New Data Showing Clinical Utility of 'Mini' Heart-Bypass System to Be Presented at the 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery.THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- NovoSci(TM) Inc. (www.novosci.us) announced today that new data regarding the clinical utility of its FDA-cleared, miniaturized bypass surgery technology, The Ready System(R) 200, will be presented during the 2005 annual scientific meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS ISMICS International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery )--in a symposium entitled: "An Overview of Minimized Cardiopulmonary Bypass Systems: Incorporating Minimized Bypass into the Cardiac Surgical Practice." The symposium will be held on Thursday, June 2, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Wilder Room, 4th Floor, Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The symposium agenda will include: "Clinical Use of the Mini-Pump" Chairman: Gregory D. Trachiotis, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. Medical Center, Washington, DC; and, Associate Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC. "The European Experience with Minimized Cardiopulmonary Bypass" Andreas Liebold, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Cardiac Surgery; Vice Director, Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, University of Rostock The University of Rostock (German: Universität Rostock) is the university of the city Rostock, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Founded in 1419, it is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area as well as , Rostock, Germany. "Applying Current Mini-Pump Technology to Less-Invasive Cardiac Surgery" Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr., M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. "Panel Discussion" Gregory D. Trachiotis, M.D.; Andreas Liebold, M.D., Ph.D.; Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr., M.D.; Debbie Baldwin, CCP (Certified Computer Professional) The award for successful completion of a comprehensive examination on computers offered by the ICCP. See ICCP and certification. . 1. (language) CCP - Concurrent Constraint Programming. 2. , Chief Perfusionist A perfusionist, also known as a clinical perfusionist, is a trained health professional who operates the heart-lung machine during cardiac surgery and other surgeries that require cardiopulmonary bypass. , Washington DC, VAMC. "About 35 percent of CABG CABG coronary artery bypass graft. CABG abbr. coronary artery bypass graft CABG Coronary artery bypass graft, see there (coronary artery bypass grafting) procedures report complications, and the morbidity of CABG is largely attributed to the use of CPB CPB see cardiopulmonary bypass. CPB Cardiopulmonary bypass. See Port-Access cardiopulmonary bypass. (cardiopulmonary bypass)," said Michael J. Sorna, President and Chief Executive Officer of NovoSci. "We are extremely proud to be sponsoring this symposium, which will demonstrate the effectiveness of 'mini' bypass technology as an alternative and less-invasive approach to conventional CPB." Bypass procedures totaled 450,000 in 2001 in the U.S., and nearly 85 percent required placing the patient on a 'heart-lung machine'--i.e., cardiopulmonary bypass, or 'CPB'--to circulate blood through the body while the heart and lungs are stopped. The main components of the half-a-century-old conventional heart-lung (bypass) machine are numerous, but primarily include a mechanical pump, oxygenator oxygenator an apparatus by which oxygen is introduced into the blood during circulation outside the body, as during open-heart surgery. See also extracorporeal circulatory support unit. , large cannula and substantial PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. tubing--the total machine is often referred to as simply 'the pump.' "The conventional pump can be very stressful for some patients, making survival much more challenging for the sickest," added Dr. Gregory Trachiotis. "Our ISMICS symposium will look at the mini-pump's advantages over traditional cardiopulmonary bypass. There are several--which is why we are using the Ready System(R) at DCVAMC. Our symposium will consider the possibility that the mini-pump will replace the conventional form of CPB as the gold standard for most cardiac procedures over time." The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS, www.ismics.org) has designed its Annual Scientific Meeting as a comprehensive educational experience in the fields of minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery. The Society brings together the leading cardiothoracic surgeons and scientists in the world to discuss their latest clinical and research findings. NovoSci(TM), headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, is a leader in innovative medical device development, with special emphasis targeted at the cardiovascular marketplace. |
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