surgery performance Articles
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The Pierre Oudot Hospital Center provides health care for a territory of 310,000 inhabitants in 158 municipalities. The Hospital is part of the Nord Dauphiné Hospital Group.
The challenge The Pierre Oudot Hospital was constructed in 2011 and took up the challenge of building a “full digital” establishment to meet the requirements of a connected and communicating hospital. By implementing the PACS and phasing out radiological films, the hospital has created the conditions for the multimedia environment in the operating room. All the rooms are ...
By ISIS S.A.S
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Robotic surgery’s impact on training the next generation of surgeons [PODCAST]
Technology continues to evolve every day. In the near-term future, portable and easily deployable robots will allow surgeons all over the world to perform minimally invasive surgery in an increasing number of procedure types and become even more effective surgeons. To achieve our goal of having a future surgeon workforce that meets the demands of an aging population and delivers good patient ...
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World’s First aprevo Personalized Spine Surgery Performed Using the Only Available Spine Technology with FDA Breakthrough Designation
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carlsmed, Inc. is announcing today that the firstaprevopatient specific spinal surgery has been successfully performed. Christopher Ames, M.D., director of spinal tumor and spinal deformity surgery at UC San Francisco Medical Center, assisted by Patrick Maloney, M.D., performed this landmark surgical procedure. “Carlsmed’s aprevofamily of devices represent ...
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Life saving surgery in Port-au-Prince with Team Broken Earth and the DrillCover PRO - Case study
Background Michael Cancilla had the opportunity to represent Arbutus Medical at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with Team Broken Earth (TBE) as a part of their global surgery outreach. Team Broken Earth sends several volunteer medical teams from different Canadian cities to partner hospitals situated in Haiti, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, and Guatemala to help build surgical capacity ...
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Interventional Systems, Johns Hopkins Form Strategic Collaboration To Enhance Accuracy Of Robotic-Assisted Interventions
Interventional Systems is proud to announce the signature of a strategic collaboration agreement with the Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering for the development of novel solutions to enhance the accuracy of robotic-assisted percutaneous procedures. The research team, led by Professor Axel Krieger and Lidia Al-Zogbi, will not only investigate ways to improve the ...
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5 Ways Medical Students can Practice Surgery at Home
Medical students can hone their skills not just in college or operating rooms but also at home. At home, there are several ways to practice surgery. Here are 5 of them. With a Suture Kit A suture kit can work wonders in improving hand positioning, forceps finger placement and action, among others. It’s reusable, and a good one has everything you need to close nearly all types of wounds. ...
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Variability in Nerve Location During da Vinci Prostatectomy
Objectives Preservation of nerves during da Vinci prostatectomy (dVP) has been clinically proven to be critical to preservation of urinary function and surgeon perception has been shown to be a poor predictor of nerve location during dVP. Despite this evidence, opinions still vary on the ability of surgeons to use anatomic landmarks to accurately identify these nerves during dVP and to ...
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BlueLavage – Proven concept with innovative ideas
Lower costs, more security, easier handling and optimal CO 2 balance: With the BlueLavage® rinsing and suction system, UTK Solution GmbH has succeeded in adapting a proven surgical technology to modern clinical processes. The heart of the innovation is the reusable charging and energy unit, which completely avoids electronic waste and whose optimized energy transmission ensures smoother and ...
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These AR Glasses Turned Me Into an Instant Surgeon
My hands are trembling. I have a 12-inch surgery grade needle in my right hand, and a transducer in my left. Without moving anything but my eyes I’m able to look up at a monitor to see an ultrasound image and the daunting outline of a tumor. “Go ahead, you can do it. Insert the needle directly into the tumor,” my guide tells me. I hesitate, take a deep breath out of fear or ...
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Arsenia Georgopoulos: A Rising Entrepreneur
Arsenia Georgopoulos first began her journey at EpiFinder this May as a summer business intern. Traveling all the way from Youngstown, Ohio, Arsenia is our first out-of-state team member and intern. Now that her summer break is coming to a close, she plans to head back to Ohio. There, she’ll begin her junior year at The College of Wooster, majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I ...
