HALO Can Help Prevent Fatal Esophageal Cancer Mar 18, 2009
Schafer said HALO uses an endoscope to safely burn off the unhealthy Barrett's tissue in about 60 minutes -- a big difference from the invasive surgery patients endured in the past. "The only way to handle that previously was to cut out the end of the esophagus and pull the stomach into the chest to meet the remaining esophagus," Schafer said. (7 KETV Omaha)
Will a Bendable Laser Scalpel Make the Cut? Mar 5, 2009
OmniGuide's laser can also be used with a flexible fiber tipped endoscope. "The surgeon can go through the nose, mouth, ear or other small openings," Schindel says, "and [laser] and view at the same time.". (Scientific American)
Patients warned of infection risk Mar 5, 2009
The center is notifying about 1,300 patients who underwent gastrointestinal procedures with endoscopes that might not have been properly sanitized, according to the letter dated Tuesday. An internal quality review of the medical facility on Ronald Reagan Drive discovered that the staff did not follow a manufacturer's recommendation to sanitize the endoscope for at least five minutes. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Gallbladder Removal Through Vagina Offers Minimally Invasive Alternative Mar 5, 2009
When the gallbladder is removed through the vagina, a thin, flexible snake-like device, called an endoscope, is inserted through a small incision in the vaginal wall and into the abdomen ... (July 29, 2008) In April of last year, surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center made headlines by removing a women's gallbladder through her uterus using a flexible endoscope ... 22, 2007) Doctors have removed a woman's gall bladder using a flexible endoscope with only... (Science Daily)
Intuitive Surgical Announces Share Repurchase Program Mar 5, 2009
The da Vinci(r) Surgical System consists of a surgeon's viewing and control console having an integrated, high-performance InSite(r) 3-D, high definition vision system, a patient-side cart consisting of three or four robotic arms that position and precisely maneuver endoscopic instruments and an endoscope, and a variety of articulating EndoWrist(r) Instruments. By integrating computer-enhanced technology with surgeons' technical skills, Intuitive believes that its system enables surgeons to... (Primezone Releases)
Water method for unsedated colonoscopy; interval between prep and colonoscopy predicts prep quality Mar 2, 2009
Endoscopy is a procedure that uses an endoscope -- a thin, flexible tube with a light and a lens on the end to look into the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, colon, or rectum, in order to diagnose or treat a condition ... Using flexible, thin tubes called endoscopes, endoscopists are able to access the human digestive tract without incisions via natural orifices ... Endoscopes are designed with high-intensity lighting and fitted with precision devices that allow viewing and... (EurekAlert!)
Engineers Tune A Nanoscale Grating Structure To Trap And Release A Variety Of Light Waves Mar 1, 2009
28, 2009) People debating politics are well-advised to shed more light than heat. Engineers working in optical technologies have the same aspiration. (Science Daily)
Olympus introduces first endoscopic ultrasound processor for digestive and pulmonary diseases Feb 17, 2009
"Many of Olympus' ultrasound endoscopes and probes that previously required different processors can now be used with one system -- possibly reducing cost and procedure time while providing the best quality imaging with color Doppler and electronic scanning." ... By guiding an endoscope with an ultrasound transducer at its tip, sound beyond the range of human hearing is emitted within body cavities and creates images of the targeted areas ... Olympus offers diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopes... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Study: Colonoscopies have limitations Feb 7, 2009
Other possibilities are that it's harder for an endoscope to reach the right side than the left side, or that the treatment you drink to clean out the colon before you get screened isn't being taken properly. Most likely there's a combination of these factors going on. (CNN -- Health)
Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive Feb 7, 2009
The others had full-thickness plication, in which a long, narrow tube called an endoscope carries in instruments to suture the junction between the stomach and the esophagus. In an average follow-up of six months, the incidence of moderate to severe heartburn decreased from 55 percent to 22 percent among those undergoing radiofrequency therapy. (MEDLINEplus)
