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Evidence-based recommendations on individually magnetic resonance imaging-designed unicompartmental interpositional implant insertion for osteoarthritis of the knee. This involves inserting an individually designed implant at the knee between the thigh and shin bones to realign the knee and prevent bone-on-bone rubbing.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 September 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous retroperitoneal endoscopic necrosectomy. This involves inserting a thin telescope through a small cut in the side above the hip and using it to wash out and remove the dead tissue.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 March 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on epiretinal brachytherapy for wet age related macular degeneration. This involves using radiation therapy used to destroy the new blood vessels.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

16 December 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal parathyroid tumours. This involves operating on the tumour using a flexible camera inserted through small cuts in the chest (keyhole surgery).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

12 December 2007

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous endoscopic laser cervical discectomy. This involves inserting special equipment, including a laser, through a small cut in the skin to heat and destroy some of the disc and remove the part that is sticking out to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve root.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 June 2009

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on iTind for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

21 September 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on deep brain stimulation for refractory epilepsy in adults. This involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the brain.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

12 August 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on liposuction for chronic lymphoedema in adults. This involves using suction to remove fluid and fat through punctures in the skin.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 April 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous endovascular forearm arteriovenous fistula creation for haemodialysis access in adults. This involves using radiofrequency energy, or heat and pressure, to join an artery and vein in the forearm to create a fistula for haemodialysis access.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 October 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on biodegradable subacromial spacer insertion for rotator cuff tears. This involves inserting a balloon-shaped device between the top of the shoulder blade and the upper arm bone to reduce pain and improve shoulder function.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

15 November 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on high-intensity focused ultrasound for treating prostate cancer. This involves inserting a probe through the rectum that gives out a beam of ultrasound to heat and destroy the cancerous prostate tissue.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 March 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer. This involves using cold temperature to freeze and destroy cancer tissue as a first treatment for cancer that hasn't spread far from the prostate.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess. This involves making a passage from the cyst or abscess through which the gland can drain by inflating a small, specially designed balloon.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

16 December 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on irreversible electroporation (IRE) for treating renal cancer. This involves using electrical pulses to kill cancer cells, applied directly to the tumour through special needles.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 February 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on irreversible electroporation for treating primary lung cancer and metastases in the lung. This involves using electrical pulses to kill cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 February 2013