FDA核准子宮內膜剝除系統用於痛經治療
作者:Laurie Barclay, MD
出處:WebMD醫學新聞
May 25, 2010 — 美國食品藥物管理局(FDA)核准了一種新的子宮內膜剝除系統(Genesys HTA系統;波士頓科技公司)用於治療痛經;在美國,這大概影響了1000萬位女性;這個次世代的子宮內膜剝除系統適用於停經前且有痛經的婦女。
CE Mark於一月同意這個系統上市,這是歐盟產品的安全認證。
相較於目前的子宮內膜摘除系統,這個新系統操作裝置較小、較輕且設備簡單;這個系統也有依步驟指引子宮內膜剝除的圖形介面。為了提高操作效率,許多科技都已經更新。
英國Portsmouth Queen Alexandra醫院婦產科醫師Christopher Guyer表示,新的Genesys HTA系統已針對設立步驟提升效率,提供了病患一個有效處理其痛經問題的方法。
FDA Approves Endometrial Ablation System for Treatment of Menorrhagia
By Laurie Barclay, MD
Medscape Medical News
May 25, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new endometrial ablation system (Genesys HTA System; Boston Scientific) for the treatment of menorrhagia, which affects approximately 10 million women in the United States. This next-generation endometrial ablation system is intended for premenopausal women with menorrhagia.
CE Mark approval, which is a European Union certification of product safety, was granted in January.
Compared with the manufacturer's current endometrial ablation system, the new system has a smaller and lighter console and simplified set-up requirements. It also has an enhanced graphic user interface for step-by-step guidance through endometrial ablation. Several technology upgrades are intended to improve operating performance.
"The new Genesys HTA System has streamlined the procedure set-up and provides my patients an effective means to address their menorrhagia," said Christopher Guyer, MB, BS, MRCOG, a gynecologist from Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, United Kingdom.