Late last year, medical device company Hologic announced the launch of its Definity™ cervical dilator device with its SureAccess™ balloon, which incorporates CrossGlide technology, to gently ...

This suggests that the synthetic dilator may be a more efficient option for cervical preparation before operative hysteroscopy [2]. Another study compared the efficacy of misoprostol with evening ...

For instance, a phase III non-inferiority trial compared outpatient elective induction at 39 weeks’ gestation utilising either a vaginal prostaglandin preparation or an osmotic cervical dilator.

Laparoscopic cervical cerclage can be done during pregnancy or in women who are not pregnant. Under general anaesthesia, the peritoneal cavity is insufflated with carbon dioxide through a needle ...

Healthy nulliparous women were randomized to one of three forms of initial cervical ripening: 12 hours of Dilapan-S (D12; n=88), 24 hours of Dilapan-S (D24; n=96), or 24 hours of Propess (P24; n=87).

Bayer said it believes the company’s low-friction CrossGlide technology could be adapted to help place its various intrauterine devices, or IUDs—including its Mirena, Kyleena and Skyla ...