Dr. Robert Herbstman's Team of over 85 Participating in Komen New Jersey Race For The Cure.ON-Q PainBuster System Helped Alleviate Pain after Patient's Breast Cancer Surgery I-Flow Corporation:
WHAT: Prominent local plastic surgeon will lead his team of over
85 breast cancer survivors, family, friends, patients and
employees at the Komen New Jersey Race For The Cure.
Participants includes breast cancer survivor Deborah Bonomo
who had breast reconstruction surgery performed by Dr.
Robert Herbstman following a double mastectomy. Dr.
Herbstman used the ON-Q PainBuster system to manage Deborah
Bonomo's pain after surgery.
VISUALS: Dr. Robert Herbstman and Deborah Bonomo are available for
interviews and photographs. Dr. Herbstman's team continues
their tradition of wearing canary yellow and blue t-shirts.
WHEN: Sunday, October 14, 2007
7:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
WHERE: Contemporary Plastic Surgery team booth next to Registration
Tent at Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Six Flags Great Adventure; Jackson, New Jersey
About ON-Q ON-Q PainBuster([R]) from I-Flow Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :IFLO) is the market leader in continuous surgical-site pain relief systems - commonly known as "pain relief pumps." ON-Q features a small balloon pump that delivers a local anesthetic local anesthetic n. An agent that, when applied directly to mucous membranes or when injected about the nerves, produces loss of sensation by inhibiting nerve excitation or conduction. automatically through its proprietary ON-Q SilverSoaker(TM) catheter treated with an antimicrobial antimicrobial /an·ti·mi·cro·bi·al/ (-mi-kro´be-al) 1. killing microorganisms or suppressing their multiplication or growth. 2. an agent with such effects. silver agent to provide even distribution of local anesthesia Anesthesia, Local Definition Local or regional anesthesia involves the injection or application of an anesthetic drug to a specific area of the body, as opposed to the entire body and brain as occurs during general anesthesia. over a wide area. ON-Q is the only pain relief pump to include an antimicrobial catheter and the first and only to document an infection reduction capability. To learn more about the benefits of ON-Q visit www.AskYourSurgeon.com. About I-Flow I-Flow Corporation (www.iflo.com) designs, develops and markets technically advanced, low cost drug delivery systems and services that are redefining the standard of care by providing life enhancing, cost effective solutions for pain relief. About Contemporary Plastic Surgery Founded by Robert A. Herbstman, MD, FACS FACS Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. FACS abbr. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons FACS fluorescence-activated cell sorter. , Contemporary Plastic Surgery specializes in providing residents of greater Central and Northern New Jersey with artfully performed plastic surgery. The latest, most innovative techniques and technologies are combined with years of experience and research to produce visually stunning results. More information is available at www.cosmeticsurgerynj.com. Dr. Herbstman holds a faculty position as Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is the state-run health sciences institution of New Jersey and comprises eight distinct academic units: the New Jersey Medical School, the New Jersey Dental School, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (often abbreviated RWJMS) is one of eight schools that comprise the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). RWJMS operates three campuses in New Jersey, in Piscataway, New Brunswick and Camden. . Dr. Herbstman is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, often listed as "FACS", is a post-nominal title used to indicate that the surgeon's education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have passed a rigorous evaluation, and have been found to be . |
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