LUMINELLE articles

Allison London Brown, CEO of UVision360, Inc. in North Carolina, discusses the Luminelle DTx Hysteroscopy System. Traditionally, these procedures are conducted in a hospital or ambulatory setting. But the Luminelle system is compact and designed to be used in the doctor’s office, and the company is expected to file an application with the FDA that will allow doctors to conduct the first visual hysteroscope biopsy outside a hospital setting.

Today, nearly 75% of hysteroscopy procedures in the United States are performed in hospital operating rooms or in ambulatory care centers.

This raises the question of “why?”. Why is it that so many physicians are choosing to forego the convenience that in-office hysteroscopy procedures offer to patients and providers alike, especially when similar procedures—such as cystoscopy are performed most frequently in an office setting? Why ignore the benefits in-office hyste

For OB/GYN practices looking at the possibility of providing office-based hysteroscopy procedures, the benefits such a move would offer patients is a primary consideration. However, practices must weigh those against multiple economic factors—including capital outlay and reimbursement.

To help practices make a more informed decision, this paper provides an overview of the business case for inoffice hysteroscopy—looking at it from the perspective of both patients and provid

As an increasing number of OB/GYN practices are beginning to move hysteroscopy procedures into the office, questions about pain management often arise. The last thing providers want is for such procedures to be painful and/or traumatic for their patients. So, having proven pain control protocols in place is essential. In this paper, we’ll explore protocols that have been developed by experts and that have been shown to be effective.

UNDERSTANDING SOURCES AND TOLERANCE OF PAIN

An increasing number of GYN practices are moving certain surgical procedures into their office, including hysteroscopy and cystoscopy. However, the decision to move them from the operating room into the office requires a thorough examination of several key factors. The most challenging of those include the following:

• Uncertainty surrounding the development and implementation of anesthesia and/or analgesia protocols
• Questions about the complexity of in-office hysterosc