As Ethicon launches a 45mm version of the popular ECHELON FLEX GST System Endocutter, the company is also able to tout some promising research that shows how the technology is making a difference, both clinically and economically. “As the Endocutter portfolio has evolved over time, we’ve started to dive into the analytics behind the outcomes of these devices,” explain...
Matt Parkes, Senior Medical Development Engineer at Renishaw and currently working on a collaborative project with Western University in Ontario, Canada, discusses how smart implants are changing the way bone diseases and injuries are treated.
The setting, however, was fitting for the University of Michigan Medical School resident. Scalpel in hand, Zhao sat at a table carving precise measurements out of realistic material designed to mimic the texture of human cartilage. In the real world, these shapes would be cut from a patient's rib for grafts used for airway or ear reconstruction. In these procedures...
Unfortunately, a recent survey found that 1 in 10 surgical patients prescribed an opioid reported becoming addicted to or dependent on the drug. With an estimated 70 million patients in the U.S. undergoing surgery and receiving an opioid annually, these findings suggest as many as 7 million patients could develop an opioid addiction or dependency this year. However, s...
The partnership will allow Lombard to accelerate commercialisation in China and other global markets for its abdominal aortic aneurysms product portfolio: Aorfix, the only stent graft to hold global approvals to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms with aortic neck angles up to 90 degrees, and Altura, an innovative stent graft and ultra-low profile delivery system that offer...
A company press release states that Capturer 7F has “outstanding extraction capacity” and “the highest aspiration speed capability on the market”. It is compatible with standard 0,014” guidewires, and is indicated for the manual extraction of fresh, soft thrombi from coronary and peripheral vasculature. Capturer 7F is an addition to the existing range of iVascular, al...
The latest evolution of Anetic Aid’s flagship product – the QA3 DRIVE - has model options offering significant new benefits: • Electrically powered positioning • Inbuilt motorised drive - controlled, effortless travel up to gradients of 10 degrees • KneeFlex facility And of course, these new QA3 models still have the features which have made it the trolley of choice...
For patients with persistent AF or those who are at high risk for recurring AF, catheter ablation — a minimally invasive procedure in which the areas of the heart causing the irregularity are cauterized — is recommended, followed most often by continued use of blood thinners, regardless of whether the ablation procedure was effective. However, little is known about the a...
Microbleeds can be observed using MRI scans of the brain and are detrimental to thinking and memory. Previous studies of MRI scans in patients age 80 and older have shown evidence of microbleeds in up to 30 percent of elderly patients. This study revealed increased risks of microbleeding among patients who had undergone a previous cardiovascular intervention and among th...
GVHD is caused by newly transplanted immune cells becoming overly aggressive and attacking a patient's organs and tissues. It was long thought that the main driver of GVHD was specialized cells known as antigen-presenting cells, which normally signal the presence of foreign invaders. However, new research conducted in mice found that structural and connective cells in...
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a method that appears to provide earlier warning of organ transplant rejection compared to standard methods, and requires only a blood test rather than a more invasive and painful needle biopsy. This new method is detailed in a study published online in the Journal of Clinica...
Besides providing procurement capability for six different container systems, Aygün gathers up a wide range of filtering systems desired for sterilization methods. As a greener alternative to old blue rapping applications, the container systems made by both aluminum and PPSU Polymer are here for you! - Do you believe in and cannot leave the basics? You can maintain yo...
Chronic lower extremity ulcers (CLEU) are very common, have various causes and are difficult to heal. The objective of the prospective study was to analyse the response of CLEU to an Er:YAG 2940 nm laser equipped with unique RecoSMA® technology. Leading experts in the field of laser medicine have now published their evidence in a respected international journal Evaluat...
It's not uncommon for surgeons to report shoulder, neck, and lower back pain — ailments that can result in sick days, decreased quality of care, and early retirements. To prevent these complications, a team of engineers and doctors is developing a tool to identify poor posture and, ultimately, correct these awkward positions in the operating room. Early results indica...
Using the Tack endovascular system (Intact Vascular), the technology is designed specifically to repair dissections following standard balloon angioplasty in the popliteal and tibial arteries with minimal stress to the vessels. “We are very excited to enrol the first patient in Texas to be treated in this ground-breaking clinical study,” says M Akram Khan, cardiologis...
A Cook press release states that Zilver PTX is the world’s first drug-eluting stent for the superficial femoral artery and “has been proven over five years to reduce restenosis and reinterventions by nearly half compared to Zilver bare-metal stents and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.”
Memory steel flexes, maintaining a high sheer bias on the cutting edge and enabling the scissors to cut all the way to the tip. Traditional scissors do not fail because they dull quickly, they fail because they get loose. When this happens, the individual blades splay apart, crushing soft-tissue in between them. Further, scissors do not fail in storage or in sterilizatio...
“A new approach to vessel dilatation is long overdue for treatment of diseased peripheral arteries. Today we are treating more complex lesions that require better tools. The Serranator is designed to create multiple longitudinal lines of interrupted micro-serrations to aid arterial expansion,” says Vascular Surgeon Peter Schneider, MD. “We believe Serration Technology...
The guidelines detail the latest evidence for the measures that patients, surgeons and hospitals can do to prevent infections, such as quitting smoking (recommended), shaving the surgical site (not recommended, unless hair interferes with surgery), and showering after surgery (does not increase risk of infections). The guidelines, published in the Journal of the Ameri...
The single-use liners assist with identification, temporary storage, and transportation of medical equipment by providing an enclosed environment for instruments. Simply, line the base of the tray using the clear liner to ensure interior base and walls are covered; place clean device in tray along with the red biohazard liner for post-procedure use and cover with the gre...
