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Category Archives: Advances in the technology of healthcare

Prospective trial > Evaluating new circular and linear stapler > Gastrointestinal anastomosis > Commercial models of stapler devices > KYGW circular stapler > KYFB linear stapler > Changzhou Kangdi Medical Stapler > Chinese medical devices > Standard CDH circular and SDH linear staples, Ethicon Endo-Surgery > San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan Italy

How does the ease of use, effectiveness and safety of the new stapling devices compare to U.S. models? Are the KYGW circular stapler and KYFB linear stapler from Changzhou Kangdi Medical Stapler comparable to Ethicon and Covidien devices? Are the anastomoses successfully completed without postoperative anastomotic fistula or dehiscence or do the Chinese staplers significantly […]

Re-engineering Healthcare USA > System in need of repair > Healthcare is largest industry in the United States > Expected to exceed $4 trillion by 2015 > 20 percent of GDP

Will the increased patient populations and the aging western societies with increased incidence of disease and disability accelerate the cost hike? How can we save cost and at the same time invest in rapid changes in medical technology and practice? Will the partnership of engineering and healthcare produce new and efficient treatment methods and devices?

IIP […]

Advances in the technology of healthcare 2008 and beyond > Speed of change > Key predictions for the future > Robots in Surgery > Advanced genetic tests and pharmaceuticals > Identification of disease susceptibility > Optimal drug vaccine or gene therapy treatment > NOTES no scar procedures

Will surgical robots have the potential advantages of precision and miniaturization as well as articulation? Are the current applications and prototypes that drive around in a patient’s body and act as the eyes and hands of a surgeon able to deliver drugs directly to specific receptors? Will medical devices or robots on a nanometer […]