Dell Seton Medical Center

Surmodics Announces Successful Early Clinical Use of Pounce™ LP (Low Profile) Thrombectomy System, Designed to Address a Critical, Unmet Need by Facilitating Removal of Thrombi and Emboli Below the Knee

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Monday, January 22, 2024
Medical Devices, Health, Surgery, Clinical Trials, General Health, Pharmaceutical, Thrombectomy, Knee, Thrombus, Food and Drug Administration, Foot, Thrombosis, University, LME, BTK, Food, Hospital, FDA, Dell Seton Medical Center, Embolism, Medical imaging

Surmodics’ Pounce Thrombectomy devices are intended for the non-surgical removal of thrombi and emboli from the peripheral arterial vasculature.

Key Points: 
  • Surmodics’ Pounce Thrombectomy devices are intended for the non-surgical removal of thrombi and emboli from the peripheral arterial vasculature.
  • The new Pounce LP Thrombectomy System is indicated for use in vessels ranging from 2 mm to 4 mm in diameter, sizes typical of vessels found below the knee.
  • The Pounce LP System complements the original Pounce Thrombectomy System, introduced in 2021, which is indicated for use in vessels 3.5 mm to 6 mm in diameter.
  • The Pounce LP System’s ability to capture and remove these unexpected emboli adds yet more value to this device for BTK revascularization.”

Julie Sanchez, MD, FACS, is recognized by Continental Who's Who

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Fellow, Dell Seton Medical Center, Elective surgery, Biliary disease, Safety, Kankakee Community Resource Center, FACS, Johns Hopkins University, Multimedia, Dell, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Day, Injury Prevention (journal), Catheter, Moses Austin, Clothing, Kid, University, Child, Injury, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, American College, Medical Center, Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Medicine, Dell Children's Medical Center, Continental, Medical specialty, Loving Memory, Hospital, Research, American Board of Surgery, Liver disease, Birth, Love, Texas Medical Association, General surgery, Trauma, Family, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Stoma, Brackenridge Hospital, Dentistry, Nursing, Pediatric surgery, MD

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Julie Sanchez, MD, FACS, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Pinnacle Healthcare Provider for her contributions to the Medical Field.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Julie Sanchez, MD, FACS, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Pinnacle Healthcare Provider for her contributions to the Medical Field.
  • Dr. Sanchez earned a Bachelor of Science degree in General Biology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989.
  • According to Dr. Sanchez, she loves her job every day because she can help children get the specialized care they need.
  • She is associated with the Travis County Medical Association and in 2020, was recognized as the Pediatric Surgeon of Texas by Physician Preferred Magazine.

Ascension Seton Filed Suit Against Central Health to Protect Equitable Access to Healthcare in Travis County

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
General Health, Hospitals, Health, Professional Services, Legal, Hospital, Dell, Dell Seton Medical Center, University, Central Health, Safety, Catholic Church, Poverty, Patient, Ascension, Dell Medical School, MAP, Seton, University of Texas at Austin, Person, Partnership, Growth, COVID-19, Health insurance, Pharmaceutical industry, Nursing, Central Texas

This action seeks to address Central Health’s over-enrollment and underfunding of the Medical Access Program (MAP), the county indigent healthcare program and the public-private partnership designed to provide equitable access to care for Travis County’s economically vulnerable residents.

Key Points: 
  • This action seeks to address Central Health’s over-enrollment and underfunding of the Medical Access Program (MAP), the county indigent healthcare program and the public-private partnership designed to provide equitable access to care for Travis County’s economically vulnerable residents.
  • Ascension Seton maintains that Central Health has misrepresented its agreement and used distorted numbers to inaccurately represent growth of the MAP program.
  • Ascension Seton also maintains that Central Health has unilaterally overenrolled individuals into the healthcare program while refusing to provide funding to support the care for these additional patients.
  • After years of attempted negotiation and mediation, Ascension Seton has no choice other than to seek a legal remedy.