AeroForm Tissue Expander for Breast Reconstruction: Interview with Scott Dodson, CEO
Breast reconstruction is a frequent consequence resulting from a fight with breast cancer. Women trying to become whole again have to undergo an implantation of a saline bag followed by regular, sometimes painful injections that gradually expand the size of the bag. There is another option, cleared by the FDA last year and in Europe back in 2012, that avoids injections altogether and allows women to choose when, where, and how much to expand the implant.
We spoke with Scott Dodson, President & CEO of AirXpanders, the makers of the innovative AeroForm system, to learn more about the technology from patients’ and p...
Source: Medgadget - April 2, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Exclusive Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Congressional Investigation Needed into Scientific and Ethical Corruption at NIAAA
I used to think of the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) as a highly-reputed, objective, science-based agency whose primary goal was to reduce alcohol consumption to improve the public ’s health. The scientific integrity of the NIAAA is critical, as itdescribes itself as “the largest funder of alcohol research in the world.” The agency is funded by taxpayers to the tune of$480 million a year.But then one day, all of that changed. On January 16, 2015, I was called into the office of the Director of NIAAA and was essentially reprimanded for conducting NIAAA-funded research that was detrimental...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - March 25, 2018 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
The Magseed Injectable Marker: Interview with Eric Mayes, CEO of Endomag
Endomag, a medical technology company based in Cambridge, UK and Austin, Texas, has developed the Magseed, a magnetic injectable marker that can be implanted by a radiologist during an imaging procedure, such as during ultrasound or X-ray mammographic procedures. The marker can then assist surgeons to find features of interest in soft tissues. Originally intended and used as a marker for breast tumors (the CE mark approval was covered by Medgadget in September 2017), Endomag recently received FDA clearance for the use of the Magseed as a marker of other soft tissues and for long-term implantation.
The marker is a tiny magn...
Source: Medgadget - March 9, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Ob/Gyn Pathology Radiology Surgery Source Type: blogs
A Health Tech ’s Secret Weapon: The People Under The Hood
By DAVID SHAYWITZ, MD
The recently-announced acquisition of the oncology data company Flatiron Health by Roche for $2.1B represents a robust validation of the much-discussed but infrequently-realized hypothesis that technology entrepreneurs who can turn health data into actionable insights can capture significant value for this accomplishment.
Four questions underlying this deal (a transaction first reported, as usual, by Chrissy Farr) are: (1) What is the Flatiron business model? (2) What makes Flatiron different from other health data companies? (3) Why did Roche pay so much for this asset? (4) What are the lessons ot...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized David Shaywitz Flatiron Health Human Oncology Source Type: blogs
Hologic Brevera Biopsy System Slices and Images Breast Tissue, Now Cleared in Europe
Breast biopsies, which can conclusively diagnose the presence of a tumor, suffer from a number of procedural limitations. One big issue is that during the excision of every sample, the physician can’t easily confirm whether the taken tissue really does come from the targeted lesion. Hologic‘s Brevera biopsy system has now been approved in Europe to provide such functionality, allowing the doctor performing a biopsy to quickly pass high quality, useful samples to the pathologist for review.
The Bevera features the company’s Cor-Lumina imaging technology, which feeds tissue slices taken by a slicer at th...
Source: Medgadget - January 17, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Pathology Radiology Surgery Source Type: blogs
Hologic ’s Brevera Breast Biopsy with Built-in Imaging Now Available in U.S.
Hologic is releasing in the U.S. its Brevera breast biopsy system that works to improve the accuracy of biopsies while reducing procedural time. It features so-called Cor-Lumina imaging technology that feeds slices taken by a slicer at the tip of the biopsy needle directly into a multi-section cartridge.
After excising each slice, the physician can review it under a microscopy imaging system built into the Breva. This allows the physician to confirm that at least one of the slices looks like a cross-section of a lesion. The entire cartridge is then sent to the pathology lab for a closer and more comprehensive analysis.
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Source: Medgadget - September 5, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Pathology Radiology Surgery Source Type: blogs
MRI Compatible Biopsy Robot to Allow Precise Biopsies
Engineers at the University of Twente in The Netherlands have unveiled a new pneumatically powered robot, called Stormram 4, able to take biopsy samples while inside an MRI machine. In tests conducted by the researchers on phantom models of the breast the investigators were able to achieve sub-millimeter precision in reaching their targets.
Currently, scans are taken prior to a biopsy and are used to guide the needle. Soft tissue, particularly in the breast, moves around and can displace the target lesion significantly compared to when a scan was taken. Performing a biopsy under MRI guidance may significantly improve the e...
Source: Medgadget - July 10, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Radiology Surgery Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 26th 2017
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - June 25, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
New News on Lymphedema
Lymphedema has long been known as a life long complication from breast cancer surgery.I am not a doctor but here is my understanding of lymphedema: the lymph system is a second system in your body connecting hundreds of lymph nodes which help clean out your body and heal injuries or diseases. When you have surgery the lymph system is often impaired because it does not heal and reconnect after. If the lymph system is unconnected to the rest, you can end up with swollen body parts, or lymphedema.After breast cancer if a bunch of nodes are removed under your arm as with an axillary node dissection, you can end up with problem...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - May 20, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: lymph nodes lymphedema risks Source Type: blogs
First Kicks by Dr. Greene: Track Your Baby s Development During Pregnancy, by Week
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Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - May 2, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: DrGreene Team Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
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Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - May 2, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: DrGreene Team Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
AeroForm Tissue Expander System for Breast Reconstruction Cleared by FDA
The AeroForm Tissue Expander System from AirXpanders, a company based in Palo Alto, California, won FDA de novo regulatory approval to be introduced for sale in the U.S. The device is designed to provide a better option over saline expanders for women undergoing breast reconstruction following a mastectomy.
Currently, saline expanders are implanted that are then inflated via regular injections of saline. This requires office visits and involves some pain during what could take months to complete.
The AeroForm implant includes a CO2 capsule that can be activated using a remote control to release the gas into the main chambe...
Source: Medgadget - January 10, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Surgery Source Type: blogs
Handing over the Control in Breast Reconstruction Surgery
A company named AirXpanders is in
the process of developing a medical device that will give women a sense
of control over breast reconstruction surgery. The name of the product is AeroForm and it is currently under
review by the FDA. It
is approved in Europe and sold in Australia. AeroForm is currently in clinical trials.Using an implant is the current
standard of care for breast reconstruction. In order for an implant to achieve its
designed purpose, space must be made in the breast tissue. Before AeroForm, this space was achieved
through multiple visits to the doctor’s office using a s...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - November 30, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Bioethics Today Tags: Health Care feminist ethics patient autonomy social norms syndicated technology Source Type: blogs
