Cancer Cells Killed One At A Time
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A team of U.S. engineers and researchers have developed a laser surgery probe which targets individual cancer cells.
This "microscalpel" can destroy a single cancerous cell while leaving nearby cells intact.
According to the lead researcher, Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin, a cell is removed using high precision in 3-D without damaging the cells above and below it, and at the same it, with the same precision, you can see what you are doing to guide your microsurgery.
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Posted on June 26, 2008 07:37 PM
Spectranetics' New Device for Removal of Non-Functional and Infected Cardiac Leads
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Spectranetics Corporation (Nasdaq: SPNC) has announced the availability of the new LLD EZ Lead Locking Device (LLD) for the removal of non-functional or infected pacing and defibrillation leads.
The LLD EZ enables physicians to secure the entire lead creating traction to enable the removal process.
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Posted on May 29, 2008 11:18 PM
Cold Laser Therapy an Option for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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There's a new use for cold laser - as a painless alternative to surgery for sufferers of carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Posted on May 28, 2008 06:59 PM
Laser Hair Removal At Home
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Now there is a way to do this kind of laser treatment yourself and in the comfort of your own home.
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first hand-held device made for at-home at use. It's called TRIA.
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Posted on May 23, 2008 08:26 PM
Transoral Laser Surgery
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There is a new treatment for some patients with head and neck cancer naed transoral laser surgery.
How it works:
A special endoscope (lighted viewing tube) is placed into the mouth to access the cancer from inside the body, instead of making an incision from outside the body.
Then a carbon dioxide laser is aimed at the cancer:
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Posted on March 26, 2007 11:17 PM
Eye Floaters Treated With Laser
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Optometrist John Karickhoff has first heared about laser surgery for floaters when on vacation in Florida; skeptical to begin with, he sat in on a surgery performed by Fort Myers ophthalmologist Scott Geller and later allowed Geller to operate on his eye, as he had what he called "a whopper" of a floater in his own eye. The procedure was a success.
And not long after, Karickhoff began performing the procedure himself. Both Geller and Karickhoff have since operated on thousands of patients.
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Posted on January 31, 2007 02:22 PM
Cold Laser Therapy Is Becoming Popular In Pain Treatments
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As doctors say a new painless laser treatment can help sufferers of chronic pain.
It is a common treatment for professional athletes, including seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong who used it to get rid of his pain.
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Posted on January 19, 2007 03:38 PM
Moria Epi-K Has Visual Outcomes Superior to Wavefront-guided PRK and Equivalent to Wavefront-guided IntraLasik
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H. L. Milne, MD of Columbia - South Carolina, presented his experience in using the Moria Epi-K to perform Advanced Surface Treatment, a variation Epi-LASIK, in which the epithelial sheet is discarded, at the 5th International Congress on Epi-LASIK, LASEK, and Advanced Surface Ablation.
In a study of 100 eyes treated with the Epi-K, visual recovery was significantly faster than that cited by IntraLase consultants in their clinical assessment of wavefront-guided PRK performed using the Durrie Technique.
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Posted on January 15, 2007 07:34 PM
Dallas, Texas - LCA-Vision Opens LasikPlus Vision Center
Related Entries: Laser Related Companies
LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq:LCAV), a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand, announced the opening in the greater Dallas, Texas market of its 56th LasikPlus vision center.
This new vision center represents the fifth LasikPlus vision center now located in the state.
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Posted on September 25, 2006 07:25 PM
Nationwide Vision Opens Info Kiosks
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With the purpose of informing the people about the lasik procedure, Nationwide Vision is opening kiosks at malls in Phoenix area. Some have already been opened at Arrowhead Mall in Glendale and Superstition Springs Mall in Mesa.
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Posted on September 25, 2006 07:13 PM
Medical Laser Companies List
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Posted on September 25, 2006 02:46 PM
New Laser Treatment For Cellulite, Acne and Perhaps Heart Disease?
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A new laser called the Free-Electron Laser has been tested at specific wavelengths, in what is called selective photothermolysis, to heat up fat. The fat is then excreted by the body all without damaging the skin.
