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Friday, August 1, 2008

Will surgeons use the TriPort to develop a new generation of procedures that reduce surgical trauma and scars? will the reduction in trauma and scars result in an increase in the number of patients willing to provide transplant kidneys and other organs? Is there any substantial advantage of SPL or NOTES over conventional laparoscopy and […]

Single port laparoscopy SPL > More surgeons perform SPL surgery > Triport > Quadport > Retention suture t-anchors > Single port access SPA > One Port Umbilicus Surgery OPUS > R-Port laparoscopic access device > Advanced Surgical Concepts ASC > Transumbilical nephrectomy and pyeloplasty > Needlescopic instruments > Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery NOTES

Monday, June 2, 2008

Is single port laparoscopy SPL positioned to be more successful than using the natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery NOTES approach? Is there any substantial advantage of SPL or NOTES over conventional laparoscopy and robotics? Are retention suture t-anchors to the lateral parietal peritoneum improving the SPL access for scarless single port transumbilical
nephrectomy and […]

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Endogun obtains FDA approval for soft tissue fastener > Licensed EndoFast Reliant Bladder Fixator to Cook Medical > Minimally invasive surgical procedures > Pelvic floor procedures in women > Biomedix Incubator Ltd BMDX > Portfolio company > Endogun Medical Systems Ltd > US Food and Drug Administration FDA approval > Internal soft-tissue fastener > Replaces current invasive procedures

Monday, April 28, 2008

Is the EndoFast device unique in the strength of attachment obtained? Are small, custom designed darts that are pushed into the tissue replacing time consuming suturing? Will a flexible version for endolumnal applications be feasible?

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Endogun has already obtained both FDA and EU CE Mark approval for its Endofast Reliant, […]

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Ceramic-on-ceramic technology > Alumina femoral head > Mated with an alumina acetabular cup > Advances in Medical Implants > Morgan Advanced Ceramics’ MAC > HIP Vitox > Ceramic-on-ceramic hip joints > Predicted life of more than 20 years > Biocompatibility > Resistance to wear > Artificial joints > Implantable electronic sensors > Pacemakers Defibrillators > Cochlear implants > Hearing devices > Drug delivery > Neurostimulator > Alumina > Zirconia

Friday, March 7, 2008

Will we see more ceramic-based coatings in medical devices like diamond-like carbon DLC? Will powder injection molding PIM and Metal injection molding MIM make the design of intricate components possible? Are the advances in medical implant material trailblazing the development of NOTES devices and special hybrid endoscopic instruments?

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Ceramic material, with its […]

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Move a device idea from the research phase to the market > Massachusetts medical device industry > Industry-specific support > Innovation Index of the Massachusetts Economy > Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives > Dow Jones VentureSource > Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s John Adams Innovation Institute > Worcester business incubators

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Is Massachusetts a Medtech hub that benefits from industry that has developed there close to all the universities? Is the infrastructure for both the creation of device ideas and the development of device ideas unique to the state of Massachusetts? Why can medical device companies gain a foothold in Massachusetts that they cannot gain elsewhere?

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Lee Swanstrom Performs New Incisionless Procedure to Treat Weight Re-gain After Gastric Bypass > Incisionless Surgical Technique That Reduces Size of Stomach Pouch and Stoma > Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery GMIS > The Oregon Clinic

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Will the new surgical technique help gastric bypass patients manage their weight? Does this new technique allow surgical revisions that are less expensive, less technically difficult to perform and less risky for the by-pass patient? Can the new and less invasive procedure correct a key cause of weight regain and get the patients back on […]

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EndoFast Reliant™ System > New MIS Fastener Device For Endoscopic, Laparoscopic And Vaginal Procedures > Endogun Medical Systems

Friday, November 9, 2007

Are small, custom designed darts that are pushed into the tissue replacing time consuming suturing? Is the EndoFast device unique in the strength of attachment obtained? What are the results of a French clinical investigation to evaluate safety and performance of the devices in vaginal wall reinforcement?

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Endogun Medical Systems offers […]

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Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery Webcast

Friday, October 19, 2007

Are we getting closer to the goal of incisionless surgery? Will diseases of the large intestine entirely be treated through the channels of the large intestine? Will hybrid endoscopic and laparoscopic procedures using small incisions be used for removing lesions from inside the colon?

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NOTES uses various body orifices as points […]

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