Germgard's New Room-Temperature Surgical Instrument Sterilizer Achieves Total Cycle Time of Three Minutes
DOVER, N.J., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Germgard Lighting LLC, a New Jersey-based medical technology company, has demonstrated a breakthrough advancement of its gas-based, room-temperature
surgical instrument sterilization system.
An independent testing laboratory is consistently achi...
PEAK Surgical Introduces PEAK PlasmaBlade(TM) TnA
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- PEAK Surgical, Inc. today announced the launch of the PEAK((R)) PlasmaBlade TnA (Tonsil and Adenoid) tissue dissection device following 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This new product is indicated for...
New Surgical Device Revolutionizes Face Lifts, Abdominoplasty and Breast Reduction Surgery Promising Patients Quicker Recovery Time, Less Pain and Fewer Bruises
The all new PlasmaBlade, adopted by The Robert Zubowski MD Center For Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, promises plastic surgery patients quicker recovery time, less post-surgical pain, and less brusing than commonly used techniques in traditional plastic surgery practice in the New Jersey are...
STAAR Surgical Generates Cash From Operations During Second Quarter
MONROVIA, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR
Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA ), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today reported that it generated $286,000 in cash from operating activitie...
Unified360 Makes Positive Impact to Baylor Surgical Center Operations.
DALLAS, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Unified360, a Unified Communications Solutions Provider, recently completed a significant upgrade to Baylor
Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth. Unified360 was selected because of our best of breed solutions, significant track record and execution on cri...
STAAR Surgical to Present at BMO Capital Markets 9th Annual Focus on Healthcare Conference in New York
MONROVIA, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR
Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA ), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today announced that Barry G. Caldwell, President and Chief Executive Officer will present at the B...
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PEAK Surgical Announces Completion of First PRECISE Clinical Study, Receipt of Medical Design Excellence Award for PEAK(R) Surgery System and Achievement of Over 1,000 Surgeries Using PEAK PlasmaBlade(TM)
- Company Reports Significant Uptake of PlasmaBlade by U.S. Surgeons Since Product Launch -
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- PEAK Surgical, Inc., a medical device company that has developed a new tissue dissection system based on a proprietary technology, announced today several mil...
Innocoll Announces Dosing of Last Patient in Second US Phase 3 Clinical Trial to Investigate GENTAMICIN SURGICAL IMPLANT for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Colorectal Surgery Patients
ASHBURN, Va., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Innocoll, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, announced that the last patient has been dosed in the second of two ongoing U.S. phase 3 clinical trials sponsored by its wholly owned subsidiary, Innocoll Technologies Ltd, to investigate CollaRx(R)...
Innocoll Announces Dosing of Last Patient in US Phase 3 Clinical Trial to Investigate GENTAMICIN SURGICAL IMPLANT for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Cardiac Surgery Patients
ASHBURN, Va., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Innocoll, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, announced that the last patient has been dosed in the first of two ongoing U.S. phase 3 clinical trials sponsored by its wholly owned subsidiary, Innocoll Technologies Ltd, to investigate CollaRx(R) ...
Children and Orthopaedic Surgical Emergencies
Fractures and infections of the bone are among most serious injuries to children
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Severe musculoskeletal conditions in children include bone and joint infections, a hip problem known as slipped epiphysis, and elbow fractures. These can lead to long...
Novel Product for Post Surgical Scar Formation Entering Clinical Development
GOTEBORG, Sweden, January 21 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmaSurgics AB has
received approval from the Swedish medical product agency to proceed to phase
I clinical documentation with the novel candidate drug, PXL01, indicated for
post-surgical adhesion prevention. The clinical program will be initiated...
PEAK Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance to Market PEAK(R) Surgery System for Use in Expanded Indications
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- PEAK Surgical, Inc., a medical
device company that has developed a new tissue dissection system based on a
proprietary technology, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has granted the company 510(k) clearance to market its
PEAK...
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SWISSBLADE Diamond Surgical Knives
Description: SWISSBLADE disposable
surgical knives single-use blades deliver a consistent, sharp, clean cut due to the low friction coefficient achieved with Ziemers proprietary coating technology.
