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TAP

2004-11-03, 7:12 pm

Kings college Hospital Wins Clinical Excellence Award for Use of
Laserscope's GreenLight PVP Procedure

Wednesday November 3, 7:01 am ET

United Kingdom's National Health Services Recognizes Patient Benefits and
Cost-Effectiveness of PVP

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Laserscope (Nasdaq:
LSCP - News), a pioneer in the development and commercialization of medical
lasers and advanced fiber-optic devices, today announced that based on the
use of its GreenLight PVP(TM) procedure for the treatment of Benign
Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), Kings college Hospital NHS Trust, a leading
London-based healthcare facility, won a prestigious clinical excellence
innovation award from the Modernisation Agency of the United Kingdom's
socialized medicine body, or National Health Service (NHS).
Kings college Hospital demonstrated that by performing Laserscope's PVP
procedure on an outpatient basis, versus conducting the more invasive
trans-urethral resection of the prostate, or TURP, procedure, the hospital
was able to reduce costs and waiting times while increasing patient
satisfaction and experience. In the UK, TURP generally involves long
hospital stays, long waiting lists and high morbidity.

"We are very excited and encouraged by the work being done by Dr. Gordon
Muir and his staff and colleagues at Kings college Hospital," said Eric
Reuter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Laserscope. "By utilizing
our innovative PVP procedure to treat BPH, the hospital has clearly
demonstrated the clinical efficacy and many other important benefits of PVP
versus other more invasive, more costly and less effective treatment
options.

"We have had considerable success in the UK's private healthcare sector
since launching our GreenLight system in 2002, but penetrating the
two-tiered health-care system in the UK, as in many other countries, remains
a challenge in that not only must clinical efficacy be demonstrated, but
also the cost-effectiveness of the procedure as well," said Mr. Reuter.

"We believe that the recognition and visibility Laserscope is receiving from
this NHS award being granted to a world-renowned medical center such as
Kings College, will help us gain a higher level of visibility and
credibility for the many positive attributes of PVP, not only within the
UK's public healthcare system, but in other two-tiered health-care systems
around the globe. This brings us even closer to our top priority -- ensuring
that Laserscope's GreenLight PVP, or Photo-Selective Vaporization of the
Prostate, is recognized as the new worldwide standard of care for treating
BPH."

ray

2004-11-04, 7:15 pm

"TAP" <1LCrestview@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<lKydnQrmkbfayhTcRVn-hw@comcast.com>...
> Kings college Hospital Wins Clinical Excellence Award for Use of
> Laserscope's GreenLight PVP Procedure
SNIP

Postings on UGs should not be used for publishing commercial 'blurbs'

2004-11-04, 10:10 pm

Patrick,

Thanks for the posting. Given all the great things the UK guys on this
ng have said about Gordon Muir and Kings, it was an interesting read.
This blurb should give them hope that access to PVP may become easier.

Thanks again for all the information you have provided this ng that has
helped me and quite a few others free themselves from bph misery.

Al

TAP wrote:
> Kings college Hospital Wins Clinical Excellence Award for Use of
> Laserscope's GreenLight PVP Procedure
>
> Wednesday November 3, 7:01 am ET
>
>
> United Kingdom's National Health Services Recognizes Patient Benefits and
> Cost-Effectiveness of PVP
>
>
> SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Laserscope (Nasdaq:
> LSCP - News), a pioneer in the development and commercialization of medical
> lasers and advanced fiber-optic devices, today announced that based on the
> use of its GreenLight PVP(TM) procedure for the treatment of Benign
> Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), Kings college Hospital NHS Trust, a leading
> London-based healthcare facility, won a prestigious clinical excellence
> innovation award from the Modernisation Agency of the United Kingdom's
> socialized medicine body, or National Health Service (NHS).
> Kings college Hospital demonstrated that by performing Laserscope's PVP
> procedure on an outpatient basis, versus conducting the more invasive
> trans-urethral resection of the prostate, or TURP, procedure, the hospital
> was able to reduce costs and waiting times while increasing patient
> satisfaction and experience. In the UK, TURP generally involves long
> hospital stays, long waiting lists and high morbidity.
>
> "We are very excited and encouraged by the work being done by Dr. Gordon
> Muir and his staff and colleagues at Kings college Hospital," said Eric
> Reuter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Laserscope. "By utilizing
> our innovative PVP procedure to treat BPH, the hospital has clearly
> demonstrated the clinical efficacy and many other important benefits of PVP
> versus other more invasive, more costly and less effective treatment
> options.
>
> "We have had considerable success in the UK's private healthcare sector
> since launching our GreenLight system in 2002, but penetrating the
> two-tiered health-care system in the UK, as in many other countries, remains
> a challenge in that not only must clinical efficacy be demonstrated, but
> also the cost-effectiveness of the procedure as well," said Mr. Reuter.
>
> "We believe that the recognition and visibility Laserscope is receiving from
> this NHS award being granted to a world-renowned medical center such as
> Kings College, will help us gain a higher level of visibility and
> credibility for the many positive attributes of PVP, not only within the
> UK's public healthcare system, but in other two-tiered health-care systems
> around the globe. This brings us even closer to our top priority -- ensuring
> that Laserscope's GreenLight PVP, or Photo-Selective Vaporization of the
> Prostate, is recognized as the new worldwide standard of care for treating
> BPH."
>
>

