Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
FlexVR, a New Robotic Surgery Simulator Lets Docs Practice Anywhere
Mimic, a company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is releasing a new portable robotic surgery simulator that can be used just about anywhere. The FlexVR system consists of a laptop that sits on a table that has two hand controllers on the...
Thoracic Surgery
New Artificial Lung Being Developed as Bridge to Transplants, Help with Recovery
At the University of Pittsburgh, researchers headed by William Federspiel, have been developing an artificial lung to overcome the limitations of conventional extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, which fails to sustain life in too many patients....
Thoracic Surgery
Toshiba Releases Three New Advanced Ultrasounds
Toshiba is releasing three new ultrasounds in the Aplio i-series, the Aplio i700, Aplio i800, and Aplio i900. The company claims the new devices provide superior imaging, including deep and hard to penetrate regions such as the shoulder. The...
Thoracic Surgery
Ethicon's Brand New ENSEAL X1 Large Jaw Tissue Sealer Promises More Comfort, Less Bleeding
Ethicon, a part of Johnson & Johnson, today announced the release of its new ENSEAL X1 Large Jaw Tissue Sealer for working on vessels and soft tissues in open surgical procedures. This device is a competitor to Medtronic's LigaSure...
Thoracic Surgery
FlexDex Minimally Invasive Surgical System Used in Real Operations (video)
FlexDex, a new minimally invasive surgical tool system that we've grown quite fond of, has now been used for the first time in a number of operations at Michigan Medicine. We tried the FlexDex ourselves during a visit to the company's offices...
Thoracic Surgery
Medtronic's Signia Surgical Stapler Measures Tissue Strength to Perfect Staple Lines
Medtronic is releasing a new advanced surgical stapler, the Signia Stapling System, which sports sensors that detect the tissue being worked and adjust its speed to produce optimal staple lines. The company's Adaptive Firing technology...
Thoracic Surgery
Simulating Blood Flow from Tomo Scans to Prep for Complex Surgeries
Modern CT and MRI scanners can provide a moving image of the heart, but they don't show the complicated patterns of blood flow in and around the organ. Seeing the dynamic nature of patients' hemodynamics may help surgeons prepare for...
Thoracic Surgery
GE Releases New Portable Ultrasound, The Vscan Extend
GE Healthcare, the company that wowed the world with its tiny Vscan ultrasound a number of years ago, is unveiling a new device for performing ultrasound exams in a variety of settings. The Vscan Extend features two ultrasound probes built into...
Thoracic Surgery
Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer Provides Rapid Results at Low Cost and No Trauma
Lung cancers tend to develop rapidly, changing how they respond to medication in unexpected ways. This makes it hard to decide which treatments are most effective without trying them first, resulting in lost time and missed opportunities....
Thoracic Surgery
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