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Using natural openings in the body > Access organs that need to be operated > Incisionless Surgery > Acid Reflux > Patients Can Get Off GERD Medications > After Procedure > Incisionless Surgery Helps Acid Reflux > Acid reflux affects 60 million Americans > Natural orifice surgery NOS > Reston Hospital Center

Friday, September 5, 2008

Is cancer of the esophagus the fastest growing GI cancer that it is linked to reflux? Are more and more patients starting to hear more and more about natural orifice surgery? Are patients basically up and about at the very next day since there are no incisions?

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Robotic Surgery > Miniature In Vivo Robots for Remote and Harsh Environments > In vivo camera robots > Tested at NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations NEEMO > Telementored via videoconferencing by the University of Nebraska > Millimeter-sized camera robot attached to a tether > Inexpensive version of a surgical robot system > Robots in Surgery > Advanced genetic tests and pharmaceuticals > Identification of disease susceptibility > Optimal drug vaccine or gene therapy treatment > NOTES no scar procedures

Thursday, August 21, 2008

What are the test results accomplished by three NASA astronauts and one surgeon who were undergoing long-term training in an underwater habitat called the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations? Have the telementoring results demonstrated that nonsurgeons having been trained with a specified skill set can perform more complex laparoscopic procedure using in vivo robots? Will […]

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University of California Irvine Medical Center > Natural orifice transumbilical surgery NOTUS > Three laparoscopic ports > Placed through the umbilicus > Laparoscopy > Single-site surgery > Transumbilical cholecystectomy > Single laparoscopic incision transabdominal surgery > NOTUS

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Is it feasible to develop a novel laparoscopic surgical technique for cholecystectomy utilizing only transumbilical incisions? Is cholecystectomy performed through laparoscopic incisions placed within the umbilicus technically feasible and safe? Will the development of advanced flexible instrumentation and visualization platforms facilitate this new operative approach?

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…a novel surgical technique for […]

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EndoGastric Solutions > Approaches 1,500 Completed Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS) Cases > NOS procedures > EGS’ EsophyX TIF procedure for treating GERD > Gaining popularity > Emulate proven surgical principles > Using transoral approach > NOTES Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery > Performing surgery from within > Completely without external incisions or internal dissection > Durable results approximate laparoscopic surgical procedures

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Is NOS gaining momentum both with surgeons and with patients? Are EGS devices driving adoption of NOS and what is
widely regarded as the future of surgery? Is patient demand continuing to grow?

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…EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the recognized leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today announced that […]

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Ethicon Endo-Surgery > Acquires SurgRx EnSeal > Acquisition brings two complementary technologies > Multiple key surgical activities > Improved options > HARMONIC(R) and EnSeal(R > Combines high compression and controlled energy

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Does the acquisition have the potential to expand the global availability of the EnSeal product line? Do Ethicon Endo-Surgery and SurgRx share a commitment to innovation for the surgeons and patients who depend on our products? Will the combination of HARMONIC and EnSeal technologies position them to better address many different procedure needs?

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As America Gets Bigger > Serious social and psychological dimensions > National Eating Disorder > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC > Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity > National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES > Diabetes mellitus > Cardiovascular disease > Hypertension and stroke > Certain forms of cancer > Increased risk of premature death > Serious chronic conditions > Reduced overall quality of life

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Is surgical treatment for obesity a good and effective treatment for preventing the life-threatening complications and serious degenerative problems associated with pathological obesity? Do drug and medical device companies cash in to unprecedented degrees? Will overweight- and obesity-attributable spending continue to increase and government will continue to finance a sizable portion?

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In vitro comparison > Evaluation of seven gastric closure modalities > Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery NOTES > T tags Purse string modified T tags > Eagle Claw VIII > Resolution clips > Flexible stapler > Purse string suturing device > Flexible Endostitch

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Are the growing capabilities of therapeutic flexible endoscopy leading to a new era in treatment of gastrointestinal conditions? Are the most important areas for initial NOTES study safe peritoneal access and secure gastric closure, intraperitoneal contamination, image display and maintenance of spatial orientation, development of stable working platforms, physiologic perturbations, and tissue approximation methods? Do […]

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Closure of a gastrotomy > NOTES needs closure > Stable Platform > Organ retraction > Secure grasping > Energy source > Triangulation > Tissue approximation

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

What devices are needed for accessing digestive or other organs within the gastrointestinal tract and within the peritoneal cavity? What are the complications when instruments are passed into the gastrointestinal tract and out of the stomach for performing diagnostic or therapeutic surgical procedures? What is the early clinical experiencewith flexible endoscopic suturing techniques for […]

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Supreme Court decision > Riegel versus Medtronic > Lawmakers try to remove tort shield > Riegel decision leaves consumers without ability to get compensation > Injuries caused by defective medical devices > Court assumed that FDA approval ensures medical devices are safe > Assumption is false > Advanced Medical Technology Association lobby

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Is the medical device industry lobby attempting to quash legislation intended to protect consumers even before the bill has been introduced? Are consumers forced to assume the risks of unsafe drugs and medical devices? Are medical device manufacturers immunized from liability and immune from FDA enforcement?

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Abbott > Next-Generation StarClose Safe and Extravascular SE > Closure of the vascular access > Following catheterization procedures > Vascular Closure System VCS > Ergonomic stabilizer > Simpler numbered-step deployment > Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Intervention Laboratories > Stanford School of Medicine

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Was the safety, reliability, extravascular closure and ease of use of the first-generation technology questioned by physicians? Is the mechanical closure definitive and how can the operator confirm a reliable closure? Is the patient time to mobility reduced following a procedures using the latest StarClose device?

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Medical Corporations Crossing the Line > Journal’s Article Questions TV Ads for Cypher stent > New England Journal of Medicine > Cordis subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson > Direct-to-consumer advertising DTCA > Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PTCA > Consumer Health Education > State University of New York > Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Monday, May 26, 2008

What are the basic regulatory requirements for non-deceptive advertising of medical corporations? Why is there no requirement to report negative side effects to a toll-free number operated by the FDA that is currently required for print prescription drug ads but not for medical devices? Is the device industry campaign trying to perceive an informed, balanced […]

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