Abdominal Ring Retractor
August 11, 2006 6:17 am | Automated Medical Products Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThis stainless steel abdominal ring retractor is available with a four-inch or six-inch Diameter Ring. Four Blades are included with the ring, two of which are solid while the other two are fenestrated. The blades are approximately ¾ inch wide by 2 inches deep. Adjustments to blades are quick and positive, and no parts can become detached or lost from the ring.
LISTED UNDER: RetractorsArthroscopic Camera System
August 11, 2006 6:17 am | Olympus America Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe TrueView Direct autoclavable camera system features a single-hand control of all user interfaces, allowing the scope holding hand full control over image rotation by +/- 180 degrees, all three remote switches and even both stopcocks. This helps to make arthroscopy seamless as the other hand can now remain on the shaver or ablation device throughout the entire case.
LISTED UNDER: ArthroscopesMultipurpose Abdominal Retractor Systems
August 11, 2006 6:17 am | Cardinal Health | Product Releases | CommentsFlexible setups, strong, dependable locking posts and clamps and bariatric options make this Multipurpose Abdominal Retractor System (MARS) from Cardinal Health, V. Mueller® Products a smart choice. The two table posts and crossbar create a stable frame, while the Easy Clamps™ hold a broad range of retractor blades firmly in place.
LISTED UNDER: RetractorsKerrison Punch
August 11, 2006 6:17 am | Teleflex Medical | Product Releases | CommentsKMedic’s CleanPunch 2.0 is an innovative, non-traditional kerrison punch available in bite sizes ranging from one to five millimeters. The instrument’s one-piece design allows users to open and fully expose the instrument’s shaft without taking the punch apart. This simple, yet highly functional, design yields two notable clinician benefits: Single-piece construction practically eliminates the possibility of losing or switching parts, while easy access to the punch’s interior means that sterilization departments can significantly reduce the risk of infection from improper cleaning.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsCustom Bone Probe
August 11, 2006 6:17 am | Gauthier Biomedical Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe new custom Durometer bone probe easily gauges the depth of a hole created in a bone during spinal procedures using the custom Durometer silicone handle and chrome-coated shaft. The silicone handle allows for specific hardness or softness, depending on the surgeon’s preference. This allows for a secure and comfortable grip during procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsTourniquet Systems
June 15, 2006 12:30 pm | Instrumed, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSmartPump® tourniquets feature automatic intraoperative documentation, optimal performance, long battery life, and intuitive controls. SmartPumps automatically document intraoperative tourniquet data in the form of a Tourniquet Report. This AORN compliant report is printed on a two- by three-inch self-adhesive label, which attaches to the patient record.
LISTED UNDER: Tourniquets & CuffsSuture Anchor for Hip Arthroscopy
June 15, 2006 5:44 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe BIORAPTOR™ Suture Anchor was developed to facilitate minimally invasive arthroscopic repair of the hip joint. This device represents the first option for labral repair of the hip. The tiny anchor, threaded with ULTRABRAID™ Suture, is implanted into the bone of the cup of the hip joint, and enables the surgeon to close a tear or tighten labral tissue as required.
LISTED UNDER: Hip ArthroscopyNon-Fusion Spinal Treatment Device
June 15, 2006 5:36 am | St. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe X STOP® Interspinous Process Decompression (IPD®) System is a titanium alloy implant that is FDA approved for the non-fusion treatment proven to improve symptom severity and physical function for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Inserted through a small incision, the X STOP is placed between two bones called spinous processes of the symptomatic discs in the low back.
LISTED UNDER: Spinal Surgery & Fixation ProductsTourniquets Systems
May 12, 2006 11:56 am | Instrumed, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSmartPump® tourniquets feature automatic intraoperative documentation, optimal performance, long battery life, and intuitive controls. SmartPumps automatically document intraoperative tourniquet data in the form of a Tourniquet Report. This AORN compliant report is printed on a two- by three-inch self-adhesive label, which attaches to the patient record.
LISTED UNDER: Tourniquets & CuffsACL Reconstruction Screw
April 12, 2006 10:47 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe CALAXO™ Osteoconductive Interference Screw promotes bone regrowth after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The screw is used to secure a graft in ACL reconstruction. Then, over the course of the next 12 months, the screw is resorbed by the body, and compounds within the screw stimulate the natural process of bone formation in its place.
LISTED UNDER: Absorbable Plates & ScrewsElastic Stays
April 12, 2006 10:39 am | Lone Star Medical Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsBooth # 3943 • The 3511 Elastic Stay has all the same functions of the 3311, in addition to some improved features. It has the same tensile strength and hook size to allow retraction of tissue. The new ergonomically designed head on the 3511 is engineered to let surgeons and nurses have a more secure grip of the Stay.
LISTED UNDER: RetractorsArticular Cartilage Probe
January 12, 2006 10:44 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe GLIDER™ Articular Cartilage Probe is a minimally invasive device for treating articular cartilage disease. The GLIDER probe's proprietary design features a pivoting head that emits radiofrequency (RF) energy as it follows the contoured surfaces of the joint. Through controlled application of energy, it restores smoothness to a damaged cartilage surface while preserving the maximum amount of healthy tissue.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsHand Fixation System
December 13, 2005 2:06 am | Small Bone Innovations, Llc | Product Releases | CommentsThe SBI Universal Hand System™ (UHS) is a multi-use modular hand fixation system. The UHS materials platform is ‘cold-worked’ 316L stainless steel, consisting of three implant modules (1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, and 2.4mm) with full instrumentation and a K-wire module with color coded titanium wires in various sizes and styles.
LISTED UNDER: Screws and PlatesShape Memory Implants
October 17, 2005 1:08 pm | Intelifuse, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsInteliFUSE has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to distribute shape memory implants for surgeries involving the foot, ankle, hand and wrist. The company is also seeking FDA clearance for surgeries involving the large bones, spine and cranio-maxillofacial areas. One patented device, StimuLINK™, (made of Nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy) stimulates osteogenesis, the ability of the body to grow new bone.
LISTED UNDER: Spinal Surgery & Fixation ProductsAutoclavable Arthroscope System
October 12, 2005 2:34 pm | Olympus | Product Releases | CommentsThe TrueView Direct autoclavable arthroscope system features single-hand control, allowing for seamless arthroscopy as the second hand can remain on the shaving or ablating device. Technical highlights include an integrated illumination system, 360 degree image rotation, and a direct coupling mechanism for rapid telescope exchange.
LISTED UNDER: Arthroscopes
