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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 [...]
Historically, closure of surgical incisions has been achieved through an ever-evolving portfolio of suture, staple and tape products. In the early 1990s, physicians involved in sports medicine were the first non-military practitioners to adopt cyanoacrylate glues to achieve immediate closure of small cuts and lacerations, and an awareness of this opportunity developed in large multinational [...]
Below is a listing (condensed from report #A145) of the specific primary applications indicated by manufacturers for the use of radiofrequency (RF) ablation embodied in their devices. As is apparent, RF ablation has penetrated the breadth of medical specialties due to its long history, its facile integration in the practices of a wide range of [...]
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 market for surgical closure and securement has entered a phase in which the major driving forces are the introduction of new procedures and techniques by the surgical profession, the development by the medical device industry of new wound closure devices and biomaterials, and the growing willingness of surgical specialists to use these devices in [...]
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: [...]
The evolution of treatments for coronary artery disease has historically been dynamic and, with the stakes still high for effective treatment and many different technologies in active development by medtech manufactures, that evolution will be continuing shift over the coming years. Setting aside, for the moment, the trends in coronary artery bypass graft surgery, encompassing [...]
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