Minnesota-based American Medical Systems has won a U.S. patent for covering the surgical methodology for implanting the AMS AdVance Male Sling, including broad patent coverage on transobturator surgical procedures to treat male incontinence, according to an AMS news release.
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Researchers from the University of Vienna in Austria found that single-use paraffin earplugs were successful in reducing intraoperative awareness recall in patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery, according to an article in Minerva Anesthesiologica.
Indianapolis-based Clarian Health is changing its name to Indiana University Health next year, according to a report in the Indianapolis Business Journal.
A new survey suggests defensive medicine — ordering unnecessary tests for fear of lawsuits — may become more common because younger physicians are more likely to have picked it up in training, according to release by Jackson Healthcare.
Researchers at Walter Reed Army Medical Base in Bethesda, Md., using a technique developed by Chicago-area physician Eugene Lipov, MD, have documented successful cases of treating combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder with a stellate ganglion block, according to a news release…
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Q: What is the current national perspective on manipulation under anesthesia and how does it pertain to ASCs?Robert Goldstein, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer, Somnia Anesthesia Services: Manipulation under anesthesia remains a very controversial procedure, with variable…
Cleveland Medical Devices has finalized an agreement to license its anesthesia monitoring — its NeuroSense line — and seizure detection technologies through Cleveland Heights, Ohio-based NeuroWave Systems, according to a report in Crain's Cleveland Business.
Analogic Corp., a provider of medical imaging and aviation security technology based in Peabody, Mass., has released the Flex Focus 400 Anesthesia ultrasound scanner, a dedicated ultrasound system for regional anesthesia designed and manufactured by Analogic's BK Medical subsidiary, according…
Health reform will present many challenges for hospitals in the coming years. This will be a tumultuous period for our industry. Organizations that find their way through it will be the ones that have developed new ways of doing things.…
The Portex UniPerc Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit, the first dedicated percutaneous tracheostomy option with tubes designed specifically for patients with larger necks, has received a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award from Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine, according to a news…