Doctors have removed a woman's gall bladder using a flexible endoscope with only minimal external incisions. The revolutionary procedure is offered as part of an ongoing clinical research trial and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtuoso Surgical Inc., a Nashville-based surgical robotics company, today announced the first-in-human use of its Virtuoso system, ushering in a new era of ...

Endoscopy (or endoscopic imaging) is the internal visualisation of an organ using a camera encapsulated within a long, flexible tube. Endoscopy of the bladder, more commonly referred to as cystoscopy, ...

Endourologic treatment has advanced greatly in recent years, driven by technologic improvements in endoscopic visualization of urological structures and the development of ever-smaller endoscopes. The ...

Contaminated endoscopes are a persistent problem for the medical device industry and its regulators. Not only is it difficult for hospitals to reprocess or sterilize all sorts of endoscopes ...

Adding blue-light imaging to white-light endoscopy can give a more complete picture of the body's internal tissues, but can also be more costly, impractical and time-consuming. Vancouver, Canada-based ...

Decades ago, blue lights helped shoppers scope out sales. Today they’re helping urologists scope out cells – specifically those of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. UW Medicine urologists with ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The KARL STORZ Photodynamic Diagnosis (PDD) System - Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview (BLCC) is one of the medical innovations that was showcased in front of ...

Vivek Prabhudas Torne, a retired professional from Haffkine Institute, recently underwent a rare minimally invasive laser ...