Videos
Xbox + Math = Virtual Surgery
October 29, 2009 6:41 am | CommentsJoseph Teran, a professor of Applied Mathematics at UCLA, was named one of the "brightest people alive" by Discover Magazine. Follow him around UCLA's campus as he discusses virtual surgery and the power of applied math studies with Dr.
Robot Performs Surgery
October 29, 2009 6:40 am | CommentsA surgical team at the Foothills Medical Centre performs neurosurgery with a robot, Neuroarm, developed by a team at the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine. NeuroArm aims to revolutionize Neurosurgery and other branches of operative medicine by liberating doctors from the constraints of the human hand.
Robotic Hysterectomy In HD
October 29, 2009 6:35 am | CommentsPart 1 of 4. Dr. M Patrick Lowe demonstrates the technique for a robotic hysterectomy to treat endometrial cancer. Total operative time for hysterectomy is 25 minutes. Part 2 of 4. Part 3 of 4. Part 4 of 4.
Surgeon Uses Stem Cells In Orthopedic Surgery
October 22, 2009 5:54 am | CommentsDr. John Brookvar, an orthopedic surgeon at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, is researching how to turn a few stem cells in patients' bone marrow into hundreds of thousands of stem cells. This will eliminate the need for cadaver bone and help bones grow together faster and stronger in orthopedic surgery patients.
Single Port Access (SPA) Proximal Gastric GIST Resection
October 22, 2009 5:53 am | CommentsBackground: Recent advances in minimally invasive surgery have included methods for reducing the number of incisions for trocar placement. Single Port Access is a novel method allowing the performance of standard laparoscopic procedures through one incision.
Gallbladder Removal Via Needlescopic Technique
October 22, 2009 5:52 am | CommentsCholecystectomy before, during or after weight loss surgery occurs in up to 20 percent of patients. In this video, Gregg H. Jossart, MD, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, CA, demonstrates a gallbladder removal using the Needlescopic technique which, he says, is superior to single port, SILS or NOTES approaches.
Surgeon Pioneers Minimally Invasive "Natural Opening" Spine Surgery
October 15, 2009 7:09 am | CommentsIf you're suffering from back pain, and the pain medications, physical therapy, and injections aren't working, then you should consider surgery. That may be a frightening thought, however with this new and innovative approach to treating back pain, you should never fear the thought of spine surgery again! Using the worlds most advanced minimally invasive technique, Dr.
A New Tool To Fight Against Surgical Site Infections
October 15, 2009 7:08 am | CommentsINTEGUSEAL* Microbial Sealant: A Tool in the Fight Against Surgical Site Infections Prepping and draping are important parts of your pre-op routine, but no prep protocol can completely sterilize a patients skin. Its the pathogens left behind that are the leading cause of surgical site infections.
Virtual Surgery
October 15, 2009 7:08 am | CommentsInformatics Virtual-Reality Engineering informatics deals with customer requirements data and product lifecycle data; manufacturing informatics focuses on process data concerning factory design and layout, machining and assembly processes; whereas healthcare informatics is concerned with data for demographics, patient records, Picture Archiving and Communications Systems, remote healthcare monitoring, diagnosis, treatment planning and surgery planning.
Autofluorescent Endometriosis: Part 2
October 8, 2009 6:18 am | CommentsDemonstration of the use of autofluorescent laparoscopy to diagnose endometriosis from Steven F. Palter, MD's prize winning video.
Hyperfluorescent Endometriosis
October 8, 2009 6:17 am | CommentsDemonstration of the hyperfluorescent endometriosis with autofluorescent laparoscopy from Steven F. Palter, MD's prize winning video. Check out more details about Dr. Palter's use of autofluorescence in the September issue of Surgical Products .
Robotic Kidney Cancer Surgery
October 8, 2009 6:17 am | CommentsNew robotic surgery procedure pioneered at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to remove tumors from kidneys in a minimally invasive way.
Cool Shirt On "Modern Marvels"
October 8, 2009 6:16 am | Shafer Enterprises, LLC | CommentsThe following video is where Cool Shirt / Shafer Enterprises is featured on the Modern Marvels Underwear show on the History Channel. This is the last 6 minute segment of the show. If you have any questions visit our website at www.coolshirt.
Interactive 3D Operating Room Planner
October 8, 2009 6:13 am | Berchtold Corporation | CommentsFor Berchtold Corporation, AEI Digital's designers created the "virtual showroom," enabling users to easily design a customized layout of the room by using simple computer controls. It is designed to operate on a laptop computer, and provides Berchtold's sales force with a unique way to demonstrate the full range of its operating room systems to potential customers, including surgical specialists.
