Following the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) review their guidance is that patients should be fully advised about Helium Plasma Ablation before treatment. There is now a booklet available which gives information on all available treatments for endometriosis. Please go to our medical papers section where is it available for download.

As with all medical conditions we recommend early diagnosis and treatment for endometriosis.

2005 is already proving to be a successful year for Helica Instruments Ltd. With the peer review and publication of two medical papers which confirm the safety and effectiveness of the Helica TC in the treatment of endometriosis. The published papers can be downloaded from our medical papers section of this website.

Helica are confident that more randomised clinical studies taking place at the moment will have been completed, peer reviewed and published by the end of 2005.

This proven clinical evidence will support Helica's safety, therapeutic effect and its cost effectiveness compared to any other electro surgical device throughout the world. 

Recognised centres of excellence currently carrying out these scientifically randomised clinical studies are:

  Castle Hill Hospital, Hull.

  Frimley Park Hospital, Camberley.   

  Princess Royal Hospital, Farnborough.

  Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.       

  University Hospital, Nottingham.

  North Florida Regional Women's Centre, Gainsville, Florida

The Helium Thermal Coagulator (Helica) is a revolutionary electro surgical device used in surgery that produces a cauterising effect, as does diathermy and laser.

The Helica operates on very low electrical power combined with Helium, the effect of which produces a plasma beam that emanates from the distal end of a plastic sterile probe. It is the plasma beam that produces the coagulating effect at the working end of the instrument.

The opinions of many surgeons are, the lower the power of the instrument the more control they have, the greater control they have, the safer the instrument.

The Helica operates on very much lower energy levels compared to any other surgical instrument currently available.   

The Gynaecological community were the first surgical discipline to identify the surgical benefits of the Helica as being an ideal laparoscopic tool for surgically treating endometriosis.

To date over 10,000 patients have been successfully treated with the Helica without a single surgical complication being reported.

There are nearly a hundred (100) centres throughout the UK who have installed the Helica.

To date the Helium Plasma Ablation has been successfully used within the fields of Cardiothoracic surgery, General surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic surgery and Opthalmic surgery.

There are a number of recognised regional Helica laparoscopic training centres throughout the UK. Surgeons wishing to participate in any of the advanced laparoscopic courses, please contact Helica Instruments for details.