News Quiz: 2015 an Important Year for the LungsNews Quiz: 2015 an Important Year for the Lungs
New drugs for COPD, asthma, and cystic fibrosis made headlines this year. Experts debated the apnea treatment vacuum and what to do about tricky pulmonary fibrosis and contaminated bronchoscopes. Test how well you kept up with the news this year Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Early CT Screening Is Critical to Reducing Lung Cancer Deaths
Thoracic surgeon and robotics innovator Dr. Farid Gharagozloo believes regular early screenings and better follow-up care will significantly reduce the annual number of Americans dying of lung cancer by almost two-thirds.
Gharagozloo, director of cardiothoracic surgery at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, says the medical establishment in the U.S. and patients themselves share the blame for the unreasonably high number of lung cancer deaths today.
Patients need to be more assertive. Doctors need to be more aggressive. Together, they can make a big difference.
"We can turn this thing around — change the whole story ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 10, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tim Povtak Tags: Treatment & Doctors Source Type: news
Early Recognition and Management of Inhalational Injury Can be Lifesaving
Medic 13, Engine 13 and Support Car 1301 are dispatched to a local supply company for a chemical spill and a 57-year-old male with trouble breathing. On arrival, the crews are greeted by company officials who report one of the employees was working alone in a small, poorly ventilated back room most of the morning. Another employee went out back to get something and found the man lying on the ground "breathing funny." The crew is handed a material data safety sheet that notes the spilled chemical is 90% sulfuric acid.
A decontamination area is set up nearby and the engine company enters the building wearing full p...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - November 2, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ashley Larrimore, MD Tags: Case of the Month Airway & Respiratory Toxicology Special Topics Patient Care Source Type: news
Early Recognition and Management of Inhalational Injury Can be Lifesaving
Medic 13, Engine 13 and Support Car 1301 are dispatched to a local supply company for a chemical spill and a 57-year-old male with trouble breathing. On arrival, the crews are greeted by company officials who report one of the employees was working alone in a small, poorly ventilated back room most of the morning. Another employee went out back to get something and found the man lying on the ground "breathing funny." The crew is handed a material data safety sheet that notes the spilled chemical is 90% sulfuric acid.
A decontamination area is set up nearby and the engine company enters the building wearing full p...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - November 2, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ashley Larrimore, MD Tags: Case of the Month Airway & Respiratory Toxicology Special Topics Patient Care Source Type: news
FDA CDRH issues 2016 regulatory science priorities
The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health this week released its regulatory science priorities for fiscal year 2016, picking out 10 areas of focus.
The priorities will serve to improve safety, effectiveness, performance and quality of medical devices and radiation-emitting products, according to the agency, as well as facilitating the introduction of new devices into the marketplace.
“We envision that our external stakeholders can use these priorities to better target their regulatory science resources as well complement these activities. In addition, we believe that collaboratively we can work to ma...
Source: Mass Device - October 19, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Source Type: news
3D printing provides low-cost alternative in bronchoscopy simulation training
3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training pulmonary physicians to perform bronchoscopy, researchers have found. The study compared the two models based on realism, accuracy, look and feel, and overall usefulness as a teaching tool. Currently, most simulation centers use models that are more expensive than 3-D-printed models and fail to capture the subtle anatomical details of the airways. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 19, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Uptake Medical touts 1st-in-human use of Intervapor lung cancer device
Uptake Medical said it’s InterVapor targeted vapor therapy system has been used in the 1st-ever regional lung cancer tumor ablation procedure.
The InterVapor uses heated water vapor to reduce bronchoscopic lung volume in patients with heterogenous upper lobe emphysema, the company said.
The patient treated with the system was diagnosed with colorectal cancer that metastasized to the lung. The procedure was performed by Dr. Arschang Valipour at Vienna’s Otto-Wagner-Spital Hospital, Tustin, Calif.-based Uptake said.
“InterVapor is the only therapy with the promise of quick, simple, complete bronchoscopic ab...
Source: Mass Device - October 12, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Clinical Trials Respiratory Uptake Medical Source Type: news
Uptake Medical Announces First-in-Human Lung Cancer Tumor Ablation Using Intervapor(R) Targeted Vapor Therapy
Clinicians Successfully Isolate, Ablate Lung Tumor via Non-surgical Bronchoscopic Approach
TUSTIN, Calif.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Medical technology innovator Uptake Medical announced today that clinicians have successfully performed th... Devices, OncologyUptake Medical, InterVapor, Targeted Vapor Therapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - October 12, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Medtronic issues new software for SuperDimension lung device
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it launched the next generation version of its SuperDimension lung navigation system software.
The SuperDimension navigation system uses a patients CT scan to generate a 3D virtual bronchial tree which allows operating physicians to map pathways to pulmonary targets during electromagnetic bronchoscopy procedures, the Fridley, Minn.-based company said.
“This minimally invasive device helps physicians prepare for the most appropriate therapy depending on the stage of the cancer. Improving chances to more easily identify patients at an early stage may bring a dramatic change in the soci...
Source: Mass Device - October 8, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Respiratory Software / IT Medtronic Source Type: news
Uptake Medical touts data from InterVapor study
Uptake Medical said today that data from a clinical study of its InterVapor device showed significant improvements in lung function and quality of life in patients treated with the device.
The InterVapor uses heated water vapor to reduce bronchoscopic lung volume in patients with heterogenous upper lobe emphysema, the Tustin, Calif.-based company said.
“Uptake Medical is pleased with these promising clinical results, which show that InterVapor plays an important role in offering progressive treatment options for emphysema patients. The technology has now been proven in a randomized clinical trial to improve patients...
Source: Mass Device - October 2, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Clinical Trials Respiratory Uptake Medical Corp. Source Type: news
Medtronic Launches Global Trial Of Lung Cancer Detection System
Medtronic has initiated a multi-center, post-market international clinical trial of a lung cancer detection system that uses the minimally-invasive electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) technology Medtronic acquired from Covidien after the two companies merged last year.The 2,500-patient global study will test how safely and effectively Medtronic's superDimension system can diagnose lung cancer, using a CT scan to map a patient's lungs and look for potentially cancerous lesions. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - September 23, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for September 22, 2015
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
3. TransEnterix puts up $100m for Sofar’s ALF-X robot-assisted surgery device
TransEnterix said that it acquired the Telelap ALF-X robot-assisted surgery device from Italy’s Sofar SpA in a deal worth $99.8 million.
The Telelap ALF-X device has CE Mark approval in the European Union fo...
Source: Mass Device - September 22, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 3 Source Type: news
