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Blom_Singer 30 Years
SURGICAL PROCEDURES MEDICAL DEVICES SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS BLOM-SINGER DISTRIBUTORS


Dr. Blom
  Eric D. Blom, Ph.D.

Dr. Singer
Mark I. Singer, M.D.
F.A.C.S.
Dr. Hamaker
Ronald C. Hamaker, M.D. F.A.C.S.


BLOM-SINGER VOICE RESTORATION SYSTEMS

Thirty years of pioneering innovations, clinical research, and patient experience in the specialty of voice restoration following total laryngectomy.

In 1978, Mark I. Singer, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Eric D. Blom, Ph.D. pioneered the surgical method of Tracheoesophageal “Puncture” and the valved silicone voice prosthesis that over the past 30 years has become the international standard for voice restoration following total laryngectomy.

InHealth Technologies and their worldwide network of distributors salute Dr. Eric D. Blom, Dr. Mark I. Singer, and the late Dr. Ronald C. Hamaker for their historic record of achievement.

Surgical Procedures

Post-laryngectomy surgical procedures developed and pioneered by Mark I. Singer, M.D., F.A.C.S., Eric D. Blom, Ph.D., and Ronald C. Hamaker, M.D., F.A.C.S.
1978
Secondary Tracheoesophageal Puncture Technique
1979
Secondary Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle Myotomy Technique
1982
Primary Tracheoesophageal Puncture Technique
1982
Primary Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle Myotomy Technique
1985
Primary Pharyngeal Plexus Neurectomy Technique


Medical Devices

Tracheoesophageal voice prostheses and related medical devices invented and pioneered by Eric D. Blom, Ph.D., Mark I. Singer, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Ronald C. Hamaker, M.D., F.A.C.S.
1978
“Duckbill” (Slit-Valve Design) Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis (Blom and Singer)
1980
“Hands-Free” Tracheostoma Valve and Adhesive Attachment System (Blom and Singer)
1982
Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Measurement (Sizing) Device (Blom and Singer)
1983
“Low Pressure” (Flap-Valve Design) Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis (Blom and Singer)
1985
Esophageal Insufflation Test System (Blom and Singer)
1990
Tracheoesophageal Puncture Dilator (Blom and Singer)
1990
Fenestrated Silicone Laryngectomy Tube (Blom and Singer)
1991
Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis “Safety Inserter”(Blom and Coe)
1991
“Hands-Free” Adjustable Tracheostoma Valve (Blom, Coe, and Seder)
1992
Tracheoesophageal Voice Pressure Manometer (Blom)
1994
“Gel-Cap” Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Insertion System (Blom)
1994
Tracheoesophageal Puncture Surgical Set (Blom, Singer, and Hamaker)
1996
Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis “Valved Insert” Device (Blom)
1996
“Enlarged Esophageal Flange” Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis (Blom)
2007
Indwelling “Dual-Valve” Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis (Blom)
2008
Combined Tracheoesophageal Puncture Sizer/Dilator (Blom)
2008
“Automatic,” Voice Prosthesis Retention Flange Confirmation System (Blom)


Scientific Publications

  1. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I.: Surgical-Prosthetic Approaches for Post-laryngectomy Voice Restoration. Laryngectomy Rehabilitation, College Hill Press, Inc., Houston, 1979.

  2. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I.: Can Surgery Restore Voice After Your Laryngectomy? I.A.L. News, Volume XXIV, Number 4, August 1979.

  3. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D.: Preliminary Experience with a One Stage Surgical Technique for Voice Restoration After Total Laryngectomy. Shedd, D.P., et al (Eds.), Surgical Prosthetic Approaches to Speech Rehabilitation. GK Hall Co., Boston, 1980.

  4. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D.: An Endoscopic Technique for Restoration of Voice After Laryngectomy. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 89: 529-533, 1980.

  5. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D.: Tracheoesophageal Puncture: An Endoscopic Technique for Post-laryngectomy Voice Restoration. Texas Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 5: 4-07, 1980.

  6. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D.: Selective Myotomy for Voice Restoration After Total Laryngectomy. Archives of Otolaryngology, 107: 670-673,1981.

  7. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D. Hamaker, R.C.: Further Experience with Voice Restoration After Total Laryngectomy. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 90: 498-502, 1981.

  8. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D.: The Puncture Technique for Post-laryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation. Lauder, E. (Ed.), Self-Help for the Laryngectomy, 1982.

