Medical Robotics and The Future of Surgery: Interview with Tracy Accardi, VP of R & D for Medtronic Surgical Robotics
Medtronic has been a key player in the minimally invasive surgery space for the last few decades, and has made great strides more recently in robotic surgery with last year’s acquisition of Digital Surgery. As a quick reference point: despite the many benefits of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), only 3% of surgeries around the world are done with the help of robots. Medtronic is aiming to shatter the barriers currently thwarting the adoption of this important technology.
We were able to connect with Tracy Accardi, VP of R&D at Medtronic to catch a sneak peek of what the industry can expect over the next six months&...
Source: Medgadget - March 16, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Cardiac Surgery Exclusive Neurosurgery Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Rapid 3D Printing of Materials with Livings Cells for Organ Replacement
Researchers at University at Buffalo in New York have developed a new technique that allows them to rapidly 3D print hydrogel materials containing viable cells. The researchers hope that their method will pave the way for 3D organ printing in the future.
Current limitations include the slow pace of 3D printing, leading to poor viability of such printed constructs. The new technique, called fast hydrogel stereolithography printing (FLOAT), significantly reduces the environmental stresses placed on encapsulated cells that are typical with other techniques.
The shortage of donor organs for transplant has spurred a huge ...
Source: Medgadget - March 9, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
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Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - March 4, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
BBL: Broadband Light Photorejuvenation Is Here
In addition to our traditional IPL photorejuvenation treatments in the Skin Spa (using The Skin Station + Palomar), we now offerBroadBand Light (BBL) ®— a newer, more powerful device that can take your IPL treatment up a notch. BBL sets new standards in treating skin conditions associated with aging, active life styles, and sun damage. Using broadband light energy, it gently heats the upper layers of your skin stimulating skin cells to regenerate. Photorejuvenation is effective in treating:Brown spotsSun spotsPigmented lesionsFine lines and wrinklesLoss of firmnessAcneRosacea.Check out our upcoming ad inSouth Shore...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - February 23, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Emsella Treats Urinary Incontinence and More
As seen inThe South Shore MagazineChristine Hamori, MD, FACS, is pleased to addEmsella to the array of non-surgical vaginal rejuvenation options offered at her Duxbury practice on Boston ' s South Shore. Emsella is a breakthrough electro magnetic pulse treatment for stress and urge incontinence and pelvic floor tightening. Essentially Emsella is a magnetic muscle stimulation treatment that mimics thousands of Kegel exercises. It helps prevent stress incontinence by strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. A typical treatment program consists of 2 half-hour sessions. And treatments could not be easier! There is no need ...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - February 23, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Digital Health In Plastic Surgery And Cosmetics
On February 9, 2037 at 6:48 a.m. your smart sleep alarm nudges you to wake up. Picking up your phone and activating the front camera, you take your daily selfie. This one is not for social media but rather it’s to have a smart algorithm analyse the picture. It will subsequently determine whether your personalised ointment is effective against those pesky acnes.
