Surgeons are increasingly turning to less-invasive techniques, such as utilizing long, thin needles – instead of scalpels – to access targets within the body. A new needle, with a steerable tip, could ...

FRIDAY, Dec. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Knee surgery patients use fewer opioids and recover more quickly following an innovative “needle” surgical technique, a new study says. Patients who underwent ...

Published results showed partial meniscectomy performed with needle arthroscopy may reduce opioid use in the immediate ...

Imagine a tiny, untethered needle that can enter the body through an incision no larger than a pin prick to perform biopsies, suture wounds, and even deliver cancer-fighting chemotherapy directly to ...

Patients who underwent knee surgery using minimally invasive “needle arthroscopy” needed half the opioids to manage pain the day after their procedure, researchers reported in the February 2026 issue ...