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“It’s so much easier on the patient than a conventional procedure”
Posted: Apr 20, 2009 5:59 PM CDT Updated: Apr 28, 2009 11:51 AM CDT
By Carolyn Roy, KSLA News 12
(KSLA) – A neurosurgeon has taken brain surgery for the removal of tumors to a whole new level, finding a way to (ablate) tumors, with much less risk. A … Louisiana woman was the first patient in the U.S. to have the procedure done.
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Houston, Texas October 6, 2009. The U.S. FDA granted 510(k) clearance (K092197) for the PhoTex30 Diode Laser Series, Model 980nm, 810nm, 940nm. The PhoTex30 Diode Laser Series, distributed by Visualase, Inc. received broad clearance for use in surgical applications requiring ablation and coagulation of soft tissue including general surgery, urology, neurosurgery, and other surgical specialties.
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