After getting a report in seconds, you make your way to the bathroom to freshen up before making breakfast. As you sip your coffee, you get a reminder from your telehealth app that your dental surgery is coming up later this week. It also sends a notifica...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Augmented Reality Digital Health Research Security & Privacy AI Surgery aesthetics facial recognition Mayo Clinic facelift plastic surgery ML Face2Gene Nuralogix SmartTek Kapanu Invisalig Source Type: blogs
Welcome to the New Cato .org
Welcome to the newCato .org. Our new website is not only a facelift but includes a number of new features and usability improvements.We ’ve greatly simplified our site structure and have organized our content into four main categories –Constitution and Law,Economics,Politics and Society, andInternational. In addition, we ’ve added “topic” pages that aggregate all of our content on trending or persistent topics into easily scanned pages.Thenew homepage is certainly easier for us to manage and should feel more dynamic as we curate the most timely and relevant content in real time. You will notice a new “L...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 1, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
January Specials in the Skin Spa
Introducing TWO Innovative New Treatments!Sciton BBL HEROBroadBand Light (BBL) ® is the world’s most powerful IPL device on the market. It sets new standards in treating skin conditions associated with aging, active life styles, and sun damage.The light energy gently heats the upper layers of your skin stimulating your skin cells to regenerate. This process will restore your skin to its natural beauty, making it clearer, smoother, vibrant and younger looking.EmsellaIf you have noticed mild urinary incontinence while doing day to day activities like exercising Emsella could be a good fit for you. The treatment program co...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 11, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Dexter Surgical Robot Works with All Laparoscopy Tools
Robotic laparoscopic surgery is now widely available, with Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci systems being the most common robots out there. These systems typically require specialty tools provided by the robot manufacturer, and the selection is quite limited compared with the wide array of conventional laparoscopic tools that exist. Now, Distalmotion, a Swiss firm, has won European regulatory clearance to introduce its Dexter Surgical Robot that works with any laparoscopic tools.
The Dexter is designed to be easy to bring in and out of the surgical space and used when robotic manipulation can help with increased prec...
Source: Medgadget - January 7, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Cardiac Surgery Ob/Gyn Plastic Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology Source Type: blogs
Notice: Dermal Fillers and Moderna Vaccine
The Aesthetic Society, the professional organization of plastic surgeons, shares information of three patients with dermal filler history experiencing localized facial swelling after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The cases were treated with antihistamines and/or steroids. No similar cases have been reported with the Pfizer vaccine.According toThe Aesthetic Society notice,“The incidents that have been reported are very rare, and these facial swelling reactions have been mild and responded quickly to oral steroids and/or oral antihistamines. None of the cases required the use of an EpiPen or hospitalization, none...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 6, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Is Ugliness a Pathology? An Ethical Critique of the Therapeuticalization of Cosmetic Surgery
Yves Saint James Aquino, Is Ugliness a Pathology? An Ethical Critique of the Therapeuticalization of Cosmetic Surgery, 34(4) Bioethics 431 (2020): Pathologizing ugliness refers to the framing of unattractive features as a type of disease or deformity. By framing ugliness... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 19, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Why this plastic surgeon closed his practice to become a high school science teacher
Imagine turning off your pager forever. If you are a solo-practitioner on call 24 hours a day, I suspect this thought has crossed your mind. Coordinating time off for vacation, being constantly interrupted at your children’s recital or athletic event, and even making it home to prepare dinner represent common challenges in this setting. A […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/timothy-bill" rel="tag" > Timothy Bill, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Surgery Source Type: blogs
PREVENA RESTOR AXIO •FORM Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Interview with Dr. Ronald Silverman, 3M’s Chief Medical Officer
3M recently announced a new negative pressure wound therapy system called PREVENA RESTOR AXIO•FORM Incision Management System, which has been available since August. The new system expands the amount of time that negative pressure can be applied to a total of 14 days, with a dressing change at 7 days.
The included disposable dressings are available in larger sizes, allowing the system to provide treatment for surrounding soft tissues and be used with a greater variety of wounds. The dressings are connected to a V.A.C. therapy unit to achieve negative pressure, and the system is suitable for use with sutured or stapled...
Source: Medgadget - December 3, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Plastic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Symani Microsurgical System Cleared in Europe
Medical Microinstruments (MMI), a company based outside of Pisa, Italy, won the European CE Mark of approval for its Symani robotic surgical system. The product provides 7-20X scaling of hand movements, automatically removing tremors to allow for safe microsurgical and supermicrosurgical procedures. It is hoped that this impressive new device can help to improve how free-flap reconstructions, replantations, peripheral nerve repairs and lymphatic surgery are performed.
Surgeons operate on the Symani via its console that includes a built-in chair, manipulators, and a series of foot switches. The system relies on th...
Source: Medgadget - November 18, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Neurosurgery Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
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Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - November 6, 2020 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
