Videos
Gallbladder Removal Via Needlescopic Technique
October 22, 2009 5:52 am | CommentsCholecystectomy before, during or after weight loss surgery occurs in up to 20 percent of patients. In this video, Gregg H. Jossart, MD, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, CA, demonstrates a gallbladder removal using the Needlescopic technique which, he says, is superior to single port, SILS or NOTES approaches.
Surgeon Pioneers Minimally Invasive "Natural Opening" Spine Surgery
October 15, 2009 7:09 am | CommentsIf you're suffering from back pain, and the pain medications, physical therapy, and injections aren't working, then you should consider surgery. That may be a frightening thought, however with this new and innovative approach to treating back pain, you should never fear the thought of spine surgery again! Using the worlds most advanced minimally invasive technique, Dr.
A New Tool To Fight Against Surgical Site Infections
October 15, 2009 7:08 am | CommentsINTEGUSEAL* Microbial Sealant: A Tool in the Fight Against Surgical Site Infections Prepping and draping are important parts of your pre-op routine, but no prep protocol can completely sterilize a patients skin. Its the pathogens left behind that are the leading cause of surgical site infections.
Virtual Surgery
October 15, 2009 7:08 am | CommentsInformatics Virtual-Reality Engineering informatics deals with customer requirements data and product lifecycle data; manufacturing informatics focuses on process data concerning factory design and layout, machining and assembly processes; whereas healthcare informatics is concerned with data for demographics, patient records, Picture Archiving and Communications Systems, remote healthcare monitoring, diagnosis, treatment planning and surgery planning.
Autofluorescent Endometriosis: Part 2
October 8, 2009 6:18 am | CommentsDemonstration of the use of autofluorescent laparoscopy to diagnose endometriosis from Steven F. Palter, MD's prize winning video.
Hyperfluorescent Endometriosis
October 8, 2009 6:17 am | CommentsDemonstration of the hyperfluorescent endometriosis with autofluorescent laparoscopy from Steven F. Palter, MD's prize winning video. Check out more details about Dr. Palter's use of autofluorescence in the September issue of Surgical Products .
Robotic Kidney Cancer Surgery
October 8, 2009 6:17 am | CommentsNew robotic surgery procedure pioneered at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to remove tumors from kidneys in a minimally invasive way.
Cool Shirt On "Modern Marvels"
October 8, 2009 6:16 am | Shafer Enterprises, LLC | CommentsThe following video is where Cool Shirt / Shafer Enterprises is featured on the Modern Marvels Underwear show on the History Channel. This is the last 6 minute segment of the show. If you have any questions visit our website at www.coolshirt.
Interactive 3D Operating Room Planner
October 8, 2009 6:13 am | Berchtold Corporation | CommentsFor Berchtold Corporation, AEI Digital's designers created the "virtual showroom," enabling users to easily design a customized layout of the room by using simple computer controls. It is designed to operate on a laptop computer, and provides Berchtold's sales force with a unique way to demonstrate the full range of its operating room systems to potential customers, including surgical specialists.
Surgical Team Develops Time Out Checklist
October 1, 2009 5:30 am | CommentsThe surgical team at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla created and implemented a new check list for the Time Out process based on the World Health Organization's three part check list. The hospital designed the check lists to be specialty-specific to address the unique issues of each surgical specialty.
Infection Prevention In The Operating Room
October 1, 2009 5:29 am | CommentsView a clip from Envision's "Infection Control in the Operating Room" healthcare training video for hospital and ambulatory surgery staff. Based on AORN recommendations and infection control standards the full program can be used to train all healthcare professionals who provide pre-, intra-, or post-operative care to surgical patients.
Robotic Aortic Lymph Node Dissection
September 24, 2009 6:19 am | CommentsM Patrick Lowe MD (Gynecologic Oncologist) Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL and Todd Tillmanns MD (Gynecologic Oncologist) Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, The West Clinic, Memphis, TN The surgical video details a robotic aortic lymph node dissection in a patient with endometrial cancer with the Standard da Vinci system.
