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Contour SE designed to shrink, destroy uterine fibroids.
2002 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) announced that it has launched Contour SE in the U.S. to treat hypervascular tumors and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
Contour SE is made of polyvinyl acetate (PVA), a material that has been used extensively in embolization procedures for more than 20 years. Contour SE is designed to shrink and destroy hypervascular tumors and AVMs by blocking the blood supply feeding them.
The company also announced that it has received FDA authorization to perform a clinical trial (IDE) to evaluate uterine artery embolization (UAE) for the treatment of uterine fibroids (benign, smooth muscle tumors) using Contour SE. The clinical trial is the third arm of an earlier trial designed to demonstrate that UAE is an effective alternative to surgery for women suffering from symptomatic uterine fibroids. The investigational arm, comprising patients receiving UAE procedures using standard PVA particles, and the myomectomy surgical control arm have now been completed. The third arm is currently enrolling patients.
UAE is being studied as a possible alternative to myomectomy and hysterectomy, the standard surgical therapies for uterine fibroids. UAE is a less-invasive procedure that blocks blood flow to the vessels feeding the fibroid. By depriving the fibroid of its blood supply, UAE may reduce the symptoms associated with uterine fibroids.
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- Magazine article from: Popular Mechanics Oldham, Joe Chaikin, Don Frank, Deborah Allen, Mike February 1, 1996 700+ words
...Maintenance/repair costs: scheduled 15,000-mile service, balance and rotate tires and replace wiper blades, $378 Ford Contour SE After racking up nearly 7000 miles on our Contour in four months, we can honestly say that Ford accomplished what it set...
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...Maintenance/repair costs: cracked windshield, replaced under warranty; scheduled 15,000-mile service, $55 Ford Contour SE Okay, so the larger members of the staff still wish the Contour's driver's seat could be moved farther away from the...
Source: HighBeam Research, Contour SE designed to shrink, destroy uterine fibroids.