffer severe leg pain and swelling. Doctors with Virginia Interventional & Vascular Associates (VIVA) report success over the past two years in treating acute DVT patients with a procedure called isolated pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (IPMT), which destroys clots much faster than traditional therapies.

7 Jan 2010

Medical Procedure News

Bariatric surgery offers a new hope for obese patients

Japan's MHLW approves InSightec's ExAblate MRgFUS system

DASH formable absorbent retractor improves patient safety

Enrollment complete in Dune Medical Devices' MarginProbe pivotal clinical trial

FDA approves Celsius RMT ThermoCool catheter for use with Stereotaxis' magnetic navigation system

Spinal cement may help multiple myeloma patients live longer

Stem cell therapy holds promise as potential alternative to bone grafting operations

Concentric Medical reports first use of its Trevo System for acute ischemic stroke in Europe

Stem Cell Assurance announces availability of adipose-derived regenerative cell applications

U-M Congenital Heart Center invites parents to submit queries on heart defect surgeries

CDS Investigator Group identifies a new predictor for successful corneal transplant

EGS announces improved clinical outcomes from its new TIF procedure

Cytori Therapeutics' PureGraft System receives FDA marketing clearance

Neurosurgeons perform world's first operation on 'habenula' to treat depression

Young Caribbean girl receives complex surgery for rare spinal condition

Urologists use robot-assisted surgery to cut off average surgery time for vasectomy reversal

New cardiac procedure may reduce complications and hospital costs

New research reveals hand amputation may lead to permanent distortions in spatial perception

Penn researchers study benefits of bariatric surgery for treating Type 2 diabetes

IPMT procedure can benefit patients with acute deep vein thrombosis

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