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Surgery

Food and Drug Administration
National / Surgery / Technology

FDA Authorizes First Robotically-Assisted Surgical Device for Performing Transvaginal Hysterectomy

March 4, 2021March 2, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the marketing of the Hominis Surgical System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can help facilitate transvaginal hysterectomy …

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Tower Health Transplant Institute Performs First Liver Transplant at Reading Hospital
Surgery

Tower Health Transplant Institute Performs First Liver Transplant at Reading Hospital

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WEST READING, PA — Tower Health Transplant Institute (THTI) performed its first liver transplant at Reading Hospital on Thursday, December 3. The surgery was performed by Tower Health transplant surgeons …

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FDA Approves Prosthetic Implant for Above-the-Knee Amputations
National / Surgery

FDA Approves Prosthetic Implant for Above-the-Knee Amputations

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) Implant System, the first implant system marketed in the U.S. for …

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Phoenixville Hospital Introduces the da Vinci X Surgical System
Hospitals / Surgery / Technology

Phoenixville Hospital Introduces the da Vinci X Surgical System

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 - by MyChesCo

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Hospital recently added the da Vinci® X Surgical System to its services. The da Vinci X Surgical System is a proven robotic-assisted surgical technology that helps …

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Centinel Spine Continues To Innovate in Total Disc Replacement Through First Case in U.S. With Angled Implants
Products and Services / Surgery

Centinel Spine Continues To Innovate in Total Disc Replacement Through First Case in U.S. With Angled Implants

December 22, 2020December 19, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WEST CHESTER, PA — Centinel Spine®, LLC, the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior column reconstruction, recently announced the first implantation of newly available angled endplates in the U.S. …

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Chester County Surgical Device Company Awarded Best New Technology in Spine by Orthopedics This Week
Products and Services / Surgery / Technology

Chester County Surgical Device Company Awarded Best New Technology in Spine by Orthopedics This Week

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 - by MyChesCo

EXTON, PA — DuraStat LLC, a dural repair technology company in Exton, PA, has announced receiving a Best Technology in Spine Award from Orthopedics This Week.

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West Chester-based Centinel Spine Launches New Program to Expand Reimbursement Coverage for prodisc® L Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
Business / Surgery

West Chester-based Centinel Spine Launches New Program to Expand Reimbursement Coverage for prodisc® L Lumbar Total Disc Replacement

November 2, 2020October 31, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WEST CHESTER, PA — Centinel Spine®, LLC, the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior column reconstruction, recently announced the launch of the Patient Access Program, a program designed to …

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Innovative Robotic Surgery Available at Phoenixville Hospital
Hospitals / Surgery / Technology

Innovative Robotic Surgery Available at Phoenixville Hospital

October 8, 2020October 7, 2020 - by MyChesCo

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — For individuals in Chester and Montgomery counties, Phoenixville Hospital now offers an innovative robotic-assisted surgery approach, not available at any other hospital within 50 miles, to treat …

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Phoenixville Hospital
Hospitals / Surgery

Phoenixville Hospital Earns Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Knee and Hip Replacement

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 - by MyChesCo

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Independence Blue Cross has selected Phoenixville Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction …

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United States Department of Veterans Affairs Surgical Care
Government / National / Surgery

Study Shows VA Surgical Care Better than or Equal to non-VA Hospitals

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced VA hospitals outperform or match neighboring non-VA hospitals in surgical quality and overall patient safety satisfaction.

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