  9. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D.: Post-laryngectomy Aphonia. Gates, George (Ed.), Current Therapy in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, B.C. Decker Inc., 1982.

  10. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C.: Tracheostoma Valve for Post-laryngectomy Voice Restoration. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 91: 576-578, 1982.

  11. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I.: Prosthetic Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy. Perkins, W., Ph.D. (Ed.), Current Therapy of Communication Disorders, Thieme-Stratton, Inc., 1983.

  12. Singer, M.I.: Tracheoesophageal Speech: Vocal Rehabilitation After Total Laryngectomy. Laryngoscope, 93 (11): 1454-65, 1983.

  13. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D.: Restoration of Voice After Total Laryngectomy. English, G.M. (Ed.), Otolaryngology, Harper & Row Publishers, 1983.

  14. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D., Hamaker, R.C.: Voice Rehabilitation After Total Laryngectomy. Journal of Otolaryngology, 12: 329-334, 1983.

  15. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D., Hamaker, R.C.: Surgical Restoration of the Voice After Laryngectomy. Wolf, Gregory T. (Ed.), Head and Neck Oncology, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston, 1984.

  16. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D.: Vocal Rehabilitation With Prosthetic Devices. Byron J. (Ed.), Surgery of the Larynx, W.B. Saunders Co., Bailey, 1984.

  17. Singer, M.I.: Voice Restoration After Total Laryngectomy. In Modern Techniques in Surgery. Nussbaum, T.C. (Ed.), Head and Neck Surgery, 18. Futura Publishing Co., 1984.

  18. Robbins, J., Fisher, H.B., Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I.: A Comparative Acoustic Study of Normal, Esophageal, and Tracheoesophageal Speech Production. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 49: 202-210, 1984.

  19. Robbins, J., Fisher, H.B., Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I.: Selected Acoustic Features of Tracheoesophageal, Esophageal, and Laryngeal Speech. Archives of Otolaryngology, 110: 670-672, 1984.

  20. Singer, M.I.: Vocal Rehabilitation After Total Laryngectomy. Ferlito, A. (Ed.), Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1985.

  21. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D.: Vocal Rehabilitation with Prosthetic Devices. Bailey, B.I, and Biller, H.F (Eds.), Surgery of the Larynx, Philadelphia: S.B. Saunders, Co. 367-384, 1985.

  22. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C.: An Improved Esophageal Insufflation Test. Archives of Otolaryngology, 111: 211-212, April 1985.

  23. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D., Hamaker, R.C.: Vocal Rehabilitation After Laryngectomy. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 18: 605-611, August, 1985.

  24. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D., Hamaker, R.C.: Vocal Rehabilitation After Total Laryngectomy: Current Status and Future Directions. Chretial, Johns, Shedd, Strong, Ward (Eds.), Head and Neck Cancer, Vol. I, B.C. Decker, Inc., Philadelphia, 1985.

  25. Hamaker, R.C., Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D., Daniels, H.A.: Primary Voice Restoration at Laryngectomy. Archives of Otolaryngology, 111: 182-186, 1985.

  26. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I.: Disinfection of Silicone Prosthesis. Archives of Otolaryngology, 112, 1303, 1986.

  27. Singer, M.I., Blom, E.D., Hamaker, R.C.: Pharyngeal Plexus Neurectomy for Alaryngeal Speech Rehabilitation. Laryngoscope, 96: 50-53, 1986.

  28. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C.: A Prospective Study of Tracheoesophageal Speech. Archives of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 112: 440-447, 1986.

  29. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C.: Laryngectomy With Preservation of Voice. Fried (Ed.), The Larynx, A Multidisciplinary Approach. Little Brown and Company, 1988.

  30. Singer, M.I.: Surgical Restoration of the Voice After Total Laryngectomy. Adv Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery. Year Book Medical Publishers, 2: 141-164, 1988.

  31. Singer, M.I.: The Upper Esophageal Sphincter: Role in Laryngeal Speech Acquisition. Head and Neck Surgery, II (Suppl.), S118-123, 1988.

  32. Blom, E.D.: Tracheoesophageal Valves: Problems, Solutions, and Directions for the Future. Head and Neck Surgery. Supplement II, 10: S142-S145, 1988.

  33. Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C., Blom, E.D., Yoshida, G.Y.: Applications of the Voice Prosthesis During Laryngectomy. Ann Otol Laryngol., 98: 921-925, 1989.

