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23
Oct
Left side:Regular View-No Disease Seen
Right Side:new system-disease is dark indigo and bright green
the “firefly effect” Disease glows green!
BREAKING NEWS FROM DOCINTHEMACHINE-Reported Here First
Docinthemachine creator Steven F. Palter, MD, Medical and Scientific Director of Gold Coast IVF, has won First Prize for Technical Achievement in Video for his study of a new laparoscopic technology that […]
23
Oct
reduced autofluorescence
increased autofluorescence
Steven Palter, MD, creator of DITM just posted breaking news on his prize winning “x-ray vision” autofluorescent endoscopy system. Here is a summary of how the system works.
A specialized laparoscopy system was designed based upon the same general principle as fluorescence spectroscopy. In contrast to reflection, where light bounces unchanged off of a […]
23
Oct
I have posted about my Prize winning work on autofluorescent laparoscopy to diagnose disease. This video demonstrates the mechanism by which the system works.[youtube]SN6huqm5fh0[/youtube]
Related Posts and Videos of System:
Initial post on system with surgical photos
Description of how autofluorescence laparoscopy works
Video of how AF laparoscopy works
Surgical Video of how systems works- fluorescent views
First ever video of […]
23
Oct
I have posted a series of posts today about my prize-winning video from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). This video demonstrates the laparoscopic view of endometriosis using the new autofluorescent system.[youtube]n6aBjwsVUjg[/youtube]
Related Posts and Videos of System:
Initial post on system with surgical photos
Description of how autofluorescence laparoscopy works
Video of how AF laparoscopy works
Surgical Video […]
23
Oct
Next in my series of video clips demonstrating my prize winning study from the ASRM. This video shows the first ever demonstration of hyperfluorescent endometriosis lesions seen using the autofluorescent system.[youtube]H3a6jw6GMfA[/youtube]
Related Posts and Videos of System:
Initial post on system with surgical photos
Description of how autofluorescence laparoscopy works
Video of how AF laparoscopy works
Surgical Video of how […]
23
Oct
This is another video of the use of autofluorescent laparoscopy to visualize endometriosis from my ASRM prize winning presentation.[youtube]6ucZWis8M4M[/youtube]
Related Posts and Videos of System:
Initial post on system with surgical photos
Description of how autofluorescence laparoscopy works
Video of how AF laparoscopy works
Surgical Video of how systems works- fluorescent views
First ever video of the “firefly effect”
Additional intraoperative video […]
20
Oct
Thanks to medgadget for reporting on Massachusetts General Hospital investigators development of a three-dimensional miniature endoscope. This is a topic near and dear to my heart since the first medical device development I did was on microendoscopes back in 1994. This new scope is fundementally different from traditional scopes.
As the press release reports:
Standard miniature endoscopic devices […]
16
Oct
I have written about the brain gate computer brain interface before. The company has now announced its use by a patient with ALS.
Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. Cyberkinetics) announced that Leigh R. Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator in the pilot trial of the BrainGate Neural Interface System (BrainGate), presented preliminary findings from the trial’s first participant […]
16
Oct
Cnn reports today from a national meeting of bariatric surgeons. They describe a keynote talk of the future of non-incisional surgery called NOTES- that has NO REAL USE YET! This is the Alien stomach buster operation I have written about. This is an amazing case study on technology looking for a use in medicine. Several […]
13
Oct
Researchers are aiming to find ways to enable aircraft to change shape during flight to improve performance or efficiency.
Modern materials are enabling engineers to take a fresh look at the idea of aircraft that can flex, twist or change shape to make them more maneuverable. NASA and the Defense Department are funding research programs to […]
