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Flexible Surgical Tables
July 13, 2007 7:38 am | Getinge Usa, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMAQUET modular mobile or system surgical tables are versatile enough to meet the patient positioning requirements of a wide range of surgical procedures. These tables are designed in collaboration with leading surgical institutions to meet specific preferences and workflow requirements. The highly engineered solutions are designed for their intended purposes, providing superior patient access and associated comfort for the patient and the entire surgical team.
Keeping Critical Equipment Close at Hand
June 11, 2007 11:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsThere is no denying that the surgical field is in the midst of a technological revolution. New and better surgical systems and medical devices are being developed, tested and brought to market at a staggering rate and simply keeping abreast of the latest innovations can be a trying experience. This is by no means a bad thing, of course.
Patient Warming Blanket for Lithotomy
June 11, 2007 11:52 am | Arizant Healthcare Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe 585 Lithotomy Underbody Blanket offers a new approach to warming patients undergoing procedures involving the pelvic cavity, including C-sections, colorectal surgery, TURPs and others requiring peritoneal, abdominal or low limb access. The 585 Lithotomy Underbody Blanket is positioned on the procedure table before the patient arrives.
Breast Biopsy Device
June 11, 2007 11:52 am | Angiotech | Product Releases | CommentsThe V-Core™ Full Core Breast Biopsy Instrument offers a less traumatic method of obtaining large, intact, diagnostic quality specimens in a simple, easy-to-use device. This innovative device utilizes a patented, end-coil harvesting mechanism that encapsulates the specimen, then cores and captures it in the cannula.
Breast Biopsy Bracketing System
June 11, 2007 11:52 am | Ranfac Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsRanfac has announced the release of a Bracketing System designed to prevent accidental shearing during biopsies. In trying to reduce the high incidence of positive margins and the need for reexcision or mastectomy after single hooked wire excisions, a system of placing multiple hooked wires around the perimeter of a lesion before excision has become common.
Lumpectomy Orientation System
June 11, 2007 11:52 am | Ranfac Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe patent pending Lumpectomy Orientation System provides a quick, easy and certain orientation of excisional breast biopsies. Labeling is done by the surgeon as soon as the specimen is out, improving compliance by getting accurate orientation. Tissue samples are oriented without the use of sutures, specifically using pins that can be inserted through the tissue sample.
Standard-Grip Morcellator
June 11, 2007 11:52 am | Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Rotocut G1 Morcellator is a state-of-the-art standard-grip morcellator that is set on the abdominal wall and offers direct power transmission and significant handling advantages for surgeons. The fully autoclavable morcellator comes in both 12-mm and 15-mm sizes and allows changes between cutting blades to be made intraoperatively.
Bioresorbable Adhesion Barrier
June 11, 2007 11:52 am | Genzyme Biosurgery | Product Releases | CommentsSeprafilm® Adhesion Barrier is a bioresorbable membrane comprised of chemically-modified HA-CMC. It is intended for use following open pelvic or abdominal surgery, serving as a site-specific, temporary adhesion barrier that physically separates tissues and organs during healing. Approximately 24 to 48 hours after placement, the membrane becomes a gel that is slowly resorbed within 7 days, the critical tissue healing period.
Fluid/Blanket Warming Cabinet
June 11, 2007 11:52 am | Enthermics Medical Systems | Product Releases | CommentsThe EC1730bl is a dual-chambered warming cabinet with independent touch keypad controls. The upper fluid compartment holds up to 30 liters and can be set to warm either irrigation or injection fluids. Temperature range for injection fluids is 95 F to 110 F, while the range for irrigation fluid is 95 F to 150 F.
Whole Body Warming Therapy System
June 11, 2007 11:52 am | Cincinnati Sub-Zero | Product Releases | CommentsThe Gelli-Roll™ whole body warming therapy system combines patient temperature management and tissue pressure reduction in one simple-to-use reusable product. A CSZ Plasti-Pad warming blanket is encapsulated within Akton® gel. This combination product when used with a Norm-O-Temp®, Blanketrol®, or Hemotherm® before, during or after surgery effectively provides patient warming and pressure reduction.
Sterile Exam Glove
June 11, 2007 11:51 am | Mölnlycke Health Care | Product Releases | CommentsBioExam™ is a powder-free, non-latex, sterile examination glove. Thee ambidextrous nitrile glove combines fit with excellent puncture resistance, making it ideal for use throughout a healthcare facility as a cost-effective alternative to sterile surgical gloves for non-invasive procedures.
Latex Surgical Gloves
June 11, 2007 11:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Encore HydraSoft® latex surgical glove is powder-free and features a hand friendly coating that moisturizes the skin. It also features other infection control innovations including the company’s patent-pending SureFit™ technology, which provides surgeons, nurses and other healthcare professionals with superior barrier protection during operating room procedures.
Reusable Bipolar Forceps
June 11, 2007 11:51 am | Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis line of reduced stick bipolar forcep electrodes features highly polished tips engineered to help reduce tissue adherence and provide superior coagulation and desiccation for a variety of surgical applications. The bipolar forcep electrodes also reduce the risk of injury to the patient as they limit stray current, common with monopolar electrosurgery.
Ultrasonic Cut/Coag System
June 11, 2007 11:51 am | Olympus | Product Releases | CommentsSonoSurg® is a complete ultrasonic surgical system that provides surgeons with power and performance by transmitting ultrasonic vibrations into energy that prevents bleeding by coagulating blood as it cuts tissue. Additionally, since the probes are reusable, expenses are minimized, thereby making this a cost-effective solution for ultrasonic cutting and coagulation.
Electrocautery Instruments
June 11, 2007 11:51 am | Shippert Medical Technologies Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsChange-A-Tip Cauteries from Shippert Medical are available with High Temperature (2200 degrees F) and Low Temperature (1000 degrees F) battery-operated handles. The sterile, replaceable cautery tips are also available in multiple styles including fine tip, loop tip, two- to six inch elongated tips, flex tips, circular tips and vasectomy tips.
