Intuitive Surgical Announces FDA Clearance Of da Vinci® Sp™ Surgical System
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISRG), the global leader in robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery, today announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for theda Vinci SpSurgical System, which is designed to expand the Company's single-incision product offering. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - April 23, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Laparoscopy/robotics studies explore the limits of minimally invasive surgery
Urologists continue to push the limits of minimally invasive surgery04/18/2014 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - April 18, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
FDA warns that breaking up uterine tissue for removal may spread cancer
FDA officials warn against the use of "laparoscopic power morcellation" for the removal of uterine tissue or fibroids, saying that the procedure may cause cancer to spread beyond the uterus.
FDA officials issued a formal warning today asking doctors to avoid a certain method for removing uterine tissue out of concern that it may cause stealthy cancers to spread beyond the uterus.
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)News Well, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Minimally Invasive Surgery, Oncology, Women's Healthread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - April 18, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Arezu Sarvestani Source Type: news
Intuitive Surgical hopes to conquer more complex surgeries with new da Vinci Xi
Intuitive Surgical's 4th-generation da Vinci Xi system provides new maneuverability that allows surgeons to tackle more complex procedures and surgeries on multiple sites.
Intuitive Surgical Inc.News Well, Robotics, 510(k), Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robot-Assisted Surgeryread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - April 1, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Arezu Sarvestani Source Type: news
Image-based guidance may top conventional tracking
A new image-based guidance system for minimally invasive surgery may be superior (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 28, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
New guidance system could improve minimally invasive surgery
A computerized process that could make minimally invasive surgery more accurate and streamlined using equipment already common in the operating room has been developed by researchers. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 27, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
New Guidance System Could Improve Minimally Invasive Surgery - 3/27/14
Johns Hopkins researchers have devised a computerized process that could make minimally invasive surgery more accurate and streamlined using equipment already common in the operating room. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 27, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
New guidance system could improve minimally invasive surgery
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Johns Hopkins researchers have devised a computerized process that could make minimally invasive surgery more accurate and streamlined using equipment already common in the operating room. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 27, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Israel's Medigus lands FDA win for new MUSE acid reflux treatment
Medigus wins FDA clearance for the next generation of its minimally invasive MUSE system for treating acid reflux through the mouth.
Israel-based Medigus (TLV:MDGS) won FDA clearance for the next generation of its MUSE technology, a minimally invasive technology for performing surgeries to treat acid reflux disease.
Medigus Ltd.News Well, Regulatory/Clearance, 510(k), Endovascular, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgicalread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - March 25, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Arezu Sarvestani Source Type: news
High Marks for Minimal Surgery in Cervical Cancer
TAMPA, Fla. (MedPage Today) -- Less-than-radical and minimally invasive surgery for early-stage cervical cancer led to outcomes that compared favorably with results of more extensive procedures, investigators reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 25, 2014 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Quality of life improves with minimally invasive surgery for low back pain
(Beaumont Health System) Beaumont research findings published in the February online issue of Spine shows that patients who have a low back surgery called minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, end up better off in many ways than patients who have more invasive surgery to alleviate debilitating pain. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 3, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
UCLA study finds robotic-assisted prostate surgery offers better cancer control
An observational study from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that prostate cancer patients who undergo robotic-assisted prostate surgery have fewer instances of cancer cells at the edge of their surgical specimen and less need for additional cancer treatments like hormone or radiation therapy than patients who have traditional "open" surgery.
The study, published online Feb. 19 in the journal European Urology, was led by Dr. Jim Hu, UCLA's Henry E. Singleton Professor of Urology and director of robotic and minimally invasive surgery in the urology department at the David Geffen School of Medicine...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 28, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Boston Scientific donates $3.4M to Saint Luke's cardiac research | MassDevice.com On Call
Medtech titan Boston Scientific awards a $3.4 million grant to support research into minimally invasive cardiac treatments at Saint Luke's Mid American Heart Institute.
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Massachusetts medtech giant Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) awarded a $3.4 million 3-year grant to support cardiac research at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.
News Well, On Call, Cardiovascular, Funding Roundup, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Research & Developmentread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - January 28, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Arezu Sarvestani Tags: Boston Scientific Source Type: news
Covidien lands FDA 510(k) for 3-in-1 laparoscopic surgical device
Covidien touts 510(k) clearance for its LigaSure Maryland jaw open/laparoscopic sealer/divider.
Covidien (NYSE:COV) won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its LigaSure Maryland jaw open/laparoscopic sealer/divider, the company announced this week.
News Well, 510(k), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Minimally Invasive Surgery, Regulatory/Complianceread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - January 23, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Chris Walker Tags: Covidien Source Type: news
Global Minimally Invasive Surgery Market is Expected to Reach USD...
Transparency Market Research Report published "Minimally Invasive Surgery Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019" to its database. Browse...(PRWeb January 22, 2014)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11511569.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 22, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
