Prompt Cholecystectomy Might Curb Hospital Stay Prompt Cholecystectomy Might Curb Hospital Stay
Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - August 25, 2018 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
TransEnterix seeks expanded FDA indications for Senhance platform
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said yesterday it submitted a 510(k) submission to the FDA seeking clearance for extra instruments for its Senhance robotic surgical platform, including 3 mm diameter instruments.
The Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based company said that the clearance would allow the Senhance to be used in microlaparoscopic surgeries. The platform is currently cleared for laparoscopic colorectal, gynecologic, inguinal hernia and cholecystectomy surgeries.
“Microlaparoscopy is the current frontier in the process of reducing invasiveness, pain, scarring and opioid use post-surgery. With Senhance, robotic microl...
Source: Mass Device - June 8, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Robotics TransEnterix Source Type: news
Adjuvant DEX Infusion During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Adjuvant DEX Infusion During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Can intraoperative DEX infusion improve analgesia during elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy while reducing postoperative morphine consumption?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
LeMaitre Vascular deals Reddick surgical assets to Symmetry for $7m
LeMaitre Vascular (NSDQ:LMAT) said yesterday that it agreed to deal its Reddick general surgery assets to Symmetry Surgical for more than $7 million.
The deal includes Burlington, Mass.-based LeMaitre’s Reddick cholangiogram catheter and Reddick-Saye screw for laparoscopic cholecystectomies and a two-year manufacturing transition pact. LeMaitre said the gen-surg product line it’s selling put up revenues of $3.3 million last year, delivering gross profits of $2.5 million.
“We are pleased to divest these general surgical product lines and to rationalize our portfolio. Following this transaction, all of Le...
Source: Mass Device - April 6, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions Surgical Wall Street Beat LeMaitre Vascular Inc. Symmetry Surgical Source Type: news
Cholecystectomy: Before or After Gastric Bypass? Cholecystectomy: Before or After Gastric Bypass?
Dr Lowenfels comments on a study comparing complication rates in patients having gallstones removed before and after undergoing a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure.Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Magnetic Surgery: First Prospective Clinical Trial Results Magnetic Surgery: First Prospective Clinical Trial Results
Find out about the exciting new role a novel magnetic surgical system could have in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
TransEnterix files expanded 510(k) application for Senhance robotic platform
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today it filed an FDA 510(k) submission looking to expand the indications for its Senhance robotic surgical platform to include laparoscopic inguinal hernia and laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries.
The Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based company said that with the additional indications, its Senhance system would be cleared for use in the most common abdominal surgeries in the US in general surgery, gynecology and colorectal surgery.
TransEnterix said it is hopeful to receive approval for the expanded indications by the mid-year.
“We have performed more than 150 Senhance surgeries ac...
Source: Mass Device - February 14, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Robotics Surgical TransEnterix Source Type: news
High-volume General Surgeons Do Well in Pediatric Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy High-volume General Surgeons Do Well in Pediatric Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Surgical volume may have a greater effect on children ’ s outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy than does specialty training in the field, according to research from Canada.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - January 25, 2018 Category: Pathology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Surgical Management of Gallbladder Cancer Surgical Management of Gallbladder Cancer
How does simple cholecystectomy with adjuvant therapy compare with extended cholecystectomy in terms of outcomes?Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
Timing of gallbladder and weight loss surgery may help prevent complications
(Wiley) There is a strong association between obesity and gallstones; however, there is no clear evidence regarding the optimal order of gastric bypass surgery and gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) when both procedures are clinically indicated. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 18, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
7 medtech stories we missed this week: Aug. 18, 2017
[Image from unsplash.com]From Nemaura’s new Oceania distribution deal to Sanuwave’s promissory note expansion, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning.
1. Nemaura inks Oceania distribution deal for SugarBeat patch
Nemaura announced in an Aug. 15 press release that it has signed a non-binding distribution deal with Device Technologies for exclusive rights to market the SugarBeat glucose monitoring system in Australia and New Zealand. The SugarBeat is a disposable, adhesive skin patch that is used by diabetics, providing a non-invasive and needle-free method of c...
Source: Mass Device - August 18, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Diabetes Diagnostics Implants Orthopedics Research & Development Surgical Brenner Medical Clinical Innovations Device Technologies K2M Masimo MedTech Nemaura Medical Sanuwave Si-Bone Source Type: news
Fortimedix launches short instruments for SymphonX single-port platform
Fortimedix Surgical said today it launched a shorter set of instruments for its SymphonX single-port surgical platform in the US.
The newly launched product line offers shorter instrumentation for use with the SymphonX surgical platform, a single-port system designed for microlaparoscopic surgical procedures, Fortimedix said.
The instrument portfolio for the SymphonX system includes products for grasping, mobilizing, dissecting, retracting, cutting, cauterizing, ligating and suction and irrigation of tissues and vessels, the Netherlands-based company said.
“This product line extension was developed in response to sur...
Source: Mass Device - August 7, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Surgical Fortimedix Source Type: news
TransEnterix touts 1st micro-laparoscopic robotic surgeries with Senhance
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) today touted that its Senhance Surgical Robot system was used in the 1st 3mm micro laparoscopic robotic surgeries globally.
The surgeries were performed at France’s CHU Saint-Ètienne and at Rome’s Policlinico A. Gemelli Foundation, the Research Triangle, N.C.-based company said, by Dr. Celine Chauler, Dr. Salvatore Aletti and Dr. Gabriele Barabino.
“Patients are consistently interested in the least invasive approach possible. Utilizing 3mm microlap instruments with the Senhance Surgical Robot creates a virtually scarless approach with the precision of robotics to control such sm...
Source: Mass Device - July 31, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Robot-Assisted Surgery Robotics Surgical TransEnterix Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: Bewildering Black Gallstones
(MedPage Today) -- Case Findings: A 45-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain and vomiting. She reports constant pain radiating to her right shoulder for about six hours. She is febrile and the right upper quadrant of her abdomen is tender. Laboratory tests reveal leukocytosis, and an abdominal ultrasound reveals a thickening of the gallbladder wall and gallstones. She undergoes a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and several black stones are removed.
What medication is associated with the diagnosis behind the black gallstones? (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 20, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Less Pancreatitis With Adherence to Cholecystectomy Guidelines Less Pancreatitis With Adherence to Cholecystectomy Guidelines
Treating biliary pancreatitis according to cholecystectomy guidelines is associated with a smaller risk of recurrence and later hospitalization, according to new findings.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 24, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
