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Image: The Visi-Pro balloon-expandable stent system (Photo courtesy of Covidien).

Expandable Arterial Stent Helps Treat Iliac Stenosis

A balloon-expandable stent system helps patients regain blood flow by treating lesions of the common and external iliac arteries.   More...
03 Jun 2014
Image: The Vortx Rx histotripsy machine (Photo courtesy of HistoSonics).

Histotripsy System Developed to Treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

New technology is providing the surgeon with tools to plan and deliver histotripsy, a non-thermal therapy for the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia, a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate.  More...
03 Jun 2014
Image: The DESolve 100 Coronary Scaffold System (Photo courtesy of Elixir Medical).

Drug-Eluting Stent Provides Enhanced Conformability

A novel fully resorbable coronary scaffold system enables cardiologists to address the needs of a broader patient population.  More...
02 Jun 2014

Somatostatin Analog Halves Pancreatic Resection Risk

A new drug that decreases pancreatic exocrine secretions could halve the risk of postoperative pancreatic fistula, according to a new study.  More...
02 Jun 2014
Image: The Triton Fluid Management System (Photo courtesy of Gauss Surgical).

Mobile Platform Estimates Real-Time Surgical Blood Loss

Intraoperative blood loss can now be inferred through the use of an iPad app that calculates blood loss and hemoglobin mass on surgical sponges.  More...
01 Jun 2014
Image: The Third Eye panoramic Device (Photo courtesy Avantis Medical Systems).

Side Viewing Cameras Provide Panoramic Colonoscopies

A novel side viewing video cap that is fitted on a standard colonoscope provides enhanced, wide-angle imaging of the colon without adverse events.  More...
28 May 2014

Endoscopic Therapy Opens Strictures in IBD Children

A new study reports that endoscopic balloon therapy can successfully dilate strictures in the gastrointestinal tract in children caused by consequences of inflammatory bowel disease, thus avoiding or delaying surgery.  More...
27 May 2014
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