Fascia Closure Device
April 25, 2007 6:41 am | Suturtek Incorporated | Product Releases | CommentsThe SuturTek 360° Fascia Closure Device protects surgeons, OR nurses and patients against suture needlesticks and potentially deadly bloodborne infections. Its proprietary, disposable suture cartridge aids in protecting against suture needlesticks by isolating the sharp point of the needle during loading, passing, suturing, and disposal.
LISTED UNDER: Suturing DeviceVentral Hernia Repair Mesh
April 25, 2007 6:41 am | Davol, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Bard® Composix® L/P Mesh is a low profile polypropylene and ePTFE prosthesis designed for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. The lightweight, low profile design of the mesh allows it to fit more easily through a trocar. Once in place, the prosthesis offers permanent barrier protection against visceral attachment.
LISTED UNDER: Hernia MeshTopical Skin-Closure Adhesive
April 25, 2007 6:41 am | Us Surgical | Product Releases | CommentsINDERMIL Tissue Adhesive for the closure of topical skin incisions and lacerations allows surgeons to close wounds and incisions with a ready-to-use and precise single-application product, offering significant improvements in wound closure times compared with current methods. Unlike other closure options such as non-absorbable sutures or staples, which must be removed, INDERMIL gradually sheds from the wound in seven to ten days when no longer required.
LISTED UNDER: Skin Closure DevicesGauze Packing Strips
April 25, 2007 6:41 am | Covidien | Product Releases | CommentsCurity AMD woven gauze packing strips have been impregnated with a highly effective yet safe antiseptic, PHMB. They are proven effective against MRSA, VRE and a broad range of bacteria but have no impact on epithelization. AMD Packing Strips come in a one yard package, which makes application easier, minimizes waste and saves time and money.
LISTED UNDER: Bandages & DressingsPolyester 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 Cleaning

