Brain Cancer

DMC Harper University Hospital is the First in Michigan to Utilize New Device for Brain Tumor Removal

Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, November 14th, 2011

2011 NOV 14 -- Newswire/ --DMC Harper University Hospital is the first in Michigan to use a new device, the NICO Myriad™, for brain tumor removal. This one of a kind device is progressing minimally invasive surgery giving many patients hope that their previously inoperable or hard to reach brain tumors can now be safely removed.

The Myriad is an automated, non-heat producing surgical device that removes tumor tissue using either open or endoscopic surgical techniques. What sets this new technology apart from other neurosurgical devices is its ability to access hard to reach places in the brain.

Murali Guthikonda M.D., Chief of...

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Source: Pain and Central Nervous System Week (2011-11-14)

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