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Surgeon Testimonials for the Archer CSR Total Shoulder System - Case Study
Below are several case studies and testimonials from actual surgeons performing total shoulder arthroplasties using the Archer™ CSR Total Shoulder System. The utilization of the anatomic Archer CSR humeral implant a/lowed for adequate bone stock retention to complete an anatomic transosseous supraspinatus repair and remove all of the patients painful pathology in one procedure. The patient ...
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Life saving surgery in Port-au-Prince with Team Broken Earth and the DrillCover PRO - Case Study
Michael Cancilla visits Port-au-Prince with TBE to represent Arbutus Medical and help build surgical capacity and expand access to safe ...
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Pelvic Autonomic Nerve Mapping Around the Prostate by Intraoperative Electrical Stimulation With Simultaneous Measurement of Intracavernous and Intraurethral Pressure
Purpose: In previous studies we noted that the neurovascular bundle was not identical to the bundle of the cavernous nerve fibers. In this study we sought to prove these anatomical findings electrophysiologically and map the autonomic nerve fibers by intraoperative simultaneous measurement of intracavernous pressure and intraurethral pressure. Materials and Methods: Between January 2004 and May ...
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The impact of robotics on neurosurgery
Stuart Campbell, Clinical Sales Development Manager of the Neurological Products Division at Renishaw, discusses key trends on the use of robotics in neurosurgery. The curious case of Phineas Gage is one of the earliest and best known cases of serious brain injury. On September 13th, 1848, Gage was working as a railway foreman in Vermont when an explosion caused a three foot long iron rod to be ...
By Renishaw plc
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Soft Tissue Punch
Description of soft tissue punch Application domain: for implantology Material: Ultra high anti-rust & high-hardness stainless steel, titanium, titanium alloy, high anti-rust stainless steel LZQ is an OEM factory for all kinds of dental implant trephines, such as Bone Fetcher P165, Drill Bit 096, Cutting Bur/Bone File P190, Endoscopic/Arthroscopic Shaver blade P259, Bone Drill Point ...
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Phoebe’s Story: A Cross-Country Journey to Repair a Torn ACL
Some patients go to great lengths to ensure they receive the best treatment for an injury — even if it requires traveling to the opposite side of the country. That was the case with Phoebe Anderson, a collegiate athlete at the University of California at Berkeley who suffered an ACL tear while playing rugby. Twenty-year old Phoebe and her mother, Larissa, learned about the BEAR® ...
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Nitinol Applications
Although many nitinol applications are not well-known to the public, some applications are quite routine and familiar. The spectacle frame made of Nitinol severely deformed and then returned to normal. Similarly, a few years ago, when mobile phone antennas were made of Nitinol, they could bend without breaking or permanently bending. Another superelastic application of Nitinol is for orthodontic ...
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Surgical Approaches For Hip Replacement Surgery
In your research on hip replacement surgery, you’ve probably heard about different surgical approaches. The three most common are direct anterior, lateral and posterior. You’re likely wondering about the differences between them and if one method is better than the others. ...
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IMCAS Americas 2019 Shined in Sunny Cartagena
The third annual IMCAS Americas, held in Cartagena, Colombia in August, attracted a motivated crowd of more than 900 delegates from 30 countries who came to learn and network with colleagues and key opinion leaders. “The congress faculty featured 110 international experts leading 85 scientific sessions for a total of 88 hours of scientific learning dedicated to the most important topics in ...
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Usage of Smart Device in the Healthcare Industry
A smart device in the 21st century is an essential tool that bridges the gap between humans no matter where they are in the world. With the constant evolution of technology, we are now able to build a connection and socialise in astonishing ways we would have never imagined decades ago. Though mobile phones are the most common smart devices that people are aware of, modern technology is ...
By Sky Labs
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