Polyester Hernia Mesh
March 20, 2007 12:30 pm | Auto Suture Co. | Product Releases | CommentsParietex™ polyester mesh delivers all of the benefits of hydrophilic polyester, including tissue ingrowth and a collagen barrier to minimize visceral attachments, while providing patients with compliance and comfort. The mesh provides a three dimensional weave that creates the space needed for healthy cells to grow into the mesh.
LISTED UNDER: Hernia MeshFlexible Surgical Stapling Device
March 20, 2007 12:29 pm | Power Medical Interventions Inc | Product Releases | CommentsThe Natural Orifice Linear Cutter (NOLC) enables surgeons to perform procedures through the gastrointestinal tract (GI) without cutting or puncturing the skin of the abdominal wall. This has the potential to advance laparoscopic surgery, as well as the emerging Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) field.
LISTED UNDER: StaplersMaking Ends Meet
February 15, 2007 7:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsAmong the most basic and important skills a surgeon has is the ability to close a wound, whether it be caused by accident or during surgery. This has been the case since the dawn of surgery as a profession. Once the work has been done and the patient treated, the closure of the surgical site can be almost as critical to the patient’s outcome as the success of the surgery itself.
LISTED UNDER: Topical Wound Treatment ProductsTying Technology & Safety Together
January 12, 2007 10:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsSuturing. It is among the most basic, yet critically important, skills that a surgeon or OR nurse can have. When all is said and done, the integrity of the sutures in internal tissue, the fascia and those closing the surgical site can mean the difference between a successful surgery with full patient recovery or one marked by countless and potentially life threatening complications.
LISTED UNDER: Suturing DeviceSuture Shuttling Device
December 18, 2006 10:57 am | Depuy Mitek, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe CHIA PERCPASSER™ suture shuttling device is a 19-inch long instrument made out of braided nitinol wire with a kite (loop) on one end. It is introduced percutaneously, kite end first, through an 18g spinal needle in the desired location. The spinal needle is then removed and the kite end of the device is retrieved with a grasper through the appropriate cannula.
LISTED UNDER: Suturing DeviceHemostat With Flexible Applicator
November 13, 2006 10:12 am | Ethicon, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSURGIFLO™ Hemostatic Matrix with FlexTip is a pre-filled, flowable hemostat with a flexible tip for precise placement that offers surgeons the option to customize the consistency of the product. The bendable applicator tip feature a shape-memory to ensure it stays at the optimum angle for easier access and exact product placement.
LISTED UNDER: Hemostasis ProductsAdhesion Barrier for Abdominal & Pelvic Surgery
October 11, 2006 7:09 am | Genzyme Biosurgery | Product Releases | CommentsSeprafilm® Adhesion Barrier is a bioresorbable membrane comprised of chemically-modified HA-CMC. It is intended for use following open abdominal or pelvic surgery, including bariatric procedures, serving as a site-specific, temporary adhesion barrier that physically separates tissue and organs during healing.
LISTED UNDER: Bandages & DressingsComputer-Powered Endoscopic Stapler
October 11, 2006 7:08 am | Power Medical Interventions Inc | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned for use in laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery, this computer-powered endoscopic stapler for consists of a multi-patient Power Linear Cutter (PLC) used in conjunction with the SurgASSIST® system. SurgASSIST is a fully automated surgical stapling platform comprised of a microprocessor driven power unit, a flexible shaft and a variety of Digital Loading Units® or DLU’s.
LISTED UNDER: StaplersHernia Mesh Fixation System
September 13, 2006 12:34 pm | Davol, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsBooth # 1417 • The Davol Salute® Fixation System, with its unique smooth Q-Ring shape implant, offers controllable and secure prosthetic fixation for use in laparoscopic and open hernia repair and pelvic floor reconstructions. The suture-like fixation of the circular Q-ring leaves no sharp end points exposed.
LISTED UNDER: StaplersSoft Tissue Reinforcement Sheet
September 13, 2006 12:34 pm | Mast Biosurgery Usa | Product Releases | CommentsBooth # 2136 • The SurgiWrap MAST Bioresorbable Sheet is designed to reinforce soft tissues in urological, gynecological, gastroenterology, ENT and pericardium anatomies. The sheet is indicated to support soft tissue and minimize tissue attachment to an implantable device in case of direct contact with the viscera in general surgery procedures.
LISTED UNDER: Topical Wound Treatment ProductsAntiseptic Wound Care Cream
September 13, 2006 12:34 pm | Care-Tech$Rn Laboratories, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsBooth # 2319 • Care-Crème® antiseptic, penetrating cream relieves redness and irritation while providing antimicrobial efficacy. Broad-spectrum antimicrobial action eliminates gram-negative, gram-positive, yeast, and fungi for superior site infection prevention. It reduces the risk of cross contamination, allowing faster healing and patient release.
LISTED UNDER: Wound CleaningLightweight Polypropylene Mesh
September 13, 2006 12:34 pm | Mast Biosurgery Usa | Product Releases | CommentsSL Mesh was designed by surgeons to be extremely lightweight but still strong. The polypropylene mesh’s proprietary weave creates an interstitial pore size of 100 microns which encourages fibroblasts to invade the mesh, resulting in more mature collagen than standard meshes. Surgeons will appreciate the soft edges and the isotropic elasticity that allows SL Mesh to conform to natural tissue contours, increasing patient comfort and reducing pain.
LISTED UNDER: Hernia MeshSurgical Mesh
September 13, 2006 12:34 pm | TYRX, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsBooth # 2142 • PIVIT™ surgical mesh with a bioresorbable, polymer coating delivers lower mass, enlarged pore size and greater elasticity which can result in significantly less scar tissue than many meshes currently in use. Its superior handling characteristics facilitate precise placement during surgery, leaving less implant material following bioresorbtion of the polymer coating.
LISTED UNDER: Hernia MeshCircular Stapler
September 13, 2006 12:32 pm | Auto Suture Co. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Autosuture DST Series™ EEA™ represent the sixth generation of Autosuture circular staplers, a result of three decades of experience and input from leading bariatric, colorectal and general surgeons worldwide. The DST Series EEA staplers incorporate Directional Stapling Technology, 3.5-mm and 4.
LISTED UNDER: StaplersAntimicrobial Wound Dressing
August 11, 2006 6:16 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsWounds, including surgical sites are one of the most common pathways and breeding grounds for infections. Kendall AMD™ Antimicrobial Wound Dressings help minimize the risk of infection by reducing the number of bacteria that penetrate through and colonize in the dressings. Clinical studies show that Kendall AMD provides an effective barrier to deadly bacteria, helping to protect wounds from infection.
LISTED UNDER: Bandages & Dressings