Nonsurgical Acid Reflux Therapies Work Feb 7, 2009
Both are done using an endoscope, a long flexible instrument inserted through the mouth and down the esophagus. One procedure called full-thickness plication uses the endoscope to tighten the junction between the esophagus and the stomach with sutures. (MEDLINEplus)
Appendix Removed Through Vagina: U.S. First Mar 31, 2008
The surgery was guided by imagery enabled by a flexible, high-definition digital endoscope made by Olympus America ... 22, 2007) Doctors have removed a woman's gall bladder using a flexible endoscope with only minimal external incisions. (Science Daily)
Real-time Imaging Device May Improve Surgery For Congenital Colon Disease Mar 31, 2008
31, 2008) Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are developing a spectral imaging system that could result in shorter operating times for infants undergoing surgery for Hirschsprung's disease, according to a mouse study reported in the Journal of Biophotonics. The study documents that in addition to its diagnostic potential, spectral imaging may provide an "optical biopsy," allowing precise localization of a needed intervention. (Science Daily)
Colon Cancer Screening Key To Prevention, Increased Survival Mar 27, 2008
Then, using a special microscope that fits through a standard medical endoscope, a doctor can spot these suspicious lesions. There s been a lot of effort behind screening patients for polyps that you can see with a white light endoscope. (Science Daily)
Samaritan Endoscopy Center receives national accreditation Mar 15, 2008
Endoscopic refers to procedures that provide visualization of the interior of organs and cavities of the body with an instrument called an endoscope. Endoscopic procedures are used to help diagnose a variety of health issues, such as swallowing difficulties, reflux, abdominal or chest pain, indigestion and bleeding. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Colonoscopies may miss dangerous lesions Mar 9, 2008
Colonoscopies are examinations of the colon that use an endoscope - a little camera on a flexible tube. The doctor doing the examination can see and remove polyps, the small growths that can become tumours. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Putting Off Colonoscopy -- Bad Idea Mar 9, 2008
The most accurate test for early detection is the colonoscopy, in which an endoscope and camera are used to examine the colon. There are also blood tests, along with two-dimensional CT scans, and the virtual colonoscopy. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
New Colon Screening Recommendations Offer Choices Mar 8, 2008
This test, done with a small camera called an endoscope and under sedation, allows doctors to detect precancerous growths and remove them on the spot. But the guidelines also recognize that many people simply refuse to undergo such an invasive, uncomfortable and embarrassing procedure. (MEDLINEplus)
Sensor Necklace Records When Pill In Swallowed, And Prompts Patient When It Is Time To Take Another Mar 8, 2008
A fundamentally new design has created a smaller endoscope. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Colonoscopy used to identify and remove flat colon lesions Mar 7, 2008
Colonoscopy means "to look inside the colon. Physicians specially trained in the procedure use a flexible tube that has a light and miniature TV camera on the tip. This instrument, often referred to as the scope, is placed in the rectum and advanced through the colon. It is connected to a television monitor that the physician watches while performing the test. Various miniaturized tools can be inserted through the scope to obtain biopsies (samples) of the colon and to perform a wide range of... (EurekAlert!)
Surgeons Complete Single-incision Gallbladder Removal, Patient Golfing Within A Week Mar 1, 2008
22, 2007) Doctors have removed a woman's gall bladder using a flexible endoscope with only minimal external incisions. The revolutionary procedure is offered as part of an ongoing clinical research trial and. (Science Daily)
Optimal band imaging with endoscopy facilitates the diagnosis of depressed-type early gastric cancer Feb 19, 2008
February 18, 2008 A study from the Jichi Medical University in Japan shows that optimal band imaging used with an endoscope provided images that clearly identified depressed-type early gastric cancer without magnification in 96 percent of study participants ... An OBI system with electronic endoscope for the upper-gastrointestinal tract was used in this prospective study ... Using flexible, thin tubes called endoscopes, endoscopists are able to access the human digestive tract without... (EurekAlert!)
