covers neurology, neurosurgery and the products and procedures used in clinical practice
The market for tissue engineering and cell therapy products is set to grow to nearly $32 billion by 2018. This figure includes bioengineered products that are themselves cells or are actively stimulating cell growth or regeneration, products that often represent a combination of biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical technologies. The largest segment in the overall [...]
Ablation technologies are a growth medtech field driven as much by physicians pursuing larger caseload as manufacturers developing innovative technologies, according to a new global report from MedMarket Diligence. (PressMethod) – Surgical procedures focus on a wide range of clinical endpoints — the creation of a lesion to block aberrant cardiac rhythms, the destruction of [...]
The largest application for energy-based ablation devices is in cancer therapy, primarily using the radiation therapy modality. Following that is general surgery with its use of electrocautery and electrosurgical devices, RF ablation, cryotherapy, etc. Cardiovascular is thought to be third, even though cardiovascular is making the most noise in the medical press with RF and [...]
Technologies that destroy tissue for therapeutic benefit are collectively known as ablation technologies. By a wide range of energy types or other mechanical methods, they are used to destroy, excise or otherwise treat tissue for therapeutic benefit, from the radiation of cancer, the destruction of the endometrial lining of the uterus causing endometriosis, the creation [...]
PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 09, 2010 – The practice of surgery has long employed energy-based technologies to excise, cut, ablate, cauterize, destroy or otherwise manipulate tissue to produce therapeutic results. Various energy modalities — from cryotherapy to microwave to radiofrequency to ultrasound to radiation and others — have proven their ability to effect healthy or diseased tissue [...]
Energy-based ablation devices are powered by a wide variety of sources, resulting in a plethora of devices. These include electrical, radiation, light, radiofrequency, ultrasound, cryotherapy, thermal, microwave and hydromechanical. This array of technology enables the physician, with the appropriate device in hand, to pinpoint and destroy almost any kind of tissue, almost anywhere in the [...]
The applications of surgical sealants, glues and wound closure are many and are rapidly multiplying as more credible data is generated on each application and as physicians gain comfort in working with the products in routine clinical practice. Below is a sample of surgical sealants, glues and wound closure applications by clinical area: Source: [...]
Cellular therapeutics with neurology applications currently encompass the entire range of development from preclinicals to approved, commercially available products in use. See the specific selected neurology cell therapy products on the market or in development by companies in the market: Personalized stem cell therapies for tissue regeneration Cell treatment for amyotropic lateral sclerosis Biopharmaceutical for [...]
The use of cell therapy for the treatment of cerebral palsy has been studied in the Beijing Rehabilitation Center in China, reported in the journal Cell Transplantation. In the study, in which Chinese researchers injected olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) into the frontal lobes of the brains of 33 children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. The [...]
There is a great opportunity available for engineered cells that could repair brain damage after stroke. Results reported in December 2009 described how researchers at University of California Irvine (led by Magda Guerra-Crespo) found a naturally occurring protein that could restore limb function in humans after a stroke. The protein, called transforming growth factor alpha [...]
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