Videos
Laparoscopic Repair Of Groin Hernia
June 10, 2010 5:56 am | CommentsThis is how a groin hernia is repaired laparoscopically (using keyhole surgery). The full name of the technique is the laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal mesh repair. 3 very small incisions (one hidden in the umbilicus) replace the single large incision of the conventional open approach.
NeedleSafe Helps Reduce Needlestick Injuries and Hazardous Waste
June 10, 2010 5:55 am | CommentsNeedleSafe is a versatile needle recapper and syringe holder that eliminates the risk of needle stick injury by enabling single-handed recapping. Easily mounted horizontally or vertically on any smooth surface, it also recaps IV catheters and phlebotomy sets. FDA approved and OSHA compliant, NeedleSafe is durable and reusable, saving you from budget-busting safety needle-syringe systems.
Operation: Obesity
June 3, 2010 6:14 am | CommentsAs surgical weight loss becomes more common, doctors agree that behavior modification is critical to ensuring weight comes off and stays off.
New Product Demo: DrapeTape™
June 3, 2010 6:13 am | CommentsDrapeTape™ is designed to deliver the highest level of performance and reliability to help the surgical prep team attach and securely hold in-place the cloth towels which are used to square-off a surgical site. Unlike other single-use paper towels with tapes already in place, DrapeTape™ is applied by the prep team to reusable or disposable towels in unlimited fold/ size/ configurations—whatever the surgical team requires.
Surgical Continuum System
June 3, 2010 6:10 am | Sage Products Inc | CommentsDesigned for the perioperative care of surgical patients with a short period (6 to 12 hours) of intubation, the Sage CHG Surgical Continuum System combines our FDA-approved 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Cloths for preoperative skin preparation with our proven, comprehensive oral care system, now available with 0.
Laparoscopic Uterine Anteversion With Metra Procedure
May 27, 2010 6:39 am | CommentsVideo from Society of Elite Laparoscopic Surgeons. Laparoscopic Uterine Anteversion is performed with a proprietary kit from Cooper Surgical. Metra is a simple technique to antevert a retroverted uterus particularly effective for women with collisional dyspareunia or endometriosis.
Kumar T-Anchors Hernia Set
May 27, 2010 6:39 am | Nashville Surgical Instruments | CommentsThis is a 3-D demonstration of the Kumar T-Anchors* Hernia Set, invented by Dr Sabi Kumar.
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Simulator
May 20, 2010 5:53 am | CommentsLaparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (Lap-Band) is the second most common weight loss procedure done in USA. The V-Band simulator developed at the interactive Medical Simulation Laboratory (iMedSim) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute trains surgeons and medical residents in this procedure before their operating room experience.
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
May 20, 2010 5:52 am | CommentsLaparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for a benign Mucinous Cystadenoma of the tail of the pancreas with Spleenectomy.