Less Invasive Method Provides Highly Accurate Means To Determine Lung Cancer Stage, Study Suggests Feb 9, 2008
8, 2008) Using two different endoscopes together is better than using one to stage lung cancer, and is also much more precise and less invasive than the surgical method now most commonly used, researchers at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla ... "Both scopes together found more malignant lymph nodes than did the use of a single endoscope," says the study's lead investigator, Michael Wallace, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla ... Grant support in the form of... (Science Daily)
Pill-Sized Camera Can Be Swallowed Feb 7, 2008
Unlike a standard endoscope, which is almost a centimeter wide and can only be inserted into the esophagus after a patient is sedated, a new device invented at the University of Washington consists of seven fiber optic cables encased in a capsule about the size of a typical pain killer. The device is aimed at detecting early signs of esophageal cancer, which is the fastest growing cancer in the United States. (ABC News -- Wire)
Pill-sized camera is easy to swallow Feb 7, 2008
Unlike a standard endoscope, which is almost a centimeter wide and can only be inserted into the esophagus after a patient is sedated, a new device invented at the University of Washington consists of seven fiber optic cables encased in a capsule about the size of a typical pain killer ... A flexible capsule endoscope, invented by engineers at the University of Washington in Seattle. (USA Today -- News)
Camera In A Pill To Check Your Insides Jan 25, 2008
A fundamentally new design has created a smaller endoscope that is more comfortable for the patient and cheaper to use than current technology ... An endoscope is a flexible camera that travels into the body's cavities to directly investigate the digestive tract, colon or throat ... Most of today's endoscopes capture the image using a traditional approach where each part of the camera captures a different section of the image. (Science Daily)
Examination of the Larynx and Pharynx Jan 17, 2008
Indirect laryngoscopy can be performed with either a simple dental mirror or with a flexible fiberoptic endoscope. These procedures can be performed on patients who are awake and cooperative, and are usually well tolerated. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Maren's Meadow gets breath of fresh air Jan 6, 2008
Embertson said he detected the sponge while examining the nasal passages of Maren's Meadow through an endoscope. "It looked a little bit bluish," he said of the sponge. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Fetal Surgeon Shows For First Time That Laser Procedure May Treat Vasa Previa Jan 3, 2008
Dr. Quintero is an expert at pinpointing abnormal placental vessels with an endoscope inserted through the abdominal wall and into the uterus. Using a selective endoscopic technique he developed, he had already performed hundreds of laser ablations of malfunctioning placental blood vessels to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. (Science Daily)
Hat tricks for the 21st century Dec 26, 2007
Doctors in Adelaide had to use an endoscope to remove a serrated bottle cap from the esophagus of an amateur Australian Rules football player who accidentally downed it while taking a swig from the beer-filled trophy cup during his team's championship celebration, the Australian Associated Press reported. While getting a beer cap lodged is rare, ER physicians noted, it's certainly easier to swallow than a lot of the Mitchell Report excuses they've been hearing. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Robotic Device Appears Useful For Surgical Removal Of Cancer Involving The Tonsils Dec 21, 2007
The surgical system consists of a console, where the surgeon sits at a distance from the patient; a surgical cart; three instrument-holding arms and a central arm with an endoscope. This lighted optical instrument with two video cameras offers a three-dimensional view of the inside of the body. (Science Daily)
Robotic Surgery Treats Tonsil Cancer Dec 19, 2007
According to a team at the University of Pennsylvania, the transoral robotic surgery (TORS) system includes three instrument-holding robotic arms and a central arm with an endoscope, an optical instrument with two video cameras that offers a three-dimensional view for the surgeon, who uses handles on a console to control the movement of the robotic arms. This study included 27 patients who had radical tonsillectomy to treat cancer. (Health-Finder)
Z-shaped incision enhances minimally invasive surgery Dec 18, 2007
The new approach, known as NOTES (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery), involves using a natural opening in the body, in this case the mouth, to advance a flexible video endoscope into the stomach ... Instead of cutting straight through the stomach wall the researchers guide the endoscope so that it first tunnels under the mucous membrane of the stomach wall for a while before exiting near an organ to be operated on ... The endoscope essentially charts a Z-shaped path. (EurekAlert!)
