Hospital-Based Repair Labs
July 25, 2011 6:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsInstruMedics LLC is the innovator of InSite™ (hospital based repair labs). Designed, equipped, and installed at no charge, providing a repair specialist to service and manage all surgical instrumentation and equipment within your facility, working 40 hours/week scheduled around your OR demand requirements.
LISTED UNDER: Instrument RepairSmall Preoperative Skin Marker
June 28, 2011 5:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsAspen Surgical offers the WRITESITE® Jr. Small Skin Marker. The marker contains the same prep-resistant gentian violet ink as other markers from the company, but is about 33 percent smaller than the standard-size marker. This small size was designed to help reduce waste.
LISTED UNDER: Surgical MarkersConsiderations For Single Port Surgery Products
June 13, 2011 5:48 am | by Manish Singh, Senior Product Manager for Olympus Surgical Endoscopy. | Olympus America Inc. | News | Comments“What should surgeons consider when choosing products for single port surgery?” June 13, 2011 As we consider the evolution of surgery from open to laparoscopy to minimally-invasive surgery, single-site surgery is the latest advancement in the reduction of trauma and scarring of the abdomen.
LISTED UNDER: Microsurgical InstrumentsModified ACE Blade® With Enhanced PTFE Insulation
March 25, 2011 5:54 am | Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMegadyne announces the addition of Modified ACE Blades to the Megadyne Advanced Cutting System (ACE). Modified ACE Blades are enhanced with PTFE insulation that exposes only the distal 2.5 mm of the ACE Blade. This incremental insulation reduces the likelihood of unintended thermal injuries to surrounding tissues when surgeons operate in confined surgical sites.
LISTED UNDER: BladesDuplex 3/D Swinger® Rail Clamp
March 7, 2011 4:03 am | Automated Medical Products Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsAutomated Medical Products’ new Duplex 3/D Swinger® Rail Clamp is designed to fix the Iron Intern® to the operating table while providing 360° of vertical support and the ability to lock that vertical pole in any position providing support 180 degrees to parallel to the table.
LISTED UNDER: ClampsWriteSite® Plus Surgical Skin Marker
January 14, 2011 5:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsAspen Surgical introduces the new WriteSite® Plus Surgical Skin Marker. The WriteSite® Plus Surgical Skin Marker contains Gentian Violet ink that is specifically formulated for use with ChloraPrep® Products. This ink remains three times darker than standard Gentian Violet ink after prep with ChloraPrep® Products and is formulated to reduce blurring.
LISTED UNDER: Surgical MarkersTool For Writing In The Dark
December 17, 2010 6:22 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Z-Write Lite™ is a writing tool for healthcare professionals in the Operating Room (circulating nurses, anesthesiologists etc.), ICU /CCU, Radiology, Cath Lab, Nursing Floors or any dimly lighted environment. It provides a focused light directly on the writing surface to help increase the accuracy of documentation while not disturbing the surrounding area.
LISTED UNDER: Surgical MarkersTool For Writing In Dark, Dimmed Areas
December 8, 2010 5:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Z-Write Lite™ is a writing tool for healthcare professionals in the Operating Room (circulating nurses, anesthesiologists etc.), ICU /CCU, Radiology, Cath Lab, Nursing Floors or any dimly lighted environment. It provides a focused light directly on the writing surface to help increase the accuracy of documentation while not disturbing the surrounding area.
LISTED UNDER: Surgical MarkersSurgical Instrument Stringer Stand
October 20, 2010 7:12 am | Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsSpectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. introduces their new Surgical Instrument Stringer Stand. The unique design of Spectrum’s Stringer Stand promotes faster, safer instrument handling and allows for rapid, two-handed loading of any style instrument stinger. To use, simply place an instrument stringer of any width into the base of the Stringer Stand, and with both hands now free, string/stack instruments as you normally would.
LISTED UNDER: Instrument GuardsLong-Lasting Surgical Skin Marker
October 1, 2010 6:50 am | Viscot Medical, LLC | Product Releases | CommentsViscot Medical introduces the Mini XL, a new surgical skin marker that, according to the company, lasts 10 times longer than traditional skin markers after pre-operative scrubbing with alcohol-based antiseptics such as Chloraprep or Duraprep. Additionally, the Mini XL offers: Clinicians the ability to use the appropriate antiseptic agents to prevent surgical site infections and still comply with the Joint Commission Protocol for correct site marking and pre-operative verification to prevent wrong site surgery.
LISTED UNDER: Surgical MarkersSafer Instrument Handling
September 23, 2010 12:34 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSpectrum Surgical Instruments introduces their new Surgical Instrument Stringer Stand. The unique design promotes faster, safer instrument handling and allows for rapid, two-handed loading of any style instrument stringer. To use, simply place an instrument stringer of any width into the base, and with both hands now free, string/stack instruments as you normally would.
LISTED UNDER: Bariatric InstrumentsBariatric Ring Marker
September 17, 2010 11:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Schreiber – Kapp Bariatric Ring Marker from Kapp Surgical, Inc. is a permanent marker of the bypassed stomach which anchors the stomach to the abdominal wall (Pre-Gastrostomy). This provides access to the bypassed stomach for future treatment and diagnostic options.
LISTED UNDER: Surgical MarkersDouble Grasper
September 17, 2010 8:28 am | Apollo Surgical Industries, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Double Grasper is a reusable device that can be used to grasp and hold tissues for approximation, and in preparation for suturing or stapling. Features include: Two independently operated jaws on either side of a shared central plate. Subtle yet effective teeth on each jaw to prevent slipping and sliding.
LISTED UNDER: Microsurgical InstrumentsCleaning Method For da Vinci® EndoWrist® Instruments
September 16, 2010 12:52 pm | Medisafe America Llc | Product Releases | CommentsThe SI-PCFTM system from Medisafe America uses the same critical cleaning parameters as Intuitive Surgical’s manual cleaning method, while being able to reprocess up to 10 EndoWrist® instruments simultaneously, within a time efficient and convenient process. The "Sonic Irrigation" equipment family is designed for cleaning cannulated, lumen, ported, non-ported and micro surgical instrumentation inside and out.
LISTED UNDER: Instrument Repair5 Steps For Proper Instrument Care
August 27, 2010 5:43 am | Steris Corporation | Articles | CommentsRichard Schule, director of clinical education, STERIS Corporation www.steris.com 1. Identify the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and consult their instructions for use (IFU). According to FDA label requirements, the IFU provides the customer with cleaning and sterilization requirements.
LISTED UNDER: Instrument Repair
