Complications Impact Arthritis Patients After Joint Replacement Surgery
November 28, 2012 11:20 am | News | CommentsIn the first systemic review of evidence assessing complications following total joint arthroplasty, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were found to have an increased risk for hip dislocation after hip replacement surgery compared to those with osteoarthritis (OA).
LISTED UNDER: Hip Systems | Knee SystemsToo Much Or Too Little Activity Can Lead To Knee Surgery
November 26, 2012 10:46 am | News | CommentsBoth very high and very low levels of physical activity can accelerate the degeneration of knee cartilage in middle-aged adults, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
LISTED UNDER: MRI | Knee SystemsDonations Make Knee Replacements Possible
November 21, 2012 10:10 am | News | CommentsAt a time many Americans devote to counting their blessings, a group of underprivileged patients in Veracruz, Mexico are thankful to be regaining the most critical aspects of rural life – their mobility and livelihood.
LISTED UNDER: Implants | Knee SystemsEndoLift
September 17, 2012 5:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsVirtual Ports has launched the EndoLift Port-Free Endocavity Retractor specifically designed to provide retraction of larger soft tissue structures, such as the liver, from within the body cavity, eliminating 1-2 ports (trocars). This small profile Retractor enables surgeons to reduce the number of ports (trocars), incisions and personnel needed during laparoscopic surgery.
LISTED UNDER: RetractorsStainless Headed Compression Screw System
June 29, 2012 5:45 am | Integra Life Sciences Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsIntegra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation has announced the Stainless Headed Compression Screw System. This system is designed as a solution for arthrodesis and fracture management across multiple disease states, including midfoot, ankle and hindfoot arthritis. The stainless steel system will feature a midfoot set composed of 4.
LISTED UNDER: Screws and PlatesSInergy Cooled Radiofrequency System
March 21, 2012 5:46 am | Kimberly-Clark Health Care | Product Releases | CommentsKimberly-Clark Health Care's SInergy Cooled Radiofrequency System is intended to target and treat the pain-generating nerves in the lower back and buttock region that may be responsible for sacroiliac joint pain. Internally cooled, RF electrodes have been applied in pain medicine to overcome the challenges of capturing diffused or inconsistently located target structures through larger lesion formation.
LISTED UNDER: Spinal Surgery & Fixation ProductsCHECKPOINT Stimulator/Locator
March 20, 2012 7:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsCheckpoint Surgical has received the CE mark for its CHECKPOINT ® Stimulator/Locator, a state-of-the-art intraoperative neuroprotective stimulator that helps surgeons locate, identify and evaluate nerve and muscle excitability during surgery to facilitate nerve preservation and repair. For more information, visit www.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsOffset Reamer Driver
February 28, 2012 6:47 am | Symmetry Medical Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSymmetry Medical Inc. has announced that it has launched the Offset Reamer Driver through its OEM Solutions team. Symmetry’s new Offset Reamer Driver is used in minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as the direct anterior approach, to introduce acetabular reamers to the hip joint. The driver features a drive shaft designed and tested to meet the demands of Total Hip Athroplasty (THA) surgery.
LISTED UNDER: DrillsSurgical Tourniquet For Elbow Surgery
January 26, 2012 6:13 am | Videos | CommentsDr. Jesse Jupiter Chief, Hand and Upper Extremity Service Massachusetts General Hospital, MA Dr. Jupiter describes his experience and opinion on using HemaClear for surgical procedures, especially on the elbow. For more information, visit http://hemaclear.com/ .
LISTED UNDER: Tourniquets & CuffsMAKOplasty Total Hip Arthroplasty
October 24, 2011 9:04 am | Product Releases | CommentsMAKO Surgical Corp. has introduced the commercial availability of the RIO® Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System for use in total hip replacement procedures, called MAKOplasty® Total Hip Arthroplasty. MAKO’s total hip replacement application is designed to support the surgeon’s ability to more accurately align and position the implants relative to the needs of a patient.
LISTED UNDER: Hip ArthroscopyIlluminated Surgical System For Breast Procedures
October 24, 2011 6:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsInvuity has introduced its illuminated breast retractor system at the American College of Surgeons’ 97th Annual Clinical Congress in San Francisco. Designed specifically for breast mastectomies, lumpectomies, sentinel node biopsies and reconstruction procedures, the system integrates the company’s proprietary Eigr™ (pronounced eye-gr) illumination technology into an optimized retractor to enable surgeons to improve visualization of anatomic structures during these procedures.
LISTED UNDER: RetractorsShapeMatch Cutting Guides
September 23, 2011 8:32 am | Stryker Orthopaedics | Product Releases | CommentsStryker Europe launched its ShapeMatch Cutting Guides for use with the company’s Triathlon Total Knee System. The single-use ShapeMatch Cutting Guides are designed and manufactured from patient-specific 3D imaging data that is derived from MRI or CT scans. ShapeMatch Technology utilizes proprietary 3D imaging software to develop a customized pre-operative surgical plan for each patient.
LISTED UNDER: Knee SystemsUnitrac® Retraction & Holding System For Open And Minimally Invasive Surgery
September 14, 2011 6:31 am | Aesculap, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe pneumatically-powered Unitrac® Retraction and Holding System from Aesculap, Inc. increases procedure efficiency and allows for an obstruction-free surgical site in both open and minimally invasive surgery. Precise adjustments are possible with the push of a single button, thus freeing the surgical assistant to carry out higher priority tasks.
LISTED UNDER: RetractorsMitral Valve Retractor System
September 6, 2011 6:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsManufactured by Kapp Surgical Instrument, Inc., the Cosgrove ® Mitral Valve Retractor System provides exposure of the right and left atrium, tricuspid and mitral valve for surgical repair or replacement, while reducing the need for surgical assistance. The use of this retractor system provides the surgeon with the greatest visualization of the operative field.
LISTED UNDER: Retractorsda Vinci Retraction System
February 25, 2011 6:35 am | Automated Medical Products Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsAutomated Medical Products has unveiled their new retractor system for use with the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System – the Giulianotti™ Retractor System for assisting with a robotic thyroidectomy without a neck incision. The new system was developed with Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, MD, FACS, a world-renowned robotic surgeon, president of the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association, tenured professor of surgery and Chief of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
LISTED UNDER: Retractors
