With incidence of kidney cancer rising in the U.K., the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its first comprehensive guidelines for diagnosing and treating the disease.
A pair of co-published filings from Naples, Fla.-based Aerwave Medical Inc. describe apparatus and ultrasound-based methods for bronchial denervation, ablating smooth muscle or goblet cells, and emphysematous tissue remodeling in the treatment of respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Current Surgical Inc. secured $3.2 million in a seed funding round to support development of its surgical needle platform to precisely destroy unresectable tumors. True Ventures led the round with participation from 1517 Fund and Scifounders.
Hygea Medical Technology Co. Ltd. has completed a series D funding round to develop an integrated platform for interventional oncology procedures and expand globally.
Bronchoscopic thermal vapor ablation (BTVA) destroyed lung tumors without significant safety issues, according to a study published in Respiration. The minimally invasive ablation procedure took 12 minutes using Uptake Medical Technology Inc.’s Intervapor system in the Vaporize study. Uptake is a subsidiary of San Jose, Calif.-based Broncus Medical Inc.
PARIS – Quantum Surgical SAS said it has achieved a world first at the Montpellier University Hospitals by successfully using its medical robot to perform surgery on three patients with liver cancer.