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, are reporting that this this technique could be used to treating a wide variety of conditions .. from cellulite, and acne to more serious health problems as heart disease.
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Posted on April 10, 2006 03:33 PM
New Varicose Vein Procedure Tested
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A new laser surgery system is being tested that delivers laser energy through a catheter. Duke University Medical Center vascular surgeons are working to treat varicose veins without invasive surgical procedures.
This procedure is so minimal that typically patients are walking within hours after the procedure. The current recover time based on the traditional procedure can involve a six week period of downtime where the treated veins are physically "stripped" out of the leg.
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Posted on April 6, 2006 12:36 PM
OmniGuide Fibers and Laser Surgery Showing Developments
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A new laser technology coming out of MIT uses what is called "perfect mirror" technology. What this laser system is able to do is to send a laser beam through extremely thin and flexible type of optic fiber in order to treat tumors and diseased tissue through minimally invasive surgery.
The fiber is know as OmniGuide fiber, and is licensed through MIT's Technology Licensing Office. At Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston last October, thoracic surgeon Dr. Raphael Bueno used the fiber in conjunction with the laser therapy to shrink a patient's cancerous lung tumor by 90 percent.
Carbon dioxide lasers (CO2 Lasers) have long been used to surgically remove diseased tissue in the larynx, throat, intestines and other locations. However .. getting the lasers farther into the body has always been the problem. To get in deep, so to speak .. typical invasive surgery was required.
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Posted on April 6, 2006 11:26 AM
Fraxel Laser Gaining Professional Acceptance
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The latest study data on Fraxel Laser was presented at the American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD). The study demonstrates consistent and reproducible clinical outcomes.
It's been less than two years since it was first previewed at the AAD 2004 annual meeting as the newest laser technology for treating aging and sun-damaged skin.
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Posted on March 27, 2006 03:40 PM
Surgery with Noncoherent Light Alternative to Laser Surgery
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Jeffrey Gordon and colleagues at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel developed an alternative to laser surgery using light from commercially available short-arc discharge lamps.
It uses two mirrors to concentrate the light and a third to "recycle" light emissions.
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Posted on March 23, 2006 09:38 AM
Non-Invasive Treatment of Wrinkles
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Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS) has announced that the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing clearance to its new ST applicator for non-invasive wrinkle treatment.
The ReFirme procedure offers a non-invasive, less painful alternative for patients that want to reduce wrinkles on the neck, face, and other areas of the body.
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Posted on March 23, 2006 09:19 AM
Faster 4th Generation Laser from IntraLase
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IntraLase Corp. has introduced its 4th Generation FS Laser, a system that:
- allows for a 100 percent blade-free LASIK procedure,
- is solidifying its position as the technology of choice among the nation's top LASIK surgeons and ophthalmic teaching institutions.
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Posted on March 22, 2006 05:39 PM
What is Corneoplastique TM?
Related Entries: LASIK Eye Surgery
The question is if patients with pterygiums, corneal scars, surgical mishaps, Keratoconus, and Lasik complications will be able to see 20/20 again? Corneoplastique makes these outcomes possible, in most cases.
Ophthalmologist Arun Gulani of Jacksonville is creating new pathways to perfect vision.
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Posted on March 22, 2006 05:32 PM
Fraxel Laser Maker Gets Venture Capital Infusion
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Fraxel Laser firm Reliant Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has closed a $22 million round of funding led by Meritech Capital Partners. The market for skin resurfacing has been strong and Reliant has had a successful product on the market for some time.
"We are very pleased to have completed this D round of funding. It is a significant endorsement of our Fraxel(R) laser technology and our pursuit of growth opportunities in the rapidly evolving field of aesthetic laser medicine and surgery," said Len DeBenedictis, president and chief executive officer of Reliant Technologies. "These additional funds will enable us to aggressively build our marketing, clinical education and distribution infrastructure worldwide, support our ongoing technology developments and broaden Reliant's role as a market leader."
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Posted on March 14, 2006 04:51 PM
