News/Press Releases

10/28/2011
OmniGuide Appoints Scott Flora as President & CEO
Cambridge, MA, October 25, 2011 - OmniGuide, Inc., a privately held medical device company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, today announced that it has appointed industry veteran Scott Flora as its President & CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Flora brings to OmniGuide more than 20 years of experience building and managing successful medical device businesses. He most recently served as Global Business Unit President of Surgical Devices at Covidien (NYSE:COV), where he was responsible for Covidien’s largest division.

3/31/2011
Neurosurgeon Pioneers Use of New Hand-Held Laser to Target Tumors Deep Within The Skull Base
Lee Eric Tessler, MD, a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of brain tumors, is among the first in metro New York to use a new advanced, hand-held CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser for surgeries on certain types of tumors that are buried deep within the base of the skull.

12/6/2010
OmniGuide Announces Expansion into Gynecology Market with the Availability of the BeamPath®-GYN CO2 Laser Fiber
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 7, 2010 – OmniGuide, Inc., a company pioneering flexible CO2 laser fibers for precision surgery, today announced it has expanded its BeamPath® CO2 laser fiber technology into the Gynecology (GYN) market with the availability of the flexible BeamPath-GYN. The BeamPath-GYN fiber is designed to enhance the safety and precision needed by surgeons in gynecology and is suitable for procedures such as laparoscopic endometriosis treatment, lower genital condyloma and dysplasia, and myomectomy.

7/28/2010
OmniGuide® Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary, Highlights Future Surgical Applications for CO2 Laser Technology
OmniGuide® Inc, pioneer of the world’s most precise flexible surgical scalpel for minimally invasive surgery, recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Since its inception OmniGuide has introduced a new vision for fibers that guide light by virtue of a hollow core photonic bandgap structure.

6/28/2010
Operating Room: From DoD Grant to Fiber Optic Laser Scalpel
Yair Schindel, OmniGuide's VP of marketing, clinical affairs and business development, talks with SmartPlanet about advancements with the CO2 laser in the operating room and how OmniGuide is leading the way in minimally invasive surgery with it's flexible BeamPath technology.

6/1/2010
OmniGuide featured on MassDevice.com: "Voices of an Industry - Q&A with Yoel Fink"
MassDevice talks to OmniGuide's Yoel Fink and Yair Schindel about their company’s business development strategy.

5/3/2010
OmniGuide in The Saturday Evening Post: "Energy in Medicine"
Health reporter Wendy Braun reports on new devices utilizing laser energy and radiofrequency waves that help reverse hearing loss from chronic ear infections and target cancer cells for better cure rates.

4/30/2010
OmniGuide Unveils Latest CO2 Surgical Laser Advancements for Otology at COSM
OmniGuide today announced new clinical study results which demonstrate the safety and efficacy of its handheld fiber for CO2 laser stapedotomy compared to the handheld KTP laser, and the availability of two next generation products for otology.

7/30/2009
OmniGuide featured in BioOptics World: Flexible CO2 fiber tackles inoperable conditions
CO2 lasers offer such surgical advantages as precise control of cutting and ablation depth, and minimal damage to surrounding tissue.

7/6/2009
OmniGuide reports positive results in Beampath pre-clinical trial
Cambridge laser scalpel maker says its flexible CO2 laser fiber scalpel produces precise cuts in brain tissue.

7/1/2009
OmniGuide in Neurosurgery's Science Times: From Bench to Operating Room: A Tale of the OmniDirectional Mirror Fiber
Cutting with light in neurosurgery offers exciting new opportunities that justify a reexamination of the role of the operative laser in neurosurgery.

3/2/2009
OmniGuide in the Chicago Tribune: Newest version of laser scalpel aids brain surgery

3/2/2009
OmniGuide in Boston Medical Center Newsletter: First hearing restoration using new laser fiber performed at BMC

1/29/2009
OmniGuide on CNN: CNN Story Helps Surgeon Perform "lifesaving" Op

12/19/2008
OmniGuide on CNN.com: From military device to life-saving surgery tool

9/22/2008
OmniGuide Introduces the BeamPath Neuro: A CO2 Laser Fiber for Brain and Spine Surgery

8/4/2008
New Study Shows Reduced Hospital Stay and Improved Patient Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Treated with OmniGuide's® Flexible CO2 Laser Fibers for Obstructive Airway Fibroma

5/15/2008
Lisa M. Suennen Joins OmniGuide® Board of Directors

5/15/2008
OmniGuide® Secures $25 Million in Funding to Support Continued Grouwth and New Market Penetration

10/8/2007
OmniGuide Announces Launch of LightPathTM CO2 Laser Fiber; Smaller Flexible Fiber Enables More Precise Surgical Laser Procedures

9/11/2007
OmniGuide Begins European Commercialization; Clinical Utilization and Sales Commence On Flexible CO2 Laser Fibers

7/27/2007
OmniGuide Announces CE Mark Approval of Flexible CO2 Laser Fibers

7/10/2007
OmniGuide® Launches the OtoBeam Flexible CO2 Laser Fiber Product Line for Otology

8/31/2006
OmniGuide, Inc. to Expand Medical Product Offerings and Manufacturing Capacity Following Series D Funding

8/17/2006
The OmniGuide Fiber for use in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology is Featured in The Laryngoscope

8/25/2005
The OmniGuide Fiber for Flexible Delivery of CO2 Lasers in Head & Neck Surgical Applications Featured in the Laryngoscope

5/16/2005
OmniGuide Announces FDA 510K Clearance of the OmniGuide BeamPath CO2 Mark I Laser Beam Delivery System


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