Latest Laparoscopic surgery Stories
LAKE GENEVA, Wis., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People who suffer from chronic weight problems may look at surgery as the most extreme, and last possible, solution. But the risk of surgery is less than the risk of continuing to have the disease of morbid obesity. "If you've tried all kinds of traditional methods to lose weight and you haven't been successful, bariatric surgery is something you should find out about," says Dr. James Greenberg, a board-certified general...
Highlights Best Practices in Reducing Tissue Trauma Through Surgical Simulations Featuring ECHELON FLEX(TM) Powered ENDOPATH(®) Stapler, ECHELON ENDOPATH(®) Black Cartridge, ENSEAL(® )G2 Tissue Sealers and Other Recent Product Innovations SAN DIEGO, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery will demonstrate its latest product innovations and best practices in minimally-invasive procedures focused on improving clinical outcomes and the quality of patient care at...
$700,000 study unlocks role of stress in surgical training, hopes to better prepare doctors Measure twice and cut once is a well-known phrase among surgeons, but this is not always what happens. To better prepare new surgeons for the operating room, University of Houston (UH) computer scientists are working with medical researchers at the Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE) to improve existing training processes. At the core of their effort is understanding...
BOSTON, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Solos Endoscopy, Inc. (OTCPK: SNDY) is pleased to announce that the Company has successfully completed, during the month of February, its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Level I Baseline Inspection. The Company received a NAI (No Action Indicated) for the inspection. It is standard for the FDA to periodically perform unannounced inspections for medical device manufacturers and the successful inspection by the FDA validates the Company's...
TROY, Mich., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A surgical team at Beaumont Hospital, Troy performed Michigan's first single-incision, robotic-assisted gallbladder removal surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomy) on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Led by Bruce McIntosh, M.D., chief of General Surgery, Beaumont, Troy, the team removed the gallbladders of three local patients through robotic surgeries through a belly button incision of less than one inch. The Food and Drug Administration approved the...
KIRKLAND, Wash., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While the innovative da Vinci surgical robot's use is largely limited to specialized procedures, Evergreen Healthcare is the first hospital in the area to implement minimally invasive robot-assisted general surgery. This is expected to increase the number of patients who can benefit from the quicker recoveries and shorter hospital stays the da Vinci technology provides. Evergreen was also the first in the Puget Sound to perform gall...
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Misonix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSON), a medical device company that designs, manufactures, and markets innovative therapeutic ultrasonic products worldwide for wound debridement, cosmetic surgery, neurosurgery, laparoscopic surgery and other surgical and medical applications, today reported financial results for the second fiscal quarter and six months ending December 31, 2011. Michael A. McManus Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, and...
CINCINNATI, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES) today launched the first comprehensive solution for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy designed to help minimize leaks, the company announced. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110513/NY01718LOGO ) The EES Sleeve Solution provides surgeons with cutting-edge EES surgical devices, professional education and resources aligned with the expert consensus on Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy recently...
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON), a medical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative therapeutic ultrasonic products worldwide for wound debridement, spinal surgery, cosmetic surgery, neurosurgery, laparoscopic surgery and other surgical applications, today announced plans to report financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011 on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The Company has scheduled a...
ASHBURN, Va., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Innocoll Inc. announced it has entered into a License and Distribution Agreement with Flynn Pharma Ltd. in the United Kingdom and with Inresa Arzneimittel GmbH in Germany for CollaGUARD surgical adhesion barrier for the prevention of postoperative adhesions following abdominal and pelvic surgery. Dr. Michael Myers, President and CEO stated, "We are pleased to announce these partnerships for two of the key markets in the EU and we look...
Latest Laparoscopic surgery Reference Libraries
General surgery is a specialty that concentrates on the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and the thyroid gland. This specialty also deals with skin, breast, soft tissue and hernia related diseases. General Surgeons have the opportunity to subspecialize in one or more of the following: Trauma Surgery: Trauma surgery is the specialty that performs invasive procedures for physical injuries in an emergency. This subspecialty holds the...
A laparoscopy is an invasive surgical procedure used in abdominal area but is much less invasive than the preceding methods. Small incisions are made in the abdomen or pelvic area in which the camera and tools are introduced to perform the surgery or inspect the area. The method before the laparoscopy involved cutting open the area completely with longer healing time and more complications. Although in the pediatric populations, abscesses have a tendency to form around the incision sites....
