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Treatment Options => Microsurgical Options => Topic started by: Phillies on June 11, 2011, 09:50:12 pm

Title: NICO Myriad Brain Tumor “Vacuum”
Post by: Phillies on June 11, 2011, 09:50:12 pm

I was doing a search and found an article about this new fancy NICO Myriad Brain Tumor “Vacuum” that the House Clinic uses. I was surpirsed there wan't more talk about it here on the message boards. Appsrently with this device a smaller hole is cut and there is less trauma and easier recovery times...   Is this a new tool that the House Clinic is using for all of their surgeries? Are any other places using it?

Title: Re: NICO Myriad Brain Tumor “Vacuum”
Post by: sgerrard on June 11, 2011, 10:33:35 pm

A previous thread on this topic may answer some of your questions:

http://www.anausa.org/smf/index.php?topic=13274

Steve

Title: Re: NICO Myriad Brain Tumor “Vacuum”
Post by: nftwoed on June 16, 2011, 07:27:20 pm

Hi;
  To my knowledge, HEI began using the suction device in the Autumn of 2010. The NIH article I read a while back gives the NICO device a good report for being able to use a smaller burr hole, and removing AN pieces w/o damaging surrounding tissue or nerves. Larger tumors have been resected using smaller skull, burr holes. This appears to be HEIs first incursion into a type of endoscopy.

Title: Re: NICO Myriad Brain Tumor “Vacuum”
Post by: james e on June 23, 2011, 12:10:59 pm

I'm sure Dyson will improve on it with the "new roll around ball."

Title: Re: NICO Myriad Brain Tumor “Vacuum”
Post by: ksiwek on June 24, 2011, 01:20:01 pm

The company was actually at the ANA symposium with a demo....wanted to stop and try it (I am in medical device sales and get excited about seeing how these things work) but the booth was busy with surgeons when I walked by....

Sounds great though...who wouldn't want a smaller hole in their head?!?  But really the minimized potential for surrounding tissue and nerves is great news!

I will ask Dr Friedman about it the next time I get a chance...