Picker International of Cleveland has granted spinal implant manufacturerDePuy Motech of Warsaw, IN, exclusive worldwide rights to sellits ViewPoint image-guided surgery system in neurosurgical andorthopedic surgery markets. ViewPoint was developed
Picker International of Cleveland has granted spinal implant manufacturerDePuy Motech of Warsaw, IN, exclusive worldwide rights to sellits ViewPoint image-guided surgery system in neurosurgical andorthopedic surgery markets. ViewPoint was developed jointly byPicker and the Cleveland Clinic and uses a computer workstationand hand-held probe to guide surgeons through operations by correlatingsurgical instruments to images acquired by MRI and CT scans (SCAN11/9/94). ViewPoint gained 510(k) clearance last year.
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FDA Expands Approval of MRI-Guided Ultrasound Treatment for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
July 9th 2025For patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease, the expanded FDA approval of the Exablate Neuro platform allows for the use of MRI-guided focused ultrasound in performing staged bilateral pallidothalamic tractotomy.