The rise and rise of Gyrus Nov 20, 2007
However, the Japanese company makes most of its money producing medical instruments such as endoscopes, and with intense competition in the digital camera market suppressing margins, Olympus has snapped up Gyrus to bolster its position in the high-growth surgical market ... Olympus, which is dominant in the gastrointestinal and general endoscope markets, will become the market leader in the gynaecology market in the US, with a 38 per cent market share, and will control roughly half the US... (Independent)
Conroe may need another business park Nov 17, 2007
Byrne Medical, the leader in disposable endoscope irrigation systems, began its business in Conroe, along Airport Road, in 2003 and has continually expanded. The company plans to build out an existing 61,000 square-foot building in the business park for manufacturing, according to CIDC statistics. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Guagliardo raises colonscopy awareness through his own experience Nov 6, 2007
Guagliardo was given anesthesia before Dr. Mohammed Chowdhury, a gastroenterologist, used an endoscope with a camera to examine his colon using a video screen. It took less than a half-hour. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Video: Trinity Mother Frances Neurosurgeon First in Region to Remove Brain Tumor Using Unique Surgical Procedure Oct 19, 2007
The procedure is performed using a small fiberoptic-like catheter shaped tool called an endoscope. The four-millimeter endoscope is inserted through a nasal cavity in front of the tumor and the tumor is extracted with special neurosurgical tools. (PR Newswire)
Anesthetic Lollipop Can Prepare Patients For Upper GI Endoscopy Oct 18, 2007
Using flexible, thin tubes called endoscopes, endoscopists are able to access the human digestive tract without incisions via natural orifices. Endoscopes are designed with high-intensity lighting and fitted with precision devices that allow viewing and treatment of the gastrointestinal system ... In many cases, screening or treatment of conditions can be delivered via the endoscope without the need for further sedation, treatment or hospital stay. (Science Daily)
Effect on Mass. unclear as Boston Scientific cuts 2,300 jobs Oct 18, 2007
And it cut 55 jobs in Marlborough, after deciding to pull the plug on its Endovations program, which tried to develop a new endoscope for use in colonoscopies. In Massachusetts, Boston Scientific employs nearly 1,000 at its corporate headquarters in Natick and about 1,000 at its endosurgery unit in Marlborough, which makes products for minimally invasive surgery. (Boston Globe)
Cosmetic surgery gets a new lift Oct 14, 2007
An endoscope - a small, flexible tube with a light and a camera lens at the end - is inserted under the skin. The surgeon watches a TV monitor to see beneath the surface to the layers of deep tissue, which are pulled upward, outward or repositioned. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Doctor Sellgood Oct 5, 2007
These typically use some combination of a fiber-optic tube for viewing, called an endoscope, and slender instruments. Cuts are smaller, so patients heal faster. (SmartMoney)
Boston Scientific trims staff in Marlborough; more cuts may be ahead Oct 2, 2007
The Natick-based company eliminated the jobs after deciding to end its "Endovations'' program, which was developing a new endoscope for use in colonoscopies. "We made a determination, after examining it for some time, that the product was not commercially viable,'' said Charles Rudnick, a Boston Scientific spokesman. The company currently employs between 850 to 900 people in Marlborough. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Precision Optics Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End Results With Highest Revenues in Six Years Oct 2, 2007
The Company continues to move forward with new products and technical innovations, in particular, a new generation of endoscopes that incorporate Lenslock(TM) technology (patent pending), new components and instruments utilizing the Company's new micro-precision(TM) lens technology (patent pending) for optical components and endoscopes under 1 mm, new custom medical products, new night vision lenses and new thin film products ... Over the past two to three years these developments have produced... (PR Newswire)
