Author Topic: NICO Myriad Brain Tumor â€œVacuumâ€ (Read 4898 times)

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 â€œVacuumâ€ 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?

sgerrard · « **Reply #1 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

nftwoed · « **Reply #2 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.

james e · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2011, 12:10:59 pm »

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

ksiwek · « **Reply #4 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...

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