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Stented sleeve implant limits digestion > Device goes down the esophagus into the stomach > Experiment in treating morbid obesity especially in type 2 diabetics > Proximal fixation may prevent migration > Natural Orifices Endoscopic Transluminal Surgery NOTES device > Prior to gastric bypass surgery such as Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding > EndoBarrier device > GI Dynamics

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Does the food go on the inside of the endobarrier device with the digestive enzymes on the outside of the device? Does the endobarrier device modify metabolic pathways and prevent the mixing of food and digestive enzymes? Does the EndoBarrier stenting device migrate without safe and secure proximal fixation with T fasteners?

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Hybrid procedures > Bridge between laparoscopic and transluminal surgery > Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS > Trans Umbilical Endoscopic Surgery TUES > Trans Umbilical Laparoscopic Assisted TULA > New ways how to minimize bodily trauma > Improved cosmesis > Psychological advantage for patients

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

What are the benefits of performing a cholecystectomy through a 20mm umbilical port that might increase the risk of abdominal wall complications? Will it be possible to reduce the size of the instruments and scopes to make them suitable for a smaller umbilical port? What role have flexible scopes with operative channels and endoscopic instruments?

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Filed in One Port Umbilicus Surgeries OPUS, Single-Port Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, Instruments inserted through a single access port, Single Port Laparoscopy, No visible skin scar, Reduced post-operative pain, Single-Port Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy, Single Port Laparoscopic SPL, Endosuturing, Repositionable nitinol fixation stapler, Incisionless Surgical Technique, single port laparoscopic pediatric surgery, Single small umbilical incision, Single Port Retroperitoneal Kidney Surgery, scar-free surgery, Trans-umbilical, Reduced risk of adhesions, Recovery-free surgery, home by the day after surgery, Endoscopic Laparoscopic And Vaginal Procedures, Anthony N Kalloo, Hybrid and endoluminal treatment options, NOTES and hybrid NOTES procedures, OPUS procedure, OPUS Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies, Scarless single port procedures SPA, Single Port Access SPA, Umbilicus, single Port, STAT Self-approximating Transluminal Access Technique, Closure of full thickness of the gastric wall, Trans Umbilical Endoscopic Surgery TUES, Improved cosmesis, Trans Umbilical Laparoscopic Assisted TULA, Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS, B Dallemagne, Bridge between laparoscopic and transluminal surgery, Psychological advantage for patients, Umbilical port, Micro-instrumentation, Single-port laparoscopic appendectomies, Secure closure of gastric or colonic incisions, Leak-proof closure, Peritoneal cavity, S Perretta, J Marescaux, Jacques Marescaux, Belly-button access, NoScarSurgeons.com, Transoral gastric pouch reduction, Gastrotomy Closure in NOTES, Incisionless Natural Orifice Surgery, Single Incision, multi port, Natural orifice surgery appendectomy, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Anchor plications, Transoral endoscopic anchor placement system, Natural Orifices transgastric endoscopic surgery NOTES, Single incision, Likely to be widely adopted, Transgastric placement of diaphragm pacing leads, Medical Universities Research Institutes Med Societies, Transgastric surgery, Intentionally making gastrotomy for a cholecystectomy, Viscera Stomach Colon Vagina Bladder, Initial applications of NOTES, NOTES fundoplication procedure, Transoral treatment method, Using transoral access, Incision-less solutions, Pioneer in Natural Orifice Surgery, Leader in natural orifice surgery NOS, Serosa-to-serosa fusion, T fasteners, Per vagina, Bodies' natural orifices, Hybrid, Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, Lee Swanstrom, NOTES & NEWS, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery, No Scar Surgery, NOTES, transgastric cholecystectomy, translumenal organ resections, transgastric appendectomies, No-scar abdominal surgery, transgastric peritoneoscopy, Way of the future, Small skin incisions, NOTES techniques, transgastric appendectomy, transgastric retroperitoneal for pancreatic debridement, transgastric endoscopic splenectomy, transgastric tubal ligation, TEM, transgastric biliary endosurgery, Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, per-oral transgastric, Limited direct access to the abdomen, Orientation for the gastric access puncture, Navigation inside the stomach and abdominal cavity, Orientation, per-anal transcolonic, Transanal endoscopic microsurgery TEM, Innovative Hybrid T-fasteners, New suture anchor, Substantial learning curve, Knotless technique, Significantly reduced level of pain and discomfort, Removal of the appendix or gallbladder via the stomach, Multi-center trial of a NOTES system, Trendsetter for minimally invasive surgery, Hybrid procedures combining endoscopy and laparoscopy, Transgastric appendectomy, Flexible Suture Passer, Transluminal translumenal procedures, No Scar Group SAGES, International Conference on NOTES, Hybrid Endoluminal Endolumenal Laparoscopic MIS | Comments (0)

