Ascension Presents Key Enabling Technology for Minimally Invasive Surgery at IN3 Medical Device Summit.LAS VEGAS & BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Ascension Technology Corporation, (Milton, VT, USA) announced today it will present at the Investment in Innovation (IN3) West Summit in Las Vegas on February 28 and 29, 2008. The company designs and manufactures enabling 3D tracking devices for use in minimally invasive surgery minimally invasive surgery Laparoscopic surgery, see there. See Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. . It is the technological front-runner in the development of microminiaturized sensors to track, navigate, and guide medical instruments within a patient's body. According to BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) The field in an e-mail header that names additional recipients for the message. It is similar to carbon copy (cc), but the names do not appear in the recipient's message. Not all e-mail systems support the bcc feature. See fcc. Research, the global market for minimally invasive instruments and devices reached approximately $13 billion in 2005 and will grow to $18.5 billion by 2011. Navigation devices (i.e. optical, mechanical, and magnetic) represented $650 million in sales into existing markets in 2006; BCC expects emerging procedures to swell this total to $900 million by 2011. Medical experts have identified 60 medical procedures in 13 specialties expected to benefit from image-guided diagnosis and therapy. Three Fortune 500 companies will introduce products in 2008 incorporating Ascension's 3D tracking devices; many others are in developmental phases. Together with its partners, the company is presently pursuing medical products in the following specialties: obstetrics, cardiology, gastroenterology, dental care, pulmonology pul·mo·nol·o·gy n. The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the respiratory system. pulmonology The study of the lungs and respiratory function , and oncology. Anticipating minimally invasive trends in medicine, Ascension has executed a five-year development plan and released a new generation of 3D Guidance medSAFE(TM) magnetic trackers. They enable real-time navigation of disposable tools -- catheters, probes, guide wires, biopsy needles etc -- in conjunction with real-time and pre-acquired imaging modalities. Importantly medSAFE addresses medical requirements for low-cost microminiaturization mi·cro·min·i·a·tur·ize tr.v. mi·cro·min·i·a·tur·ized, mi·cro·min·i·a·tur·iz·ing, mi·cro·min·i·a·tur·iz·es To construct (devices) on an extremely small scale. Used especially of electronic circuitry. of embedded sensors (as small as 0.3 mm in diameter) and accurate tracking in metal-intensive hospital rooms. Its breakthroughs will enable clinicians to rapidly navigate medical instruments to anatomical structures, localize lo·cal·ize v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es v.tr. 1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority. 2. lesions, and make volumetric volumetric /vol·u·met·ric/ (vol?u-met´rik) pertaining to or accompanied by measurement in volumes. vol·u·met·ric adj. Of or relating to measurement by volume. measurements without over reliance on 2D fluoroscopic Fluoroscopic (fluoroscopy) An x-ray procedure that produces immediate images and motion on a screen. The images look like those seen at airport baggage security stations. Mentioned in: Hypotonic Duodenography (X-ray) imaging. Its 3D tracking platforms have been described as the "heart and soul" of new medical products that are already creating a paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. in medicine as open surgeries morph into keyhole procedures. In recognition of its developments, Frost and Sullivan bestowed its 2007 North American Technology Innovation Award on Ascension for "distinctive achievements in the development of magnetic sensors" for minimally invasive procedures that will "dramatically propel the growth of image-guided therapies." The company's products will ultimately be used in myriad procedures including: 3D ultrasonic visualization and volumetric measurement, image fusion, trauma intervention, percutaneous biopsy, cardiac catheterization, radiation planning, neural navigation, orthopedics, pulmonary intervention, endoscope endoscope, any instrument used to look inside the body. Usually consisting of a fiber-optic tube attached to a viewing device, endoscopes are used to explore and biopsy such areas as the colon and the bronchi of the lungs. localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. , dental hygiene, and computer-assisted prenatal monitoring. The company is the unrestricted owner and sole practitioner of DC magnetic tracking technology as well as optical tracking solutions. Twenty-two patents and extensive trade secrets protect its investment. The narrow number of ways to unobtrusively guide and navigate instruments in patients limits competition and creates a significant opportunity for double-digit growth. About Ascension Technology Corporation: Based in Burlington, Vermont, USA, is a world leader in the development of magnetic guidance, navigation, and localization technologies and products for minimally invasive surgery. See also: www.ascension-tech.com |
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