daddyo

2004-11-05, 2:10 am

The "commercial blurb" is an award by a public body. I have had a
successful PVP by Gordon Muir and any publicising of PVP is another
step in widening the use of the procedure,to the benefit of readers of
this group. And many thanks to Laserscope too.

Richie

TAP

2004-11-05, 7:14 pm

I disagree that this piece is a "commercial blurb".

It is a very useful piece of information especially to the guys in the UK
who have been treated by Dr. Muir or are considering seeking treatment from
him.

The value of this newsgroup is the sharing information both positive and
negative about anything related to bph.

This piece certainly falls within those guidelines.

Patrick

"ray" <raycom223@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Postings on UGs should not be used for publishing commercial 'blurbs'

Derek F.

2004-11-05, 7:14 pm

Last I heard it was an 18 month waiting list for NHS patients at Kings and
only four other NHS hospitals do it. Gyrus seem to be doing better and one
urologist has performed over 200 PKU procedures in the past two years
Derek.
"TAP" <1LCrestview@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:lKydnQrmkbfayhTcRVn-hw@comcast.com...
> Kings college Hospital Wins Clinical Excellence Award for Use of
> Laserscope's GreenLight PVP Procedure
>
> Wednesday November 3, 7:01 am ET
>
>
> United Kingdom's National Health Services Recognizes Patient Benefits and
> Cost-Effectiveness of PVP
>
>
> SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Laserscope (Nasdaq:
> LSCP - News), a pioneer in the development and commercialization of
> medical lasers and advanced fiber-optic devices, today announced that
> based on the use of its GreenLight PVP(TM) procedure for the treatment of
> Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), Kings college Hospital NHS Trust, a
> leading London-based healthcare facility, won a prestigious clinical
> excellence innovation award from the Modernisation Agency of the United
> Kingdom's socialized medicine body, or National Health Service (NHS).
> Kings college Hospital demonstrated that by performing Laserscope's PVP
> procedure on an outpatient basis, versus conducting the more invasive
> trans-urethral resection of the prostate, or TURP, procedure, the hospital
> was able to reduce costs and waiting times while increasing patient
> satisfaction and experience. In the UK, TURP generally involves long
> hospital stays, long waiting lists and high morbidity.
>
> "We are very excited and encouraged by the work being done by Dr. Gordon
> Muir and his staff and colleagues at Kings college Hospital," said Eric
> Reuter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Laserscope. "By utilizing
> our innovative PVP procedure to treat BPH, the hospital has clearly
> demonstrated the clinical efficacy and many other important benefits of
> PVP versus other more invasive, more costly and less effective treatment
> options.
>
> "We have had considerable success in the UK's private healthcare sector
> since launching our GreenLight system in 2002, but penetrating the
> two-tiered health-care system in the UK, as in many other countries,
> remains a challenge in that not only must clinical efficacy be
> demonstrated, but also the cost-effectiveness of the procedure as well,"
> said Mr. Reuter.
>
> "We believe that the recognition and visibility Laserscope is receiving
> from this NHS award being granted to a world-renowned medical center such
> as Kings College, will help us gain a higher level of visibility and
> credibility for the many positive attributes of PVP, not only within the
> UK's public healthcare system, but in other two-tiered health-care systems
> around the globe. This brings us even closer to our top priority --
> ensuring that Laserscope's GreenLight PVP, or Photo-Selective Vaporization
> of the Prostate, is recognized as the new worldwide standard of care for
> treating BPH."
>
>

Derek F.

2004-11-10, 4:09 am