SWISSBLADE diamond
surgical knives feature top-of-the-line, reusable blades with the proven superior cuttin...
Company:ZIEMER USA, Inc.
Bard AlloMax Surgical Graft
Description: Bard AlloMax
Surgical Graft is an all-natural biologic implant derived from human dermal collagen. It is prepared using the proven Tutoplast process with over 30 yrs experience to remove all non-collagenous cellular components. It can be used in hernia or other complex abdominal wall repair cases...
Company:Davol, Inc.
Permacol surgical implant
Description: Permacol
surgical implant is a sterile off white, moist, tough but flexible flat sheet of acellular porcine collagen and its constituent elastin fibres presented moist in sterile saline. Permacol
surgical implant comes ready to use in double vacuum packed aluminium foil/polyethylene sachets which a...
Company:Tissue Science Laboratories Inc.
FEMTO LDV Femtosecond Surgical Laser
Description: Ziemer's FEMTO LDV, the first compact, mobile femtosecond
surgical laser, has been conceived to provide a versatile, powerful platform for a wide spectrum of applications in corneal surgery. The basic system addresses the demand of refractive surgeons for an "all-Laser LASIK" capability that is con...
Company:ZIEMER USA, Inc.
PalmScan P2000: Surgical Pachymeter
Description: The PalmScan P2000 Pachymeter [i.e., PalmScan P2000] device is intended as a portable
battery operated biometer, which incorporates A-mode pulsed-echo ultrasound
technology, and thus may be used to accurately measure the corneal thickness (CT) and
epithelium thickness (ET) of human eyes. Palm...
Company:Micro Medical Devices, Inc.
O-arm Complete Multidimensional Surgical Imaging
Description: O-arm combines the best features of a traditional c-arm with an intra-operative 3D scannerfor unparalleled
surgical imaging....
Company:Breakaway Imaging, LLC
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Surgical in Medical Definition
Blind loop syndrome
...me the vitamin.
Causes
Blind loop syndrome is a complication of
surgical operations of the abdomen, as well as inflammatory bowel disease or scle... along with vitamin B12 supplementation. If antibiotics are not successful,
surgical correction of the obstruction to allow better flow of food through the inte...
Anterior mediastinal mass
...vealing mass in anterior mediastinum. Therapy in stage I tumors consists of
surgical ressection with good prognosis. Stage II-III requires maximal resection pos... those with invasive thymoma, treatment is based on induction chemotherapy,
surgical resection, and post-surgical radiation. 5-year survival for invasive thymom...
Biotextile
...their performance depends on biocompatibility and biostability with cells and biological fluids . Biotextiles include implantible devices such as
surgical sutures, hernia repair fabrics, arterial grafts , artificial skin and parts of artificial hearts. They were first created 30 years ago by a profess...
Body shaping
...tial risks and side-effects
5 Body lifting
surgical procedures
6 Usual results
7 Furth...r the previous year. [5] Most surgeons break the
surgical task into an upper, and a lower, body lift. A lowe...on such a major undertaking.
Body lifting
surgical procedures
While body shaping can be done in on...
Clean margin
... A clean margin is a medical term referring to the attempt in
surgical oncology to resect a tumor with no portion of the malignant growth on micr...
Cancer
Bowen's Disease
Melanoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
surgical Oncology
Pathology
References
^ a b M...
Cryostasis (clathrate hydrates)
...s. The mechanism of freezing damage in living biological tissues has been elucidated by Renfret (1968) (Renfret A.P. Cryobiology: some fundamentals in
surgical context. In: Cryosurgery. Rand R.W., Rinfret A.P., von Lode H., Eds. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1968) and by Mazur (1984): ice formation begi...
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Zoster
...ter and Zoster Vaccine ... Free articles and multimedia from The NY Times, including information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, tests, and
surgical procedures, as well as current news ... Herpes zoster , or shingles, is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. ... Herpes zoster oc...
Xanthoma
... by looking at your skin. ... Free articles and multimedia from The NY Times, including information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, tests, and
surgical procedures, as well as current news ... Xanthoma is a skin condition in which fat builds up under the surface of the skin. ... Usually, your...
