How do you prefer to do your SAVI placements - a percutaneous implant under ultrasound guidance, or using the SAVI Prep Catheter in the OR?

Surgeon Gildy Babiera, M.D., F.A.C.S. of MD Anderson Cancer Center discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each method, as well as why collaboration between surgeons and radiation oncologists is the key to quality patient care.
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VIDEO: Watch Dr. Michael Berry of the Breast Clinic of Memphis do a percutaneous implant

Earlier this month, the SAVI applicator was named a winner in the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) competition, the only awards program that exclusively recognizes contributions and advances in the design of medical products.

Read about all 2010 MDEA winners in the April issue of MD&DI


The MDEA competition recognizes the achievements of medical device manufacturers, their suppliers and the many people behind the scenes - engineers, scientists, and clinicians - who are responsible for creating innovative products that are changing the face of healthcare.

While Cianna Medical is proud to receive this honor, we realize our design accomplishments would be meaningless without our customers' commitment to APBI and the SAVI applicator.

We want to thank all of the physicians who are changing how we care for women with early-stage breast cancer by recognizing the benefit of more targeted radiation therapy and choosing to make it available to their patients.