MIS Surgical Products
HD 3D Video Laparoscope
May 31, 2013 10:26 am | by Olympus | Olympus | Product Releases | Comments(2013 ESP Award Nominee) The ENDOEYE FLEX 3D from Olympus is the world’s only articulating HD 3D video laparoscope that delivers value to surgeons and patients by reducing surgical errors and improving the speed, accuracy, and precision of surgical tasks such as dissection, grasping, and suturing (compared with traditional 2D surgical systems).
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopes
MIRA-i CS Retractor System
May 14, 2013 10:13 am | by Maquet Medical Systems USA and Maquet Cardiovascular | MAQUET Medical Systems USA | Product Releases | CommentsMaquet Medical Systems USA and Maquet Cardiovascular announced the launch of the MIRA-i CS Retractor System, an innovative, modular system designed to provide unsurpassed cardiothoracic access during minimally invasive revascularization procedures. The MIRA-i CS Retractor features a unique, pivoting mechanism that maximizes access and visibility through the smallest of incisions, thus avoiding the need for a sternotomy with its associated risks and complications.
LISTED UNDER: Retractor Holders, Systems
Versapor Bladeless Optical 12mm Trocar
April 26, 2013 10:31 am | by Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsThe introduction of the Versapor Bladeless Optical 12mm Trocar is the newest addition to the wide offering of Covidien access products. It offers surgeons visualization during trocar placement to help clinicians minimize the risk of trocar injuries.
LISTED UNDER: Trocars
Hybrid OR At The Cleveland Clinic
March 7, 2013 10:41 am | Videos | CommentsCleveland Clinic feels their Hybrid Operating Room give surgeons the flexibility to tailor procedures to best fit each patient, leadsing to less invasiver procedures and better clinical outcomes.
LISTED UNDER: 3D Imaging Systems | Monitors | Laparoscopic InstrumentsSurvival After Less-Invasive Abdominal Procedure Equal To Open Approach
December 21, 2012 11:58 am | News | CommentsDespite earlier signs that a less-invasive surgery is safer and better than "open" operations to repair potentially lethal abdominal aortic aneurysms, a study led by a Johns Hopkins professor shows survival rates after four years are similar for both procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Endoscopic Supplies/Accessories | TrocarsNew Kidney Cancer Procedure Utilizes Robotic Approach
December 14, 2012 1:12 pm | News | CommentsUrologists at Henry Ford Hospital have developed a new technique that could make minimally invasive robotic partial nephrectomy procedures the norm, rather than the exception for kidney cancer patients. The technique spares the kidney, eliminates long hospital stays and provides better outcomes by giving the surgeon more time to perform the procedure.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsMcCarthy Mini-Sternotomy Retractor With Universal Lift
October 22, 2012 7:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsKapp Surgical Instrument, Inc. offers the McCarthy Mini-Sternotomy Retractor with Universal Lift, a self-retaining retractor that provides excellent exposure for a variety of valve operations, Maze procedures or other intra cardiac procedures. It can be used for coronary artery bypass operations or for mini-sternotomy procedures depending upon the patient’s size.
LISTED UNDER: Retractor Holders, SystemsgRetractor Abramsohn
October 22, 2012 7:39 am | gSource, LLC | Product Releases | CommentsgSource has introduced the gS 40.3150 gRetractor Abramsohn 5 1/2 inches. Crafted from German stainless steel, the retractor features include rounded, cross-serrated outside working ends with 3mm–30mm calibrations marked on the ratchet. This rectractor can be helpful to expose the bone for better access and useful in facilitating a lateral release during bunionectomy procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Retractor Holders, SystemsLumbar And Cervical Spine Retractors
October 19, 2012 6:21 am | Millennium Surgical Corp | Product Releases | CommentsMillennium Surgical has announced an extensive offering of US and German made retractors for use in spine surgery. Cloward-style blade retractors for use in cervical procedures are offered in three styles, with long angled lip, short angled lip, and without lip. T-handled McElroy and Taylor retractors for use in lumbar spine procedures are offered in a variety of depths.
LISTED UNDER: Retractor Holders, SystemsSnowden-Pencer
September 24, 2012 7:06 am | Carefusion | Product Releases | CommentsCareFusion has announced the Snowden-Pencer laparoscopic take-apart instrument line, designed to aid in cleaning and sterilization. The line of instruments contain a ring-handle design with an integrated ratchet mechanism and accommodates both traditiona; precision-style grips and palm grips.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsGelPOINT Path Transanal Access Platform
September 24, 2012 7:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsApplied Medical’s GelPOINT facilitates transanal minimally invasive surgery. The GelPOINT® path enables Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS), by accommodating standard laparoscopic instrumentation and providing insufflated access through the anus and into the rectum. TAMIS is performed to resect benign and malignant lesions in the distal to proximal rectum.
LISTED UNDER: TrocarsSPIDER Surgical System
September 18, 2012 7:13 am | Transenterix, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTransEnterix offers the SPIDER surgical system, a surgical platform that combines catheter-based technology and instruments with laparoscopic surgery. The SPIDER is designed for triangulation, precise motion and stability. The SPIDER has a 18 millimeter circumference and flexible, 306 degree articulating instruments.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsLigaSure Vessel Seal Technology
April 11, 2012 8:01 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsCovidien's LigaSure technology provides a unique combination of pressure and energy to permanently seal vessels up to and including 7 mm in size, lymphatics and tissue bundles. The average seal cycle is 2-to-4 seconds and seals withstand three times normal systolic blood pressure. The feedback-controlled response system automatically discontinues energy delivery when the seal cycle is complete, eliminating the guesswork.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsCreating A Greener Cannula Instrument Set
April 10, 2012 7:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsAllen Howes, president and CEO of TTI Medical answers some questions about the ACCU-Surg® Suction/Irrigation Cannula Instrument Set. 1. How was the idea for this product developed? What needs were you looking to meet with this product? Development of the ACCU-Surg Suction/Irrigation Cannula Instrument Set was based upon designing a high quality trumpet valve that would not leak or stick during laparoscopic surgery and could be used over and over again.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsATW Medical
April 9, 2012 6:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsATW Companies Inc. will be showcasing its ATW Medical brand and highlighting its leadership in engineered metal solutions for medical devices at BIOMEDevice Boston, April 25-26, 2012, at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center in Boston, MA. ATW Medical specializes in manufacturing orthopedic and laparoscopic instruments using tube fabrication, laser cutting/welding, CNC machining, and metal injection molding (MIM) capabilities.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic Instruments
