Flex Wound Care
August 28, 2009 1:01 pm | Smith & Nephew | Product Releases | CommentsSmith & Nephew Inc (NYSE: SNN) (LSE: SN) Advanced Wound Management division, announces the U.S. launch of ACTICOAT™ Flex 3 and ACTICOAT™ Flex 7. According to the company, ACTICOAT Flex products have been designed to support physicians dealing with wounds and injuries at high risk of infection.
LISTED UNDER: Wound dressing, bariatricCompany Provides Funding For NOTES Research
July 13, 2009 11:08 am | Olympus America Inc. | News | CommentsOAK BROOK, Ill., July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research® (NOSCAR®) a joint effort of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), announce Olympus' continued funding of research in an emerging minimally invasive transdisciplinary therapy known as Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery(R), with a $250,000 grant to the existing Olympus Research Fund supporting NOTES® research.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatricImproved Intra-Abdominal Access
July 13, 2009 10:54 am | Surgiquest, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Airseal™ System from Surgiquest, Inc. employs an invisible air barrier within the access port's 2 to 12 mm cannula housing that automatically self adjusts for constant and proper intra-abdominal pressure, using the company's Dynamic Pressure System (DPS 1000) unit.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatricStreamlined Design For Larger Patients
July 13, 2009 10:49 am | Ethicon Endo-Surgery | Product Releases | CommentsEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. introduces the REALIZE™ Adjustable Gastric Band-C, a new gastric band with a streamlined design that eases placement and has an expanded adjustment range that can accommodate larger patients. The REALIZE Band-C has the same clinically proven high-volume, low-pressure system as the original REALIZE Band, but offers additional features, including: A 14 percent greater stoma adjustment range to accommodate larger patients.
LISTED UNDER: Gastic Banding ProductsNo Scars: New Obesity Surgery Goes Through Mouth
June 8, 2009 7:43 am | News | CommentsLINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Graphic shows process of the TOGA scarless obesity surgery. (AP) CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors are testing a new kind of obesity surgery without any cuts through the abdomen, snaking a tube as thick as a garden hose down the throat to snap staples into the stomach.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatricStudies Show Potential Of Pure NOTES Surgery With Toolbox
June 3, 2009 7:20 am | Ethicon Endo-Surgery | News | CommentsCINCINNATI, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. announce multiple studies at 2009 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) demonstrating the company's novel, investigational Toolbox enables natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedures without laparoscopic support in porcine models.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatricEliminate Abdominal Access Problems
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | Surgiquest, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe AnchorPort® from Surgiquest, Inc. is an abdominal entry product that can be used for peripheral applications or for single incision surgery. Features of the AnchorPort® include: 5 mm optical tip trocars are precisely placed for safety, each employing an elastomeric technology to match cannula length to the thickness of each patient's abdominal wall.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatricHerculean Strength
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | Skytron | Product Releases | CommentsSkytron 's Hercules 6701B Surgical Table provides a powerful 1,200-lb. lift, 1,000 lb. articulation and full-body imaging capability for today's advanced general purpose and bariatric procedures, reducing the need for multiple support accessories and optimizing ease of patient set-ups.
LISTED UNDER: Surgical Tables, bariatric1,000-lb. Patient Weight Capacity
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | TRUMPF | Product Releases | CommentsThe TRUMPF TITAN is a modular, split-leg, fully-articulating universal surgical table with a 1,000-lb. patient weight capacity. Features of the table include: Motor driven mobility and easy movement with 6" dual castors. 40 degree Trendelenburg and reverse Trendelenburg positioning and 25 degree tilt, maintaining stability even at extreme angles at full weight capacity.
LISTED UNDER: Surgical Tables, bariatricBariatric Stand-On Scale
May 22, 2009 11:09 am | Scale-Tronix, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Scale-Tronix Model 5702 bariatric stand-on scale is a heavy-duty, stainless steel, fully-automatic scale built for the special needs of weighing bariatric patients. The scale features: A weight capacity of 1,000 lbs. (445 kg.) An extra-large, ultra-low, stable weighing platform with a heavy duty wrap-around handrail for ease of use and security.
LISTED UNDER: Scales, bariatricStow-A-Weigh Scales
April 20, 2009 5:42 am | Scale-Tronix, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsScale-Tronix introduces the Models 6202 and 6202D Stow-A-Weigh Scales that mount snug against the wall and protrude a mere 4 in. when not in use. According to the company, these digital scales feature: A design for stand-on weighing, wheelchair patients and to accommodate patients on stretchers.
LISTED UNDER: Scales, bariatricGastric Banding Device Introducer
March 17, 2009 11:19 am | Automated Medical Products Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsBooth # 1000 • The Steinberg Lap-Band® Introducer is designed to simplify the introduction of the Lap-Band® and minimize potential tissue damage. The guide is placed into a 10-mm port, which is then removed. This novel Introducer is then placed onto the guide and slid into the abdomen.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatricBeanbag Positioners
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | David Scott Company | Product Releases | CommentsComplimenting David Scott's Traditional and Blue Diamond® Gel line of Beanbag positioners is the company's newest size, a 38.5-inch wide by 35.5-inch long positioner with a U-shape shoulder cutout (equivalent to Size 31). As with their complete line of Beanbag positioners this product is reusable and attaches to any vacuum source.
LISTED UNDER: Positioning Aids, bariatricOR Table Pads & Positioners
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsAction® O.R. pads and positioners provide high-performance shear and pressure management for Pediatric to Bariatric patient. These reusable, durable products made of Akton® polymer are designed to withstand the physical demands of the obese population. Action products evenly distribute weight and heat, offer maximum patient support and provide consistent high-performance, all of which are critical for longer term procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Table Accessories, bariatricPatient Lift System
December 16, 2008 9:36 am | Nk Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Power Transport Lift requires only one attendant to lift and move heavy patients, reducing personnel costs, saving time and eliminating personal back strain and injury. The lift operates on low voltage 24 VDC power with an onboard charging system that plugs into any 115 VAC standard wall outlet.
LISTED UNDER: Patients Transfer Products, bariatric
