Most Americans have never heard of magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), yet it is a technology that promises to revolutionize medical care around the world.
“We’re at the same point with focused ultrasound as we were with diagnostic MRIs several decades ago,” says Neal F. Kassell, M.D., a professor of neurosurgery at the University of [...]

PEAK Surgical, Inc., announced the first use of its PEAK(R) Surgery System by surgeons in the European Union, where the innovative tissue dissection system received its CE Mark in January.
Dr. Raul Pellini and Prof. Giuseppe Spriano, ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeons at Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri (National Cancer Institute) in Rome, performed head and neck [...]

The decision has been made: You are going to have surgery. You’ve met with your surgeon. You have a good idea what will happen during the operation. But how much do you know about the anesthesia?
A new book by Dr. Panchali Dhar, an anesthesiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, called “Before the Scalpel: What [...]

PEAK Surgical, Inc., a medical device company that has developed a new tissue dissection system based on a proprietary technology, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company 510(k) clearance to market its PEAK(R) Surgery System for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue during plastic and reconstructive, ENT (ear, nose [...]