Wrinkles
... are fine lines or crease in the skin surface ... Learn what causes wrinkles , how to prevent them as well as what measures natural, topical or
surgical are available to treat wrinkles . Getting rid of wrinkles . ... Why does smoking cause wrinkles ? ... Of course, the typical smoker's wrinkl...
Wound Care
...lls that would normally be connected to become Order Wound Care . Medex Supply has a wide selection of medical supplies including latex gloves,
surgical masks, and more at discount prices. Buy today and save. Nonprofit organization involved in the advancement of wound healing and diabetic foot ...
Whitehead
... in the free online English dictionary and ... Alfred North Whitehead . apprehended. Bertrand Arthur William Russell. Bertrand Russell ... Offers
surgical and non-surgical solutions for intimate physical performance dysfunction. Find articles about Acne and hundreds of other health-related topics at ...
Wart removal
...r that erases most common forms of ... A complete explanation of Wart Removal including risks, what to expect and when to call the doctor ...
surgical removal of a wart poses a small risk of infection. ... To a lot of experts, clinical treatment is the greatest solution to remove warts. ......
Surgical in Biological News
'Beating' heart machine expedites research and development of new surgical tools, techniques
A new machine developed at North Carolina State University makes an animal heart pump much like a live heart after it has been removed from the animal's body, allowing researchers to expedite the development of new tools and techniques for heart surgery. The machine saves researchers time and mone...
Drug Offers Alternative to Surgical Treatment After Miscarriage
A drug first used to reduce the risk of stomach ulcers in people taking certain types of painkillers offers an alternative to surgery after miscarriage, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health and other...
Brown-Harvard team solves mobile DNA's surgical sleight-of-hand
In a clever bit of biology called site-specific recombination, DNA can travel inside an organism, or into another organism, and perform a sort of grafting surgery that allows it to insert its chromosome into a chromosome of the target cell. The process is important because mobile DNA can carry gene...
“Nano-scissors?laser shows precise surgical capability
Precision surgery on microscaled worms ( C. Elegans )
is quite a challenge; its about 1 mm in length. A research team from
the University of Texas at Austin developed a method of laser-assisted
surgery to work on these little beasts, being able to section a single
axon (the "arms" of a neuron) wit...
A crystal ball for brain cancer?
...olleagues plan to confirm their findings in a larger study. The team will also test the new method's ability to identify responsive patients prior to
surgical removal of their tumor.
...
Avoiding hysterectomy: Major interventional radiology E-collection info available
...to search topics individually.
Uterine fibroids are very common noncancerous growths that develop in the muscular wall of the uterus. Hysterectomy,
surgical removal of the uterus performed by a gynecologist, is the most common treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids. In fact, more than 200,000 women in ...
Surgical in Biological Technology
VerteLoc™ Tops 500 Surgical Procedures, VGI Announces VerteLX™ and Seeks Potential Investors for Growth
The VerteLoc™ Minimally Invasive Spine Stabilization system has now been implanted in more than 500 patients across the United States. Surgeon acceptance of the
surgical procedure continues to drive record growth. VGI will pursue its first FDA 510K on another device, VerteLX™, for the...
STAAR Surgical Receives FDA Clearance for the Epiphany(TM) Injector System
MONROVIA, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR
Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA ), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today announced that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its Epiphany Injector System for use with the Affini...
STAAR Surgical Receives CE Mark Approval for KS-X Preloaded Hydrophobic Acrylic Lens Injector System
MONROVIA, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR
Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA ), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today announced that it has received CE Mark approval for its KS-X Preloaded Hydrophobic Acrylic Injector for use i...
MMR Offers Free Surgical Masks to Call Attention to Importance of Personal Health Records in Preparing for Possible Swine Flu Pandemic
LOS ANGELES, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MMR Information Systems (OTC Bulletin Board: MMRF), which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR") provides Web-based consumer-controlled Personal Health Records ("PHRs") ( www.mymedicalrecords.com ...
