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Surgical Techniques

Templates Provide Greater Accuracy for Orthopedic Surgeons

An innovative technique helps orthopedic surgeons customize artificial knee implants and align the knee joint properly, thus reducing the need for future revision surgeries. More...
27 May 2010
Image: The Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Therapy (Photo courtesy Medtronic).

Transcatheter Valve Delays the Need for Open-Heart Surgery

An innovative transcatheter pulmonary valve offers optimal hemodynamics for patients with congenital heart defects, reducing the need for multiple open-heart surgeries while they grow. More...
26 May 2010
The Remote Catheter Manipulation System - remote control shown in inset (photo courtesy Catheter Robotics).

First Remote Heart Operation Carried Out Using a Robotic Arm

A pioneering robotics system has been used for the first time worldwide in a heart rhythm-treatment procedure conducted from a remote control center in a catherization lab. More...
25 May 2010

Safer Alternative to Refractive Laser Eye Surgery?

Insertion of phakic intraocular lenses, a new procedure for correcting shortsightedness, could be safer than excimer laser refractive surgery, according to a new study. More...
25 May 2010

Radiotherapy, Radiosurgery Treatments Developed for Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, Schwannomas, Brain, and Spinal Metastases

A Swiss hospital has become the first medical center in the world to begin treating cancer patients with a new technology, a new platform for image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery that was designed to treat a moving target with extraordinary speed and precision. More...
20 May 2010
Image: The Complete SE Vascular Stent System (photo courtesy Medtronic).

Self-Expanding Vascular Stent Offers Enhanced Deployment Accuracy

A self-expanding vascular stent now treats peripheral artery disease in the iliac arteries, major blood vessels within the pelvis that supply blood to the lower extremities. More...
20 May 2010
Image: The Sensei-X robotic catheter system (photo courtesy Hansen Medical).

Robotic Catheter Reduces Risk of Surgical Dissection or Embolization

A three-dimensional robotic catheter system has the potential to reduce procedure time by 80% in the treatment of vascular disease, result in a significant reduction in both radiation exposure and catheter manipulations. More...
20 May 2010
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