Liver resection surgeries are common procedures performed to remove a variety of cysts and cancers, intrinsic as well as metastatic. Liver resections are also done for transplantation purposes. Dangers lurk when removing parts of the liver because the dense and tortuous vasculature within can be hard to comprehend by the surgeon. Poorly placed inci (Read more...)
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Software Reads CT and MRI Scans, Guides Surgeons in Liver Resections
Liver resection surgeries are common procedures performed to remove a variety of cysts and cancers, intrinsic as well as metastatic. Liver resections are also done for transplantation purposes. Dangers lurk when removing parts of the liver because the dense and tortuous vasculature within can be hard to comprehend by the surgeon. Poorly placed inci (Read more...)
TransEnterix Senhance Surgical Robotic System Cleared for Hernia Repair and Gallbladder Removal
TransEnterix, the first real competitor to have emerged to Intuitive Surgical in the assisted surgical robotics field, just won FDA clearance for new indications for its Senhance System. Specifically, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) procedures can now be performed with the Senhance. The Sen (Read more...)
E. Coli in an Electronic Pill Can Detect Bleeding in the Stomach
Researchers at MIT have developed an ingestible chip containing genetically engineered E. coli. When swallowed, the bacteria can detect blood in the stomach, and produce light. The chip contains components that measure the amount of light produced and relays this information to a nearby smartphone, allowing a simple and non-invasive diagnosis of ga (Read more...)
Cold Plasma Made Useful to Sterilize Medical Equipment
Cold plasma is a popular topic of research at Purdue University, including as a potential tool for killing cancer cells. It’s cold in the sense that only the electrons within the material are heated up to thousands of degrees, while the rest of the gaseous substance remains near room temperature. Now researchers at Purdue University [… (Read more...)
PLASMAT Combines Cold Atmospheric Plasma with Electro or Photoporation to Kill Cancer Cells
Purdue University is reporting on a new method of targeting cancer cells, developed by scientists in its Nuclear Engineering department. Dubbed PLASMAT, the technique combines cold atmospheric plasma, an ionized gas that brings with it active oxygen or nitrogen species, and either laser-based or electric-based way of opening the membranes of (Read more...)
Implantable Device to Deliver Chemo to Pancreatic Cancer Tumors
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to fight because of the challenge of delivering chemo specifically to that one organ, sparing surrounding tissue and the rest of the body. Advanced Chemotherapy Technologies, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is working on an implant, about the size of a large coin, for direct delivery of chemo agents into the [&helli (Read more...)
MasSpec Pen Spots Cancer on Surgical Samples
Most people undergoing a tumor excision go in knowing that the entirety of the offending tissue may not be removed successfully. Typically, tumors look just like healthy tissue and it takes quite a bit of time between when a sample is sent to the pathology lab and when the results come in. Therefore, repeat surgeries […]
National Kidney Registry Speeds Up Its Organ Matching System
GE is profiling how it, working with VasoHealthcare IT, an imaging consulting firm, helped the National Kidney Registry improve how quickly potential kidney donors are matched. Read on at GE Reports…
Students Design Specialty Bag for Treating Children Born with Gastroschisis
Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which some of the baby’s intestines end up outside the body, protruding through a ventral opening near the navel. In developed countries this is a treatable condition that typically requires a series of surgeries and a special bag that holds the intestines in a sterile environment while they slowly [… (Read more...)
New Organ Preservation Device Keeps Livers Alive Longer and Better for Transplanation
The success of a liver transplant is significantly limited by the quality of the donor organ. Currently this results in a severe shortage of acceptable organs, as many potential organs do not tolerate the static cold storage (SCS) of the conventional transplant procedure. Despite significant clinical advances in transplant procedures over the past (Read more...)
New Organ Preservation Device Keeps Livers Alive Longer and Better for Transplanation
The success of a liver transplant is significantly limited by the quality of the donor organ. Currently this results in a severe shortage of acceptable organs, as many potential organs do not tolerate the static cold storage (SCS) of the conventional transplant procedure. Despite significant clinical advances in transplant procedures over the past (Read more...)
4Dx Uses Algorithms to Better Visualize Lung Function
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects millions of people in the United States. The main method of diagnosis is the pulmonary function tests (PFTs), in which a patient breathes into a machine that measures pulmonary parameters. The disadvantage, however, is that pulmonary function tests take an “average” of a patient’s lung (Read more...)
Siemens Gets FDA Cleared for Two New Budget Friendly Yet Powerful CTs
Siemens Healthineers is on an FDA clearing streak of its newest CT scanners. The latest news, following up clearances of the SOMATOM Force and SOMATOM Edge Plus, is that SOMATOM go.All and SOMATOM go.Top can also now be marketed in America. The SOMATOM go.All and SOMATOM go.Top are more budget friendly scanne (Read more...)
Flexitouch Plus Released for Treating Lymphedema Symptoms
Lymphedema is a disease in which fluid is retained in the legs, arms, and other parts of the body, resulting in pain, discomfort, and even disability. A new device from Tactile Medical, a company out of Minneapolis, Minnesotta, is designed to activate the lymphatic system so as to help move fluids away from where they’ve gotten [… (Read more...)
FujiFilm Releases New Minimally Invasive Imaging Systems in U.S.
FUJIFILM is releasing a couple surgical visualization systems that were designed to improve minimally invasive procedures. The FUJIFILM EL-580FN Ultra-Slim Video Laparoscope System uses the firm’s own Super-Honeycomb CCD sensor to produce high quality images that are sharp and reproduce colors accurately. So-called “Chip on the Tip (Read more...)
Siren Diabetic Socks Monitor Temperature of Feet, Detects Early Signs of Injury
Many patients suffering from diabetes and diabetic neuropathy are prone to having foot ulcers that can be remarkably difficult to manage. The best approach is to catch ulcers developing early on and to receive treatment as soon as possible. The Siren Diabetic Socks may be just the thing, as they monitor the temperature of the […]
Siemens SOMATOM Force Dual Source CT with Auto Patient Positioning Cleared by FDA
Siemens Healthineers won FDA clearance for its SOMATOM Force dual source CT scanner. Just like the recently cleared SOMATOM Edge Plus, this device includes the company’s FAST (Fully Assisting Scanner Technologies) Integrated Workflow that relies on a 3D camera positioned over the patient bed to recognize the head, torso, and other p (Read more...)
Aquilion Precision, a High Resolution CT from Canon Now Cleared by FDA
Canon Medical won FDA clearance for its top-end Aquilion Precision CT scanner. The company calls it the world’s first “Ultra-High Resolution CT” system because it’s capable of resolving objects as small as 150 microns, something commonly only available in cath labs. This level of imaging is possible thanks to a new X-ray tub (Read more...)
New Highly Effective Camera for Spotting Dye Tagged Tumors
A collaboration between researchers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Washington University in St. Louis has led to the development of a highly sensitive new camera for detecting fluorescent markers tagged on cancer tumors. It is smaller, more accurate, and relies on cheaper parts than existing devices used to detect the same near-i (Read more...)