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FDA Approves Trimedyne's Holmium Lasersfor Gastrointestinal Surgery

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IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 5 -- Trimedyne Inc. said that the US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for the company to market its holmium lasers and associated disposable devices for a variety of uses in gastroenterological and gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. The approved uses in GI surgery include the excision and coagulation of colorectal cancer and other tumors; fragmentation of gall bladder and bile duct stones; removal of hemorrhoids; coagulation of ulcers; appendectomy; and lysis, or separation, of adhesions. The company noted that these conditions affect hundreds of thousands of...Read full article

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    Published: November 1999
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