Vision-Sciences, Inc. Acquires the Assets of BEST Dysphagia Management Services, Inc. Oct 2, 2007
This technology provides quick and efficient equipment turnover, and ensures the patient a contaminant-free endoscope insertion. Safe Harbor'' Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. (Primezone Releases)
Incisionless surgery revises stomach bypass Sep 26, 2007
The device is inserted with an endoscope via the mouth into the stomach, where suction pulls the stomach walls against the device. Staple-like fasteners are then deployed to create pleats in the walls, effectively reducing the size of the stomach. (Scientific American)
Surgeons Remove Patient's Gall Bladder Through Vagina Sep 19, 2007
Horgan used FDA-approved RealHand High Dexterity (HD) instruments developed by Novare Surgical Systems, and a flexible endoscope, developed by Olympus to perform the NOTES procedure. By testing this novel approach, we may develop a technique that amplifies the trend of moving away from open cavity surgeries that involve major incisions and long hospitalizations to more minimally invasive outpatient procedures, said Talamini. (Science Daily)
Doctors get real insiders' view now Sep 9, 2007
As part of the traditional ERCP procedure, physicians use an endoscope in order to view the entrance to the biliary tract. An endoscope is a long, flexible, lighted tube that is inserted through a patient's mouth and directed through the stomach into the first part of the small intestine. (Pensacola News Journal)
Device maker lays off 55 at Marlborough facility Sep 8, 2007
Company spokesman Paul Donovan said the Natick firm made the cuts after deciding to pull the plug on its Endovations program, an effort to develop a new single-use endoscope with an integrated digital system for use in colonoscopies. Donovan said the company determined the product wasn't commercially viable. (Boston Globe)
Tummy Tuck Surgery Sep 6, 2007
Your doctor may perform this surgery with an endoscope (small camera on the end of a tube) The operation may take up to two hours as opposed to a five hour complete abdominoplasty. After surgery. (Suite101.com)
Pancreatitis Aug 25, 2007
ERCP stands for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, the use of a tube with a camera (endoscope) that goes down the esophagus and reaches the first part of the small intestine where a dye is injected into the bile duct (retrograde) so that an x-ray of the abdomen can show the common bile duct and pancreatic duct (cholangiopancreatography). This same procedure is capable of removing gallstones if they are present. (Suite101.com)
It's a kinder cut for patients Aug 6, 2007
Swanstrom snaked an endoscope through Masterson's esophagus and into her stomach ... To reach the abdomen by way of the mouth, for example, doctors must snake an endoscope, or lighted tube, down the esophagus and into the stomach ... Working through the endoscope, doctors then make a small incision in the stomach so they can get out to other organs in the abdominal cavity. (USA Today -- News)
'Natural orifice' surgery has tongues wagging Aug 6, 2007
Swanstrom snaked an endoscope through Masterson's esophagus and into her stomach ... Swanstrom snaked a narrow tube called a flexible endoscope down Masterson's esophagus and into her stomach. (USA Today -- News)
They won't cure cancer, but might get rid of cellulite Jul 29, 2007
GI Dynamics Inc. is a bit further ahead, conducting clinical trials of a polymer sleeve that can be implanted in the small intestine by an endoscope. "It forms a barrier between the food and the intestinal wall," allowing fewer calories to be absorbed, explains Mike Carusi, a venture capitalist at Advanced Technology Ventures who has invested in the company. (Boston Globe)
Healthy Men: Men do better after knee surgery Jul 24, 2007
Procedure uses endoscope rather open incision to remove damaged cartilage ... Also referred to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, the procedure involves the use of an endoscope rather than more extensive surgery, to remove damaged meniscus tissue. (CNN -- Health)
Nikkei Rises to Seven-Year High After Machinery Orders Jump; Komatsu Gains Jul 9, 2007
Olympus Corp., the world's biggest endoscope manufacturer, advanced 60 yen, or 1. 3 percent, to 4,800. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Raising awareness on scoliosis, its treatment Jun 20, 2007
