The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way physicians are thinking about patient care, forcing them to adapt to new technologies and protocols. It has also given physicians the opportunity to think about the future of medicine, including what it may…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way physicians are thinking about patient care, forcing them to adapt to new technologies and protocols. It has also given physicians the opportunity to think about the future of medicine, including what it may…
Cook Medical recently announced that the Hercules® 100 Transnasal Esophageal Balloon is now commercially available to physicians in the US. This product is the first balloon designed specifically for transnasal esophageal procedures. With the Hercules 100, ear, nose, and throat…
The Cook Medical Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) specialty will be attending the annual American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) meeting from September 14-18 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Be sure to stop by booth #1243 and have…
Cook Medical and Zelegent, Inc., are now training physicians throughout the U.S. on the Elevo® Snoring Intervention Set after it received FDA 510(k) clearance in January. Elevo was officially introduced at the International Surgical Sleep Society (ISSS) annual meeting. Read the…
Recently, Cook Medical and Zelegent, Inc., announced an FDA clearance for the Elevo® Kit Snoring Intervention Device. The specialized tool is designed to enhance patient treatment options for snoring. Read the full press release here.
Recently, Cook Medical and Zelegent, Inc. announced an agreement to enhance treatment options for patients suffering from snoring. Working together, the two companies will market Zelegent’s new minimally invasive technology for snoring. Read the full press release here.
What is Biodeisgn Tissue Repair Technology? Biodesign grafts are made from a platform technology behind numerous tissue-repair products that span multiple medical specialties. The biomaterial used for Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) products is small intestinal submucosa (SIS).SIS is…
Swallowing disorders affect 1 in 25 adults annually1. This month we will be following the stories of patients suffering with dysphagia, the difficulty or inability to swallow. Ed Steger, President of the National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders (NFOSD) and five-time…
Dr. Pauline Meekins, an emergency room physician with The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), was diagnosed with damaged salivary glands just six months after receiving radioactive iodine for her thyroid cancer in 2011. Having overcome cancer, Dr.…