Cook Medical > First U.S. Patient > STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial > Zenith Dissection Endovascular System > Type B thoracic aortic dissections > Zenith TX2 Endovascular Graft > Endovascular treatment of descending thoracic aortic dissection > Endovascular aortic repair EVAR

Monday, February 25, 2008

Can the dissection system withstand a thorough clinically evaluation in a quest to find the safest and most effective treatment options? Can it be anticipated that the STABLE trial result in a confirmation of the company’s success of introducing the Cook Zenith Dissection Endovascular System? What are the options and the respective outcomes 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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GI Sleeve Implantable weight loss device > Randomized patient blinded prospective study > Patients will receive either a device or a sham procedure > Weight loss is primary outcome measure > Duodenal—Jejunal Bypass Sleeve > Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES Endobarrier Device for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity > Carolinas Medical Center > Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center > Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Does the food go on the inside of the endobarrier device with the digestive enzymes on the outside of the device? Does the endobarrier device modify metabolic pathways and prevent the mixing of food and digestive enzymes? Does the EndoBarrier stenting device migrate without safe and secure proximal fixation with T fasteners?

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Stented sleeve implant limits digestion > Device goes down the esophagus into the stomach > Experiment in treating morbid obesity especially in type 2 diabetics > Proximal fixation may prevent migration > Natural Orifices Endoscopic Transluminal Surgery NOTES device > Prior to gastric bypass surgery such as Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding > EndoBarrier device > GI Dynamics

Friday, December 28, 2007

Does the food go on the inside of the endobarrier device with the digestive enzymes on the outside of the device? Does the endobarrier device modify metabolic pathways and prevent the mixing of food and digestive enzymes? Does the EndoBarrier stenting device migrate without safe and secure proximal fixation with T fasteners?

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Filed in Digestive enzymes, Endobarrier device, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Sur, Incisionless Natural Orifice Surgery, Prevent the mixing of food and digestive enzymes, Stented sleeve implant, Experiment in treating morbid obesity, Experiment in treating morbid obesity, Prior too gastric bypass surgery, Surgical revision, Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery GMIS, scar-free surgery, Entrepreneurs and investors, Venture Capital Financing, No visible skin scar, Reduced post-operative pain, Incisionless Surgical Technique, Medical Device Company, GI Dynamics, Type 2 diabetics, Safe and secure proximal fixation, Advanced Technology Ventures, Reversible procedure, Food bypasses the duodenum and proximal jejunum, Cutlass Capital, Domain Associates, Investigational device, Polaris Venture Partners, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, More rapid recovery and lower cost, Applicable to wider range of patients, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Stented sleeve implant limits digestion, Safe and secure proximal fixation, Adjustable Gastric Banding, Hypertension and pulmonary embolus risk, Safer alternative to gastric bypass, Lining of a portion of the gastrointestinal tract, Modify metabolic pathways, Clinical and physiologic patterns, Reduced risk of adhesions, Incision-less solutions, Using transoral access, Unmet needs in gastrointestinal diseases, Minimally invasive surgery techniques, Efficacy, Flexible endoscopes that have working channels, Natural orifices such as the mouth rectum or vagina, Long-term graft performance, Less-invasive, T fasteners, No Scar Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery, Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, Bodies' natural orifices, Transoral treatment method, High blood pressure, Flexible endoscope, Food and Drug Administration FDA, Flexible scope, Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, flexible endoscopic sleeve open at both ends, organ resections, Navigation inside the stomach and abdominal cavity, Diabetes, No CPT code, Likely to be widely adopted, Bariatric sleeve, endoscopic gastric reduction, Substantial learning curve, Minimally invasive approach, New suture anchor, Gastrotomy, Transluminal translumenal procedures, endoluminal bariatric surgery, Innovative Hybrid T-fasteners, Tie-knot device approximates the suture ends, Ideas For Surgery News | Comments (0)

Television Advertising Campaign for Medical Device Bypasses Doctors

Monday, November 5, 2007

Is advertising for medical devices inevitable because of a sense out there that direct marketing to patients works? Are the ads for hip replacement devices only the beginning? Are medical device companies responding to patients who were no longer content to sit back and follow doctors’ advice?

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Taking a page from […]

Filed in Need for reintervention, Food and Drug Administration FDA, Likely to be widely adopted, Open surgical repair, Minimally invasive surgery techniques, Disclosing new technology and innovations, New product development, Design and manufacture, Medical Device Development | Comments (0)

NOTES start-up company receives $11.5 million venture capital > Apollo Group consists of Drs. Anthony Kalloo and Sergey Kantsevoy of Johns Hopkins University > Christopher Gostout of the Mayo Clinic > Peter Cotton and Robert Hawes of Medical University of South Carolina > Sydney Chung of Chinese University of Hong Kong > Jay Pasricha of University of Texas Medical Branch

Friday, October 12, 2007

How many new start-up companies will we see in the emerging field of NOTES surgery? Are centers for technology development of universities and medical schools the key to bringing new ideas to life? Are collaborating physician groups a new trend in the funding of new medical device ideas?

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