LAS VEGAS (CN) - A federal jury on Thursday convicted Las Vegas urologist Michael Stanley Kaplan of reusing single-use needle guides while treating patients for prostate conditions. Kaplan, 59, ...

When Dr. Lawrence Newman learned that the FDA and the Nevada State Medical Board sanctioned Dr. Michael Kaplan in early March for reusing single-use medical devices during prostate biopsy procedures, ...

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Lee Horstein remembers the phone call from Dr. Michael Kaplan. "It was after my second prostate biopsy from him about four years ago," the 69-year-old retired businessman said as he sat in an ...

Finding the ideal position for interventional needles – as used in biopsies, for instance – is a difficult and time-consuming process. This can now be performed automatically, using a robotic arm to ...

SXono Green G allows for reliable guidance of cannulas when performing aspirations and biopsies in Oncology. Greater stability and added precision can be achieved throughout the procedure, and at the ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RIVANNA®, developer of world-first imaging-based medical technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ...

In 2014, Las Vegas urologist, Dr. Michael Kaplan, was convicted by a federal jury for reusing single-use plastic needle guides during prostate biopsies. He was convicted of conspiracy to commit ...

The former operator of Green Valley Urology has been sentenced to four years in federal prison and one year of supervised release for reusing needle guides intended for single use, according to Nevada ...