Long Curved Shears
October 20, 2010 7:11 am | Ethicon Endo-Surgery | Product Releases | CommentsEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES) showcased multiple recent innovations and previewed future advancements in surgery at the 96th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) this month. Of the instruments highlighted included the HARMONIC FOCUS® Long Curved Shears.
LISTED UNDER: Electrocautery InstrumentsFree-Standing 3D Medical-Grade LCD Monitor
October 19, 2010 7:16 am | Sony Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsSony showcased at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) conference this month a free-standing 3D medical-grade display, capturing the full image quality of today’s high definition (HD) 3D endoscopes and surgical microscopes. The LMD-2451MT LCD will finally enable minimally invasive (MI) surgeons to take advantage of the depth perception and spatial orientation that our natural vision provides, when utilized with the growing number of 3D HD surgical camera systems being used today in a full range of MI procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Image Display Systems2D/3D Workstation For Early Detection Of Breast Cancer
October 12, 2010 6:53 am | Siemens Medical Systems, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsOctober 12, 2010 The latest version of Syngo Mammo Report, the mammography workstation from Siemens, for the first time combines tomosynthesis, 3D ultrasound and 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with 2D mammography. That way, breast care specialists can interpret images from various examinations of one patient at a glance.
LISTED UNDER: Image Display SystemsiDrive™ Right Angle Linear Cutter
October 4, 2010 3:11 pm | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsAt ACS this week, Covidien will offer a preview of its iDrive powered handle and Right Angle Linear Cutter (RALC) is a reusable stapling platform that offers microprocessor-controlled precision and push-button control. The RALC was also specially designed to give surgeons deeper access to, and better visibility in, the pelvis for low anterior resection procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsIncisionless Surgical Management Of GERD
September 28, 2010 8:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe clinically-proven TIF (Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication) procedure, performed using the innovative EsophyX surgical device from EndoGastric Solutions, is becoming a new standard in treating moderate to moderately severe GERD (gastroesophageal disease). Nearly 3,500 TIF procedures have been performed worldwide.
LISTED UNDER: Flexible EndoscopesLaparoscopic Instrument Moves Like A Finger
September 28, 2010 8:25 am | Microline Surgical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicroline’s LapFinger is a 5 mm laparoscopic instrument that mimics the movements of the human index finger with a reusable handpiece and interchangeable, disposable tips. The instrument helps facilitate advanced laparoscopic procedures by reaching behind and around objects.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsSelf-Expanding Laproscopic Hernia Repair
September 23, 2010 12:35 pm | Minnesota Medical Development Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMinnesota Medical Development's Rebound HRD and HRD V are self-expanding Nitinol framed/surgical mesh medical devices designed for the laparoscopic repair of inguinal, ventral and incisional hernias. The super-elastic Nitinol frame allows the device to be folded and inserted laparoscopically through an access port or small incision.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsEndoscopic Imaging Technology
September 23, 2010 12:35 pm | Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe KARL STORZ Image 1® camera system delivers 16:9 images from acquisition to display. This addresses the need, especially of laparoscopists, to see instruments entering the abdominal cavity earlier.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsEndoscopic Flexible Ratcheting Grasper
September 23, 2010 12:34 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPARÉ introduces their 2.6 mm flexible rat-tooth ratcheting grasper to stabilize tissue for performing advanced endoscopic procedures. The 140 cm long disposable device fits down the 2.
LISTED UNDER: Scope HoldersConnectOR G2 Informatics Platform
September 23, 2010 12:34 pm | NDS Surgical Imaging | Product Releases | CommentsBooth #819 An all-in-one, medical-grade, video routing solution from NDSsi, ConnectOR G2 offers the unique ability to connect the realms of surgical video, PACS imaging and informatics. The ConnectOR G2 solution enables routing of virtually any medical imaging source to the surgeon's field of view and beyond.
LISTED UNDER: Video SystemsNathanson Hook Liver Retractor
September 23, 2010 12:34 pm | Automated Medical Products Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsBooth #705 The Nathanson Hook Liver Retractors® are designed specifically to retract the liver during laparoscopic surgery. When required, these hooks hold the liver out of the way for the duration of the surgery. They come in a set of 3 (small, medium and large), allowing the surgeon alternative options during the procedure.
LISTED UNDER: Liver Retractor, Self FormingHysterectomy A Success With Combined Robots
August 25, 2010 6:34 am | Endocontrol | Product Releases | CommentsEndoControl, the French company specializing in advanced laparoscopy just experienced its first success with the new application for their ViKY® robot: a Uterus Positioner. On July 22nd for the first time in Europe, ViKY® was used in combination with the da Vinci surgical robot.
LISTED UNDER: LaparoscopesHand Instruments For LESS
August 13, 2010 6:53 am | Olympus America Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsOlympus offer the HiQ LS curved 5-mm diameter hand instruments specifically designed for Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site (LESS) surgery. LESS surgery is an advanced, minimally invasive surgical technique in which an endoscope and hand instruments are inserted through an access port via a single incision often made in the navel.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsSingle-Incision Laparoscopy With New Instrumentation
August 12, 2010 6:08 am | Videos | CommentsSurgiQuest’s Ultra Low Profile AnchorPort® SIL Kit is used to perform a laparoscopic single incision cholecystectomy.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic InstrumentsEndoscopic Suturing Solution
August 10, 2010 7:26 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsThe Endo Stitch™ automated endoscopic suturing instrument from Covidien enables advanced laparoscopic procedures that require endoscopic suturing and knot tying. According to the company, features include: An integrated needle and suture that eliminates the need for loading and unloading the needle.
LISTED UNDER: Laparoscopic Instruments
