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Medtronic Octopus

23/10/2013 11:44
The Medtronic Octopus is a device that facilitates and assists in off-pump cardiac operations. The clamp is attached to the side of the thoracic retractors and the articulated arm is used to position a dual vacuum system over the heart which, once the suction is turned on, allows the heart to be...

New Section

23/10/2013 11:34
Hello all, I am adding an extra sub section to my blog to be left devoted to cutting edge surgical equipment of interest.

First UK trial of heart failure operation

21/10/2013 12:26
The first trial of a new procedure used to create a more effective cardio output in patients who have undergone a heart attack/condition involving the degradation of the heart wall, occured today at about 2 am. Sevket Gocer was the first recipient of the pioneering treatment in which a form of...

EBOLA

14/10/2013 12:41
Here are the presentation and notes I produced for my presentation at the Bishop`s Stortford High School Medical Society on the Ebola virus. Enjoy! n.b the second slide illustrates that on the date the presentation was made, it was the 947th anniversary of the battle of Hastings and Winnie the...

Marilyn Munroe`s beauty accredited to plastic surgery

09/10/2013 11:40
We already knew Marilyn underwent plastic surgery, she had breast implants of which the x-rays were sold at auction for $45,000 3 years ago. However another set of 6 X-rays and a medical file have surfaced recently. Michael Gurdin, a hollywood surgeon operated on Marilyn (under the alias "Miss Joan...

Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis

07/10/2013 12:49
Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP) (also known as "tooth in eye" surgery) is a medical procedure to restore vision in the most severe cases of corneal and ocular surface patients. It includes removal of a tooth from the patient or a donor. After this, a lamina of tissue cut from the tooth is...

What makes an iris blue?

07/10/2013 12:44
A blue iris in an eye is due to Tyndall scattering in a turbid layer in the iris. Brown and black irises have the same layer except with more melanin in it. The melanin absorbs light. In the absence of melanin, the layer is translucent (i.e., the light passing through is randomly and diffusely...

sight restored to "40%" after corneal surgery using tooth

01/10/2013 12:24
Ian Tibbetts underwent osteo-ondoonto-keratoprosthesis surgery which involved implanting part of one of his teeth into his eye in order to create an artificial lens usin the cylinder produced by the tooth alongside an artificial plastic lens to create a miniature telescope, if you will, inside his...

Nose grown on mans forehead

30/09/2013 20:41
A man involved in a car accident and failed to complete follow up antibiotic treatment has lost his nasal tissues to an infection, however surgeons are using his forhead and cartilage from his ribs to create a new nose from his own tissues on his forehead. It was grown by placing a skin tissue...

Anatomy of the Heart

22/08/2013 18:13
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