These are polyethylene glycol (PEG) embolisation microspheres that can be loaded with a variety of chemotherapeutic drugs: doxorubicin, irinotecan, idarubicin and epirubicin. Terumo claim enhanced suspension characteristics and tight calibration of size. They can absorb the following:...
read full descriptionLC Bead is a controlled embolisation system intended for the purpose of embolising the blood vessels of a variety of hypervascularised tumours and arteriovenous malformation. LC Bead is a preformed, deformable microsphere consisting of a biocompatible, sulphonate- modified, N-Fil hydrogel. ...
read full descriptionDr Phil Haslam, Consultant Interventional Radiologist and Which Medical Device Founder viewed this sytem at the British Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting in November 2018. According to Galil Medical, it is e asily mobilised and p lacement next to the scanner bed allows...
read full descriptionThe device was on show at CIRCE 2016, in Barcelona. Our Editor-in-Chief, Dr Phil Haslam was there. He said, "This is an unusual thermal ablation system with one device applying either RF or microwave power for ablation. The advantage is you would have one system to treat larger hepatic...
read full descriptionThis robotic device from Quantum Surgical is said to allow planning, targeting, delivery and confirmation of tumour ablation. It can use image fusion and appears to use a similar guidance system to Cassination. I dont know whether it is capable of giving better results than a good...
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