The technique he developed is known as thoracoscopic instrumentation, which utilizes video technology to correct certain types of spinal curves: extremely tiny incisions are made through which the surgeon corrects the scoliosis by using an endoscope. This has minimized incision scarring and decreased the amount of dent to tissue and blood loss during surgery. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Bringing HDTV From the Living Room to the Procedure Room Jun 16, 2007
Now, Physicians Endoscopy Center is among the first endoscopy center in Houston, Texas to introduce the technology as part of a new endoscope platform to help doctors diagnose diseases in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract ... Dr. Marc Kudisch, Medical Director, is one of the doctors at Physicians Endoscopy Center who already uses the new endoscope platform, the world's first to deliver both HDTV and Narrow Band Imaging(TM) (NBI) technologies ... "Eliminating the abnormally appearing... (PR Newswire)
New Technique Effective In Closing Accidental Colonoscopy Wounds May 26, 2007
Now, however, in a series of animal studies, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) have developed a technique for closing perforations promptly after they are recognized by using clips or sutures that can be inserted through the anus via endoscope, thus avoiding invasive surgery ... Working with pigs as an experimental model, Raju and his team first successfully closed colon perforations of less than one inch with small metal clips inserted via endoscopes ...... (Science Daily)
New Approach To Treating Precancerous Esophagus Condition May 25, 2007
In a review of the first 12 patients treated with radiofrequency ablation at Duke, gastroenterologist Darren Pavey, M.B.B.S., found that three months after treatment, 89 percent of patients had more normal-looking esophageal tissue when viewed with an endoscope inserted down the esophagus. When samples of the new cells were analyzed in the laboratory, half of the patients were shown to have healthier tissues. (Science Daily)
Presentation of Long-term Results for Treating Barrett's Esophagus with HALO Ablation System May 21, 2007
After one year, any residual disease was further treated with the HALO90 device, an endoscope-mounted device that removes diseased cells with focal application of heat ... A newer product from BARRX Medical, the HALO90 Ablation System, is an electrode system that is mounted on the end of an endoscope, allowing the physician to treat focal areas of diseased tissue. (PR Newswire)
Spirus Medical Named 2007 U.S. Endoscopy Entrepreneurial Company of the Year May 21, 2007
The product's patented spiral feature promotes easier advancement of the endoscope, which helps physicians both examine and treat upper and lower GI disorders. "The company shows great promise in providing innovative therapeutic solutions and is supported in this mission by the leadership and guidance of its team of highly experienced individuals," said Frost van Research Analyst Archana Swathy. (PR Newswire)
Scar-free surgery procedures explored May 1, 2007
In this photo provided by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr. Carl Snyderman, right, uses an endoscope to view the patient's brain while Dr. Amin Kassam removes a brain tumor through the nose, using special instruments designed for this surgery at the Pittsburgh hospital in September 2006. (AP Photo/Courtesy UPMC). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New ways to skip the scalpel in surgery May 1, 2007
Carl Snyderman, right, uses an endoscope to view the patient's brain while Dr. Amin Kassam removes a brain tumor through the nose. . (MSNBC -- Health)
Doctors study surgery through body's existing openings Apr 30, 2007
Dr. Carl Snyderman, right, uses an endoscope to view a patient's brain while Dr. Amin Kassam removes a brain tumor through the nose. Physicians at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have removed tumors the size of baseballs through the nose, nibbling at them and withdrawing pieces the size of popcorn kernels. (USA Today -- News)
Ingenious surgery avoids scarring Apr 30, 2007
Surgeonsgo to new lengths to avoid scarring - CNN.com. Surgeons go to new lengths to avoid scarring. (CNN -- International)
