Olympus Corporation, a global medical technology company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling, will highlight its minimally invasive portfolio for the treatment of enlarged prostate, urinary stones and bladder cancer during the American Urology Association (AUA) annual meeting April 28-May 1 in Chicago.
The Olympus booth will feature hands-on demonstrations of:
- ShockPulse-SE system, SOLTIVE Premium SuperPulsed Laser System and EMPOWER laser for kidney and bladder stone management.
- The iTind procedure for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate.
- A versatile electrode portfolio for plasma resection and vaporization for the treatment of BPH and bladder tumors, including the PlasmaButton and PlasmaLoop electrodes.
Olympus will also highlight its expanded stone management portfolio, including the Mini-PCNL system and new stone retrieval baskets. The Mini-PCNL system consists of four sheaths in different lengths, two single-step dilators and one mini-nephoscope and enables a suction effect. A hands-on demonstration and skills challenge in the Olympus booth using the Mini-PCNL system to remove stones from a kidney model will be available to all AUA attendees.
Olympus will also sponsor “Device Tech Talks” to present the SOLTIVE SuperPulsed Laser and the iTind procedure in the Science and Technology Hall, Booth #2348. An Olympus iTind product expert will discuss how the iTind device was invented, how it works and which patients are the ideal candidates for the procedure. Dr. Brian Eisner, an early adopter of the SOLTIVE SuperPulsed Laser, will discuss his firsthand experience with the use of thulium fiber laser for stone treatment.
Other iTind procedure presentations will include Dr. Christopher Hollowell, Dr. Rahul Mehan and Dr. Austin Younger discussing proper patient selection, their first-hand experiences and best practices for the new minimally invasive procedure.
Dr. Kenneth Kernen, a urologist with the Michigan Institute of Urology, will present the abstract “Temporarily Implanted Nitinol Device versus Prostatic Urethral Lift for Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison.” The abstract compares the safety and efficacy of the iTind procedure to permanent prostatic urethral lift (PUL) treatment for BPH.
BPH affects approximately 50% of men between the ages of 51 and 60 and up to 90% of men over the age of 80. The iTind procedure involves the temporary placement of a nitinol device that slowly expands and reshapes the prostatic urethra.
SOURCE: PR Newswire