Helium Thermal Ablation of Endometriosis Helica Instruments Ltd, manufacture equipment used in a treatment called Helium Thermal Ablation. This procedure has been available since 1995 and has now been carried out on over 16,000 patients. Helium Thermal Ablation has proven to be a safe and effective way in the treating of endometriosis. The generator unit (the Helica TC machine) is now in 120 hospitals throughout the UK. This means that while endometriosis is being diagnosed during a procedure called a diagnostic laparoscopy, the disease can then be treated in the early stages of development thereby avoiding further visits to the operating theatre.

The Treatment Using keyhole surgery (Laparoscopy) the Consultant Gynaecologist can cauterise (ablate) the affected area, which may give instant pain relief to the patient. Endometriosis is sometimes found on or over some extremely sensitive organs. Helium Thermal Ablation can be used to treat these affected areas. New Procedures Helica Instruments Ltd are constantly researching and developing its generator unit and probes for them to be used in a variety of surgical procedures. With the help of many Consultant Gynaecologists who have assisted us in our trials we are now manufacturing open surgery cutting probes and laparoscopic cutting & coagulating probes, which are now used in several different, operating procedures. These include but are not limited to the removal of fibroids (myomectomy), ovarian drilling & the division of adhesions.

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