Worse Outcomes Seen With Epidural Analgesia After Elective Ventral Hernia Repair Worse Outcomes Seen With Epidural Analgesia After Elective Ventral Hernia Repair
Postoperative epidural analgesia does not appear to improve pain control and may worsen several outcomes in patients undergoing elective ventral hernia repair, according to a new study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 3, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Less Sexual Dysfunction After Open Repair of Inguinal Hernia Without Tacking Mesh Less Sexual Dysfunction After Open Repair of Inguinal Hernia Without Tacking Mesh
Sexual dysfunction is less common after repair of inguinal hernia with the Onstep technique, which does not fix mesh to the surrounding tissue, than with the Lichtenstein technique, which does, researchers from Denmark report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news

MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for March 23, 2017
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 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. Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.   5. InVivo wins Health Canada nod for cervical neuro-spinal scaffold trial InVivo Therapeutics said today it won Health Canada approval to initiate a clinical study of its neuro-spinal scaffold in patients with acute, complete AIS ...
Source: Mass Device - March 23, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news

TransEnterix adds hernia repair to Senhance robotic surgical platform
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today it is looking to expand the use of its Senhance robotic surgical system to include hernia repair surgeries, touting that the system has been used in for the 1st time in such procedures in Germany. Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based Transenterix said that Dr. Dietmar Stephan and Dr. Frank Willeke performed up to 3 hernia surgeries with the robotic platform per day during the system’s 1st weeks of clinical use at the St. Marien-Krankenhaus Siegen hernia repair center in Germany. “We are pleased to offer robotic hernia repair utilizing the Senhance Robotic System, and all ou...
Source: Mass Device - March 22, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Robot-Assisted Surgery Robotics Surgical TransEnterix Source Type: news

Mom Shares Postpartum Medical Struggles With Powerful Instagram
A powerful Instagram post is shedding light on the medical challenges that can follow childbirth and celebrating moms’ scars. Eighteen months ago, Kari Horn gave birth to her son via emergency C-section. Though becoming a parent has been a joyful experience for the Virginia mom, her postpartum journey involved umbilical hernias, more surgery and further complications. While recovering from these complications, Horn posted a striking photo of her abdomen on Instagram to share her story and remind other struggling moms that they are not alone. In the caption, Horn described her photo as one of “the part...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Inguinal Hernia Repair Using Mosquito Mesh Cost-effective Inguinal Hernia Repair Using Mosquito Mesh Cost-effective
Inguinal hernia repair using mosquito mesh is a cost-effective alternative to using commercial mesh in low-income countries, according to an analysis of a randomized clinical trial.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 11, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for March 6, 2017
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 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. Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.   5. Via Surgical inks distro deal with Progressive Medical for FasTouch Via Surgical said today it inked an exclusive US distribution deal with Progressive Medical to distribute Via’s FasTouch soft tissue suture device. Amirim, I...
Source: Mass Device - March 6, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news

Via Surgical inks distro deal with Progressive Medical for FasTouch
Via Surgical said today it inked an exclusive US distribution deal with Progressive Medical to distribute Via’s FasTouch soft tissue suture device. Amirim, Israel-based-based Via Surgical’s FasTouch is designed for the fixation of prosthetic material to soft tissue, providing lockable, flexible suture-like fixation for procedures such as hernia repairs. “The FasTouch System provides innovation in hernia fixation with the potential to allow for reduced patient pain and improve outcomes while reducing cost by maximizing efficiency with the use of exchangeable cartridges. We are excited to partner with Via ...
Source: Mass Device - March 6, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Distribution Surgical Progressive Medical Via Surgical Source Type: news

Via Surgical Ltd. Signs Exclusive U.S Distribution Agreement With Progressive Medical, Inc. and Will Launch its FasTouch(TM) Fixation System at the Americas Hernia Society Conference, March 8-11 in Cancun, Mexico
AMIRIM, Israel, March 6, 2017 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Via Surgical Ltd., a leading developer of novel surgical fixation technologies for hernia repair, announced today it has entered into an exclusive US distribution agreement with Pr... Devices, Distribution Via Surgical, Progressive Medical, FasTouch, hernia repair (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 6, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

FlexDex Surgical touts 1st-in-human use of arm-mounted platform
FlexDex Surgical said this week that the 1st iteration of its arm mounted medical platform, a laparoscopic “needle driver” device designed for internal stitching, has been used for the 1st time in a procedure. The company’s FlexDex is designed as a mechanical platform which mounts to a surgeon’s arm to enable the tip of the instrument to mimic the direction of movement of the surgeon’s hand. “This is the culmination of 10 years of effort and to know that the device is performing exactly as we expected it would, impacting patients’ lives in a positive way—it’s an amazing fee...
Source: Mass Device - February 21, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Surgical FlexDex Surgical Source Type: news

Recovering from surgery or stress? Yoga can help
Last year, I underwent surgery, intended to repair an incisional hernia stemming from a cesarean section when I had my youngest son. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mosquito netting is effective for hernia repair in a low-income country
(Wiley) In a study conducted in rural Uganda, use of mosquito mesh reduced the cost of groin hernia repair surgery by more than $120 (nearly € 120) compared with a commercial mesh, without sacrificing effectiveness (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Allergan closes $3B Acelity LifeCell buy
Acelity said today that it closed the sale of its regenerative medicine unit, LifeCell, to Allergan (NYSE:AGN) for $2.9 billion in cash. The deal brings LifeCell’s regenerative medicine and reconstructive portfolio to Allergan, joining a portfolio of medical aesthetics, breast implant and tissue expander product lines. Dublin-based Allergan said it expects to bring in $450 million in revenue this year, growing at a mid-single digit rate. “This milestone marks an important step in our continued evolution of Acelity,” Acelity president & CEO Joe Woody said in prepared remarks. “The completio...
Source: Mass Device - February 1, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions Regenerative Medicine Wall Street Beat Wound Care Acelity Allergan Inc. LifeCell Corp. Source Type: news

Tela Bio raises $7.4m
Tela Bio raised $7.4 million in a new round of equity financing, according to an SEC filing posted this week. The company produces Ovitex reinforced bioscaffolds designed for hernia repair or abdominal wall reconstructions. The scaffolds are designed with either permanent polymer or resorbable polymers, and a re a mix of biologic and synthetic materials. Money in the round comes from 16 unnamed investors, according to an SEC filing, and the Malvern, Pa.-based company has not yet said how it plans to spend funds raised. Last October, Tela Bio and Acelity subsidiary LifeCell settled their patent infringement beef for te...
Source: Mass Device - January 27, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Regenerative Medicine Tela Bio Source Type: news

Acellular Dermal Matrix Makes Durable Abdominal Hernia Fix Acellular Dermal Matrix Makes Durable Abdominal Hernia Fix
Complex abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) with acellular dermal matrix (ADM) meshes can achieve effective long-lasting hernia repair, according to Houston-based researchers.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - January 11, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news