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Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute announced first robotic laser surgery using new fiber

Published in Health and Medicine Week, February 20th, 2006

OmniGuide, Inc. announced the successful completion of the first robotic laser surgery utilizing the OmniGuide Fiber, a revolutionary hollow core fiber, on a patient suffering from a massive cancerous tumor involving the larynx and pharynx.

The procedure was performed by Dr. Marshall Strome, chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute, and assisted by Dr. Arturo Solares.

Strome, MD, Cleveland Clinic chairman, Head & Neck Institute, said: "This technology allowed me to completely remove the tumor and perform a hemi-supraglottic laryngectomy. The setup enabled a rapid excision of the tumor, saving over 2 hours of operating room (OR) time...

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