Surgical Smoke Evacuation System
June 15, 2006 5:41 am | Quanta Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsThe QuantaVac Harmony II Smoke Evacuation System protects patients and operating room personnel from hazardous smoke plume generated from the use of lasers, electrosurgical devices, and other advanced surgical instruments. This system incorporates state-of-the-art RFID (radio frequency identification) communications technology which receives data about the filter status and usage history, insuring that users get the longest possible life and value out of each filter.
LISTED UNDER: Smoke EvacuatorsBipolar Hemostasis Probe
June 15, 2006 5:41 am | Olympus | Product Releases | CommentsThe single-use SolarProbe provides bipolar hemostasis for even coagulation and minimized tissue adhesion. Made from silver to provide greater conductivity, the probe is bullet-tipped, maintaining even surface contact and balanced coagulation. Its hydrophilic coating and electrode pairing help minimize tissue adhesion during procedures, while its stiff shaft optimizes tamponade and reduces kinking.
LISTED UNDER: CoagulatorsDigital Electrosurgical Generator
June 15, 2006 5:41 am | Bovie Medical Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Bovie® IDS Series of innovative electrosurgical generators features fully digital implementation making it suited to the modern OR and surgical outpatient center. The Bovie IDS units are easy-to-handle yet capable of covering a whole spectrum of electrosurgical interventions. Monopolar and bipolar functions satisfy all surgical demands with maximum safety and a user-friendly interface.
LISTED UNDER: GeneratorsEndoscopic Ablation System
June 15, 2006 5:35 am | Barrx Medical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe HALO 90 System is designed for coagulation of sites in the gastrointestinal tract, including the treatment of Barrett's esophagus. Barrett's is a pre-cancerous condition of the esophagus often caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease. The HALO 90 System is can be used independently or in conjunction with the commercially available HALO 360 System, a balloon-based endoscopic ablation system for treating larger, circumferential areas of Barrett's esophagus.
LISTED UNDER: CoagulatorsRemote Activated Smoke Evacuator
February 10, 2006 7:07 am | Buffalo Filter | Product Releases | CommentsBuffalo Filter’s Remote Switch Activator (RSA) works with its PlumeSafe smoke evacuation systems to turn the smoke evacuator on/off in unison with the user’s electrosurgical generator. This eliminates the need for users to worry about conserving filter life without having to constantly turn the smoke evacuator on/off manually.
LISTED UNDER: Smoke EvacuatorsHigh Frequency Electrosurgical Generator
February 10, 2006 7:07 am | Shippert Medical Technologies Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe Aaron 3250 is a 300 Watt, multipurpose electrosurgical generator versatile enough for use in modern ORs and surgi-centers. It features monopolar and bipolar functions, and the Bovie digital technology enables two cut modes and ten different blend settings. The 3250 has ten presets, and is designed for safety with self-test circuits, audible tones, discreet outputs, and isolated output circuitry.
LISTED UNDER: GeneratorsComplete Electrosurgical System
November 11, 2005 5:28 am | Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsPreset power mode settings, large displays and push button controls make MEGADYNE’s MEGA Power Electrosurgical Generator easy and intuitive to use. The Mega Power features an advanced cutting effect (ACE) mode for scalpel-like cutting and reduced scarring, and Constant Control Technology that automatically adjusts power as tissue types change for the best tissue effect at the lowest possible settings.
LISTED UNDER: GeneratorsHysterectomy Instruments
July 19, 2005 5:24 am | Miltex, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Z-Type Scissors and Forceps are ideal for clamping and cutting Parametrium and Uterine tissue during vaginal or abdominal hysterectomy procedures. The Z-Type Forceps have a special jaw profile with longitudinal grooves and tip serrations which gently hold the Parametrium tissue in a non-crushing, yet firm grasp.
LISTED UNDER: ForcepsElectrosurgery: Still Sparking New Technology
April 13, 2005 7:34 am | Product Releases | CommentsLooking back over the innovative surgical developments of the last century, electrosurgery is kind of old hat. With minimally invasive surgery, laser surgery, and a slough of specialty procedures coming into play in just the past decade or so, electrosurgery, with its first introduction nearly 80 years ago, hardly seems like an emerging technological field.
LISTED UNDER: GeneratorsBlack Plastic Tweezers
March 14, 2005 5:09 am | Qosina | Product Releases | CommentsThese polypropylene tweezer black forceps are a rigid, precision tool, four inches in length with pointed tips. They are manufactured of temperature resistant, non-conducting plastic and are an excellent addition to many medical applications. The tips on our polypropylene tweezer forceps will not bend out of shape like metal tweezers.
LISTED UNDER: ForcepsRFID-Equipped Smoke Evacuators
February 16, 2005 3:51 am | Buffalo Filter | Product Releases | CommentsBuffalo Filter® has introduced RFID (radio frequency identification) technology into its PlumeSafe® Whisper Turbo Smoke Evacuation Systems. This technology provides constant communication tracking and control between the filter and the smoke evacuation system. RFID technology is built into each ViroSafe® filter.
LISTED UNDER: Smoke EvacuatorsBipolar Cutting & Coagulation Forceps
January 18, 2005 10:29 am | Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe PowerBlade bipolar cutting and coagulation forceps is a multifunctional laparoscopic device that provides grasping, dissecting, cutting and coagulation all in one instrument. It utilizes a patented bipolar cutting blade that transects tissue using bipolar energy. The blade provides bipolar hemostatic cutting, and maintains sharpness throughout the entire procedure.
LISTED UNDER: Forceps

