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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 [...]
One of the most active (by revenue) areas of cell therapy and tissue engineering is in the application of these technologies in orthopedics and spine surgery. It represents the single largest clinical area of sales of these products, driven by the well established tissue grafts business. Active areas include treatments in non-union fractures, cartilage repair, [...]
The applications of energy-based technologies for the ablative treatment of tissue are numerous and diverse as a result of the effectiveness of these technologies — which vary widely by energy type (electrosurgery, radiosurgery, gamma knife, brachytherapy, cryogenic therapy, fluidjet/hydrotherapy, microwave ablation, radiofrequency ablation, laser, thermal ablation, and ultrasonic ablation) — and their integration into routine [...]
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: [...]
In studies of adult mice, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have identified the presence of stem cells in several locations — in in the spine, at the end of the shins and in cartilage-rich areas of other bones. Moreover, the researchers have identified the genetic factors that control the growth of these stem cells. The [...]
(See published press release at link.) The use of stem cells, allografts, autografts and other cell and tissue types for the treatment of disorders and conditions has succeeded from a clinical standpoint for their ability to be rapidly accepted by the human body and their specificity to the disease state. This has been most clearly [...]
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