STAAR Surgical Releases Afinity(TM) Collamer(R) Aspheric Single Piece NTIOL
New Aspheric NTIOL Implanted through the Smallest Micro-Incision using nanoPOINT(TM)
Pricing of Toric IOL Product Line Lowered to Assist Ophthalmic Practices
MONROVIA, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR
Surgical Company (Nasdaq: STAA ) a leading developer, manufacturer an...
STAAR Surgical Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
MONROVIA, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STAAR
Surgical Company
(Nasdaq: STAA ) today announced that it will release financial results for the
fourth quarter and full year ended January 2, 2009 on Monday, March 16, 2009
after the market close. The Company will host a conference ...
Surgical in Biological Definition
Bacterium
...xample, prior to cutting the skin during surgery or swabbing skin with alcohol when piercing the skin with the needle of a syringe. Sterilization of
surgical and dental instruments is done to make them sterile or pathogen-free to prevent contamination and infection by bacteria. Sanitizers and disinfect...
Dialysis
...he entire procedure themselves, dons a disposable
surgical mask , scrubs their hands using antibacterial so... antiseptic alcohol-based cleanser) and puts the
surgical mask on. The Y-connector is detached from the cath...Access is setup. For patients with a fistula (a
surgical modification to an arm or leg vein to make it more...
Down syndrome
...iss.
Count us in - Growing up with Down syndrome. (1994) Kingsley, J. and Levitz, M. (1994) San Diego, CA, USA: Harcourt Brace.
Medical and
surgical Care for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents. (1995) Van Dyke, D. C., Mattheis, P. J., Schoon Eberly, S., and Williams, J. Bethesda, MD,...
Bacterium
...xample, prior to cutting the skin during surgery or swabbing skin with alcohol when piercing the skin with the needle of a syringe. Sterilization of
surgical and dental instruments is done to make them sterile or pathogen-free to prevent contamination and infection by bacteria. Sanitizers and disinfect...
Kidney
...,670 6,468 15,138 (in 2003) [5]
Medical terminology
Medical terms related to the kidneys either involve the prefixes renal or nephro- .
surgical removal of the kidney is a radical nephrectomy .
See also
Urology
Nephrology
Human anatomy
...
Magnetic resonance imaging
...treating the patient.
Safety
The presence of a ferromagnetic foreign body (such as shell fragments) in the subject, or a metallic implant (like
surgical prostheses , or pacemakers ) can present a (relative or absolute) contraindication towards MRI scanning: interaction of the magnetic and radiofrequ...
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Vena cava
...SVC) syndrome results from any condition that ... Pleural effusion and superior vena cava canal syndrome in Hodgkin's disease. ... INTRODUCTION
surgical interruption of the inferior vena cava (IVC) to prevent pulmonary embolization was first suggested by Trousseau in 1868 and subsequently ... Su...
Veins
...ally appear in the legs and feet, because standing ... Learn about varicose veins and spider veins , causes like a sedentary lifestyle, ... What
surgical procedures are available to treat varicose veins ? ... varicose veins ... POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS AND RISKS OF FACTORS OF VARICOSE VEINS ... R...
Tympanic membrane
...If damaged, the tympanic membrane can be repaired in a procedure called tympanoplasty. ... Most tympanic membrane (TM) perforations require
surgical repair. ... A Tympanic Membrane (TM) Patcher has been designed to allow stability while ... List of 4 disease causes of Bulging tympanic mem...
Tricuspid valve
... valve . ... In the past, surgery to correct tricuspid valve disease was rarely performed. ... This technique is now the preferred method for
surgical tricuspid valve repair. ... Tricuspid valve articles written by Dr. David H. Adams and his team. ... Liberal application of tricuspid va...
Tendon
...ch ... achilles tendon rupture. achilles cortisone injections (Continued from Page 2) ... Treatment of a biceps tendon rupture may consist of
surgical ... Proximal Biceps Tendon Rupture. Biceps Tenodesis. Biceps Tendonitis ... Consequently, the tendon needs to have sufficient tensile strength....
Sutures
...been severed by injury, incision or surgery....
surgical suture , a stitch used by doctors and surgeons to...re also classified according to their form. ...
surgical suture This article needs additional citations f...e used to close the wound. ... We specialize in
surgical sutures as well as...