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Bill of Health: Magnetic Heart Surgery

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Photo of Stereotaxis magnetic catheter navigation system.


There's a new digital surgical tool that is transforming the way hearts are repaired. As NBR correspondent Jeff Yastine explains in his latest "Bill of Health" report, the technology is a magnetic catheter control system, and Stereotaxis is one company that's developing it.

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  • American Heart Association (AHA) (PDF Document)
    This links to a research paper published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association. The 2004 paper is titled, "Initial Experience with Remote Catheter Ablation Using a Novel Magnetic Navigation System: Magnetic Remote Catheter Ablation." The system discussed was developed by Stereotaxis, the company mentioned in Jeff Yastine's report.
  • EP Lab Digest
    EP Lab Digest is a publication for the electrophysiology professional. This links to an article, titled "Utilizing Robotic Catheter Control Technology for EP Procedures," authored by Dr. Armin Al-Ahmad of Stanford University.
  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC)
    The NGMC is part of the Northeast Georgia Health System. The director of the NGMC's Electrophysiology Lab, Dr. Karthik Ramaswamy, is interviewed in Jeff Yastine's report. This links to an August 2007 press release titled, "Northeast Georgia Medical Center Electrophysiology Program Receives International Recognition."
  • Stereotaxis
    Stereotaxis is a Missouri-based company that builds medical solutions around the technology of magnetics. The company's robotic catheter control system is profiled in Jeff Yastine's report.
  • University of Kansas Hospital (KUMED)
    Like the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, KUMED uses a Stereotaxis Magnetic Navigation System. This links to a press release issued by the hospital titled, "Stereotaxis System Offers The Region's Most Advanced Treatment For Abnormal Heart Rhythms."

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