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Laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomies remain far less common > 538,000 hysterectomies performed for benign disease> Most hysterectomies still invasive procedures

Friday, October 31, 2008

Is vaginal hysterectomy still considered to be associated with the lowest morbidity? Will the rate of laparoscopic hysterectomies continue to increase? Is a vaginal hysterectomy chosen over a laparoscopic or abdominal approach inspite of the fact that laparoscopic surgery is associated with shorter length of stay, faster recovery and fewer postoperative infections?

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Getinge > Datascope > Acquisition for $865 million > Buyout deal from Getinge > Gettinge > Datascope agreed to sell patient monitoring business > Mindray Medical International Ltd

Friday, September 19, 2008

Is Sweden based  Getinge investing in a solid, proven vascular product line? How are investors reacting to the news? Is the opportunity to present a venture investment prospect rare as life science venture capital firms see hundreds of deals per year?
 
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Medical device company Datascope Corp. agreed Tuesday to sell […]

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Covidien > USSC > Tyco > FDA approval for laparoscopic kit > Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery SILS Procedure Kit > Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES > NOSCAR Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research > SILS for general surgery > Urologic gynecologic and bariatric surgery application > Peritoneal access > Suturing > Anastomotic devices > Single skin incision in patient’s umbilicus

Friday, May 23, 2008

Does the SILS kit enable incision-less surgery that will improve patient outcomes? Is the SILS NOTES product development an initiative that was launched in 2007 in response to the 2007 business results? Will the new products have an impact on the reported 2007 net loss of $342 million on sales of $10.2 billion?
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ES Vascular > Receives CE Mark > OAS system > Aortic Stapler for End-to-End Anastomosis > One-shot > Anastomotic stapling devices for open surgery > Staples synthetic Graft and Aorta > Open Surgical Repair > Aortic Aneurysmal and Occlusive Disease > OAS clinical trial program > Augusta Hospital Dusseldorf

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

When will the aortic stapler be available for sale? Will the positive clinical data position OAS to be a break-through product? Will the standardized anastomosis of the OAS system make the suturing skills of the surgeon less demanding?

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ES Vascular Ltd. announced…that it has received a CE Mark approval for […]

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Men in England are to be offered screening for a silent killer > NHS Screening for Abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA > Can be repaired if detected early > Endovascular Aneurysm Repair EVAR is growing at double digit rate > Global health care cost for EVAR Expected To Reach US$1.3 Billion by 2012

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Why do the current guidelines recommend that screening be only performed for men? Will the estimated number of approximately 4.5 million people in the developed world who are living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm benefit from screening efforts? How many AAA patients will be added each year to the 600,000 new cases that are diagnosed […]

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Z-shaped Incision Enhances Minimally Invasive NOSCAR Surgery > STAT Self-approximating Transluminal Access Technique > Minimal Surgical Footprint With NOTES Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery > Gastroenterology > Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Can a new incision technique help with the closure of the access made in the stomach? Does the Z-line incision eliminate the need to operate straight through the gastric wall and the complex maneuvers to get the endoscope where it needs to be? Can the technique be safely transfered from the laboratory to human trials […]

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Evaluation of Endosuturing During Aortic Stent Graft Placement > EndoRefix > Repositionable Nitinol Fixation Stapler > In-vivo Analysis and Preclinical Results > Frank R Arko > University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center > Aorfix Dacron Stent-graft > Lombard Medical

Monday, December 17, 2007

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Background: Stent graft migration following endovascular aneurysm repair has been reported with all currently available devices and can result in type I endoleaks and aneurysm rupture. Standard surgical anastamosis with suturing through the adventia requires a significantly greater force to disrupt compared to any current proximal endovascular device fixation. The […]

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ORLive NOTES Webcast > Innovations in Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery > NOTES and Endolumenal Techniques > Live Webcast From NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital > November 28, 2007 7:00 PM EST

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Is Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) entering into a new phase? Is the marriage of laparoscopic and interventional endoscopic techniques resulting in MIS procedures that are less invasive, safer, and achieve better outcomes for patients? What are the advances in endolumenal techniques, including Natural Orifice Translumenal Endolumenal Surgery NOTES?

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In April 2007, […]

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Laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomies remain far less common > 538,000 hysterectomies performed for benign disease> Most hysterectomies still invasive procedures

Monday, November 19, 2007

Is vaginal hysterectomy still considered to be associated with the lowest morbidity? Will the rate of laparoscopic hysterectomies continue to increase? Is a vaginal hysterectomy chosen over a laparoscopic or abdominal approach inspite of the fact that laparoscopic surgery is associated with shorter length of stay, faster recovery and fewer postoperative infections?

IIP > justin > […]

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AAA Kills Up To 30,000 Americans Each Year > Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms AAA > Supported By New Study > Good For Medtronic Inc And Life Line Screening

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Does a the study challenge the current recommendations that support AAA screenings only in men? Are older women with a history of smoking, heart disease also prone? Why do the current guidelines recommend that screening be only performed and reimbursed by Medicare for men aged 65 to 75?

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In 9 out […]

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November 14 Webcast > OR Live > Percutaneous Approach To Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair > Stent-graft > Endovascular AAA Repair EVAR > Kaiser Permanente Fontana Hospital > Paul Aka > Jeffrey Hsu > Majid Tayyarah > Trung Vo

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Are the enormous resources spent on stent-graft design changes justified? Is EVAR and stent-graft technology still in its infancy? Are the frequent reports of endoleaks and stent-graft migration changing the doctors or patients view of the effectiveness of the stent-grafts?

IIP > justin > ric mave:
On 14th Nov.2007, at 9 am PST (Noon EST) the vascular […]

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