  34. Pauloski, B.R., Fisher, H.B., Kempster, G.B., and Blom, E.D.: Statistical Differentiation of Tracheoesophageal Speech Produced Under Four Prosthetic / Occlusion Speaking Conditions. J. Speech Hearing Res., 32: 591-599, 1989.

  35. Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C., Blom, E.D.: Revision Procedure for the Tracheoesophageal Puncture. Laryngoscope, 99: 761-763, July, 1989.

  36. Blom, E.D., Hamaker, R.C., Freeman, S.B.: Post-laryngectomy Voice Restoration. Highlights of the Instructional Courses, Vol. 7, Lucente, F.E. (Ed.) Mosby, St. Louis, 1994.

  37. Blom, E.D.: Tracheoesophageal Speech. In Seminars In Speech and Language: Laryngectomee Rehabilitation, Vol. 16, No. 3, Curlee, McFarlane, Watteson, (Eds.), Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 1995.

  38. Blom, E.D., Pauloski, B.R., Hamaker, R.C.: Functional Outcome After Surgery for Prevention of Pharyngospasms in Tracheoesophageal Speakers. Part I: Speech Characteristics. Laryngoscope, 105: 1093-1103, October, 1995.

  39. Pauloski, B.R., Blom, E.D., Logemann, J.A., et al.: Functional Outcome After Surgery for Prevention of Pharyngospasms in Tracheoesophageal Speakers. Part II: Swallow Characteristics. Laryngoscope, 105: 1104-1110, October, 1995.

  40. Blom, E.D., Hamaker, R.C.: Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy. Myers, E.N. and Suen, J. (Eds.), Cancer of the Head and Neck, W.B. Saunders Publishers. 839-852, 1996.

  41. Grolman, W., Blom, E.D., Branson, R.D. et al.: An Efficiency Comparison of Four Heat and Moisture Exchangers Used in the Laryngectomized Patient. Laryngoscope, 107: 814-820, 1997.

  42. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C. (Eds.) Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy. Singular Publishing. San Diego, 1998.

  43. Blom, E.D.: Evolution of Tracheoesophageal Voice Prostheses. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C. (Eds.), Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy. Singular Publishing. San Diego, 1998.

  44. Blom, E.D.: Tracheostoma Valves. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C. (Eds.), Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy. Singular Publishing. San Diego, 1998.

  45. Blom, E.D., Remacle, M.: Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration Problems and Solution. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C. (Eds.), Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy. Singular Publishing. San Diego, 1998.

  46. Leder, S.B. and Blom, E.D.: Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis: Fitting and Training. Blom, E.D., Singer, M.I., Hamaker, R.C. (Eds.), Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy. Singular Publishing. San Diego, 1998.

  47. Blom, E.D.: Blom-Singer Indwelling Voice Prosthesis: Characteristics and Method of Insertion. In Inpliant Fonatori Nel Laryngectomizzato. I. Serafina and G. Rizzotto (Editors) – Roma, Italy, 1998.

  48. Blom, E.D.: Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration: Origin – Evolution – State of the Art. Folia Phoniatr Logop, 52: 14-23, 1999.

  49. Deschler, D.G., Doherty H.T., Reed, C.G., Hayden, R. B., Singer, M. I.: Prevention of Pharyngoesophageal Spasm After Laryngectomy with a Half Muscle Closure Technique. Ann Otol. Rhinol Laryngol, 2000:109:514 8.

  50. Blom, E.D.: Current Status of Voice Restoration Following Total Laryngectomy. Oncology, 14:6, June 2000.

  51. Evans, P.H.R., Blom, E.D.: Functional Restoration of Speech. Evans, P.H.R., Montgomery, P.Q., Gullane P.J. (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Head and Neck Oncology, Taylor and Francis Group, London, 2003.

  52. Blom, E.D.: Some Comments on the Escalation of Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Dimensions. Arch. Otolaryngol., 129: 500-502, 2003.

  53. Hamaker, R.C., Blom, E.D., Botulinum Neurotoxin for Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle Spasm in Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration. Laryngoscope, 113: 1479-1482, 2003.

  54. Singer, M.I.: The Development of Successful Tracheoesophageal Voice Restoration. Otolaryngol Clin. N Amer, 37: 507-517, 2004.

  55. Leder, S.B., Acton, L.M., Kmiecik, J., Ganz, C., and Blom, E.D.: Voice Restoration with the Advantage Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis. Otolaryngol. Head and Neck Surg., 133: 681-684m, 2005.



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