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LapCap for Laparoscopic Safety

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2008-02-08 19:31:07 by Michael in Medgadget
...laparoscopic procedures. What is done in standard surgery: The most common method used by gyn surgeons is the insertion of a needle (the veress needle) which fills the abdomen with carbon dioxide gas (called insufflation). Then a tool called a trocar is inserted into this space and the instruments go through this. The needle insertion step is...
 
Tags: needle, needle insertion step, lapcap, veress needle, aragon surgical homepage, aragon surgical, insertion, abdominal wall, common method
 
 
 
 
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Studies Show Benefits of Video Game Playing

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2008-08-19 08:36:33 by Michael in Medgadget
...laparoscopic surgeons that looked at their video game usage and its effects Findings from the student studies confirmed previous research on effects of playing violent games: Those playing violent games were more hostile, less forgiving and believed violence to be normal compared to those who played nonviolent games. Players of "prosocial"...
 
Tags: video games, video games offers, video game, play video games, play, games, entertainment games, violent games, game
 
 
 
 
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Awards Announced for BMEidea Competition

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2008-06-04 17:43:36 by jhbarad in Medgadget
...laparoscopic incision wounds after surgery. The device should make for easier suturing, leading to reduced procedure times, fewer surgical risks and faster patient recovery The second cash prize of $2,500 was given to the KMC ApneAlert team from Northwestern University. This team's device monitors the abdominal breathing movements of...
 
Tags: device, device monitors, kmc apnealert team, inexpensive device, team, laparoscopic incision wounds, laparoscopic incision, cash award, faster
 
 
 
 
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Wii for Surgical Training

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2008-01-18 16:40:06 by Michael in Medgadget
...laparoscopic probe (their creation is shown in the picture, above Out of a group of 16 residents, eight were assigned to play the Wii (Marble Mania and a suite of games called Wii Play), with the specially-rigged controller. The other eight didn't get to play. Then all 16 did a simulated laparoscopic procedure (something having to do with a...
 
Tags: wii, wii play, play, nintendo wii, kahol, kanav kahol, full-blown surgery simulator, marshall smith, virtual reality conference
 
 
 
 
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Wii used to hone surgeons' fine motor skills

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2008-01-18 10:31:00 by Evan Blass in Engadget
...laparoscopic probe) that eight surgical residents used to play Marble Mania and the full suite of Wii Play games. The gamers were then pitted against eight of their less-fortunate colleagues in a computer-simulated laparoscopic procedure, and managed to attain 48% higher scores, on average, than the non-gamers. Unfortunately, games involving...
 
Tags: wii, wii golf, wii play games, games, wall street journal, special wiimote attachment, play marble mania, standard simulator procedure, non-gamers
 
 
 
 
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AbsorbaTack 5mm Absorbable Hernia Mesh Fixator Goes to Europe

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2008-05-16 21:18:58 by Michael in Medgadget
...laparoscopic ventral hernia as well as a laparoscopic inguinal repair, has already been OK'ed for marketing by the FDA, and the device was introduced to the US market back in January 2008 More about the AbsorbaTack: The AbsorbaTack(TM) 5mm absorbable tacks provide strong mesh attachment to the surrounding tissues, while reducing the amount of...
 
Tags: absorbatack, mesh, introduces absorbatack, hydrophilic polyester mesh, europe, laparoscopic inguinal repair, laparoscopic ventral hernia, device, clinical solution
 
 
 
 
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i-Snake Robot to Offer Slithering Assistance During Surgery [Medical Gadgets]

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2007-12-30 06:00:00 by posted by Pantha in
...laparoscopic surgery, but the researchers are intending its use to be specially designed for heart bypass operations. The benefits of such procedures against traditional surgery are numerous; patients have a reduced recovery time and incisions are rarely sizable. Given the miniscule scale in which the i-Snake needs to function, it will be...
 
Tags: i-snake, million, cheap ipod peripheral, heart bypass operations, rarely sizable, researchers, miniscule scale, bbc news, traditional surgery
 
 
 
 
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Appendectomy Through the Colon Device Gets European Approval

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2008-01-15 12:24:01 by Michael in Medgadget
Minos Medical out of Irvine, California has received EU's CE Mark of approval to market its Appendoectomy surgical tool designed to surgeons perform appendectomies via the colon. We are pretty sure it is the first device for natural orifice surgery that has ever been approved From the statement issued by the company: The appendix is a small...
 
Tags: device, megachannel device, megachannel, appendix, appendix stump, appendix prior, prior, crucial base inversion, base inversion
 
 
 
 
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Intra-Intestinal Magnet Dynamics

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2008-02-12 17:39:30 by Michael in Medgadget
...laparoscopic instrument More at the New York Times Abstract in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
 
Tags: adolescent medicine, york times, object, foreign object, sanjeev dutta, archives, hours, apparent distress, obvious opacity
 
 
 
 
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Robotic Snake May One Day Wrap Around Rod of Asclepius

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