neurological surgery

Cancer Immunoresistance Linked To Loss Of Tumor Suppressor Gene

Cancer immunoresistance may be partially due to loss of a well-known tumor suppressor gene, according to new research led by Andrew T. Parsa, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurological surgery at...

Hospital chief suspended for overcharging patient

ZHOU HANXIN, head of the Shenzhen People’s Hospital, has been suspended from his post after an investigation confirmed that a patient had been overcharged, the city’s health bureau announced...

Hospital chief suspended for overcharging patient

ZHOU HANXIN, head of the Shenzhen People’s Hospital, has been suspended from his post after an investigation confirmed that a patient had been overcharged, the city’s health bureau announced...

Another mylotter goes under the knife

Hi everyone I finally got a date for my surgery May the 12th. And I cant wait to get it done now. We changed health insurance carriers so I had to wait for it to kick in. And with this surgeon you...

Gore Receives EU's CE Mark for PRECLUDE Vessel Guard

Gore & Associates has received EU's approval to market its PRECLUDE vessel guard, developed to provide protection for vasculature following anterior spinal surgery for degenerative disc disease,...

LimiTorr Volume Limiting Cerebral Spinal Fluid Drainage System

Integra LifeSciences is introducing its new CSF drainage system that features a shutoff valve that activates when a preset amount of fluid enters the bag, increasing the safety of the patient as well...

New Data Shows that Deep Brain Stimulation Useful for Severe, Treatment Resistant Depression and OCD

The idea that deep brain stimulation could become a useful treatment for a variety of drug resistant psychiatric disorders is not new to us or to our readers. To review, you can just take a look at...

St. Jude Receives Patent for Anti Depression Neurostimulation Method

St. Jude Medical has received a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for their deep brain stimulation technology that focuses on Brodmann Area 25 to treat severe, refractory depression....

World's Smallest Spinal Cord Stimulator Approved in US, Europe

St. Jude Medical just announced that the company's rechargeable, longest-lasting Eon Mini implantable neurostimulator has received approval from the FDA, as well as a CE Mark from the EU. Even with...

AutoLITT Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy System

Michigan Live is reporting that Winnipeg, Canada-based Monteris Medical Inc. "will establish an office in Kalamazoo this month and begin testing its technology on humans in two Cleveland hospitals...

Ornim Oxygen Saturation System FDA Approved

Ornim Medical, out of Lod, Israel, just received FDA approval for its non-invasive cerebral oxygen monitor for use during surgeries. Back in January, we've profiled OrNim's Targeted Oximetry...

Spinal Non-fusion Technology from Raymedica

Raymedica, Inc., a Minneapolis-based developer and manufacturer of prosthetic disc nuclei aimed at preserving the motion of the spine, has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan at the 2008...

Canada OK's Oxiplex® Gel Adhesion Barrier for Spine Surgery

FzioMed, Inc., out of San Luis Obispo, CA, is reporting that Health Canada has approved the company’s Oxiplex® gel for use in lumbar spine surgery. The company's bioabsorbable gel is composed...

What Drives the NeuroArm

New details have emerged about NeuroArm, the world's first MRI-guided neurosurgical robot at the University of Calgary, designed to function within the high magnetic field of an MRI environment....