MIS Instruments, bariatric
Handheld Laparoscopic Instruments
April 15, 2013 10:52 am | by Aesculap | Product Releases | CommentsAesculap offers over 100 patterns of monopolar enabled handheld laparoscopic instruments. The Sovereign monopolar line of reusable scissors, forceps, graspers, and dissectors are designed to meet both the high performance expectations of surgeons and today’s rigorous reprocessing environment.
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Bariatric Instruments
March 1, 2013 10:22 am | by gSource | Product Releases | CommentsgSource introduces bariatric instruments. With their extra long length, they are useful for larger patients.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatric | Open Surgical Instruments, bariatricSurvey Shows Increase In Bariatric Procedures, Related Costs
December 3, 2012 12:22 pm | by PRNewswire | News | CommentsAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 36 percent of U.S. adults and 17 percent of children and adolescents are obese, with these numbers projected to rise significantly by 2030.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatric | Surgical Tables, 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, bariatricNo 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, 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, bariatricLaparoscopic Instruments for Bariatric Surgery
May 15, 2008 6:36 am | Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsKarl Storz offers a full range of laparoscopic solutions for bariatric procedures and surgeries involving obese patients. In addition to gastric band retractors and large liver retractors, the company offers extended-length telescopes, trocars and access systems, as well as a selection of precision Clickline® instruments that provide comfortable handling to ensure proper positioning and functionality.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatricDevices for Open & Laparoscopic Procedures
May 14, 2007 6:49 am | Automated Medical Products Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsBooth # 607 • Automated Medical Products designed and developed the first Articulating Dissector to place a Lap Band® around the esophageal junction with the stomach. They introduced Nathanson Hooks Liver Retractors to the United States for use during laparoscopic procedures. Automated Medical offers the Iron Intern® retractor holder, available in a single and a double arm.
LISTED UNDER: MIS Instruments, bariatricLap Band Introducer
January 12, 2007 9:59 am | Automated Medical Products Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe 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. Once the Introducer enters the abdomen the guide is removed allowing the lap band to be released so that the surgeon can place it around the esophageal junction with the stomach.
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