Equipping Excellence

Impella 5.0

cléa — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:47:35 -0500

In a world’s first, surgeons at the MUHC, led by Dr. Renzo Cecere, recently implanted a minimally-invasive cardiac support system, called the Impella 5.0, into a patient suffering from acute rejection after a heart transplant.

Da Vinci Robot

cléa — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:22:18 -0500

The da Vinci Surgical Robot is the next step in the evolution of prostate surgery. With the da Vinci system, a surgeon controls the movements of multiple robotic arms while sophisticated imaging software allows her to view the procedure in three dimensions.

Research equipment

cléa — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:31:17 -0400

The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre is set to build the cutting-edge Centres for Innovative Medicine and Translational Biology at the Glen Campus.

Ultrasound

cléa — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:39:43 -0400

Whether determining the sex of a fetus or getting to the bottom of a mysterious heart murmur, the ultrasound scanner is used in a wide range of diagnostic procedures.

Gamma detection system probe

cléa — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:08:29 -0400

Doctors can now provide gyneco-logical cancer patients with a new and safer standard of care. Using a gamma detection system probe, oncologists can successfully identify the first lymph node to which cancer cells will travel.

Pulse oximeter

cléa — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:34:16 -0500

A pulse oximeter sends pulses of varying wavelengths of infrared light into the body to measure the percentage of oxygen contained in the blood.