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Covidien Launches Endo GIA Ultra Universal Endoscopic Stapler and Accompanying Endo GIA Reloads With Tri-Staple Technology

by Smit Shah on Jun 24, 2010 •

1000231 TriStaple JPG June %2710 3 Covidien Launches Endo GIA Ultra Universal Endoscopic Stapler and Accompanying Endo GIA Reloads With Tri Staple TechnologyCovidien has introduced the first two products in its new Tri-Staple platform: the Endo GIA Ultra Universal Stapler and the Endo GIA Reloads with Tri-Staple Technology. The system can accommodate a wider range of tissue sizes than traditional staplers, and the company hopes that the improved firing mechanism will make the device more convenient for surgeons to use. Covidien also announced plans to add additional products to the Tri-Staple technology platform over the next year.
From the press release:

The new Endo GIA stapling system includes an ergonomically enhanced, lightweight handle designed for precise control. The easy-to-use stapling solution features unique reloads using Tri-Staple technology to deliver outstanding performance across a wider range of tissue thicknesses. The end result is simplified cartridge selection, a new grasping feature for improved tissue maneuverability, advanced compression for increased tissue stability and significantly less force needed for firing.


Press release: Covidien Redefines Surgical Stapling with Introduction of New Tri-Staple(TM) Technology Platform…
Product page: Tri-Staple Technology…

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From Ethicon Endo-Surgery Comes Longer Harmonic Ace Curved Shears

by Gene Ostrovsky on Jun 22, 2010
From Ethicon Endo-Surgery Comes Longer Harmonic Ace Curved Shears

Ethicon Endo-Surgery has released a new, longer curved shears in its HARMONIC ACE line of endoscopic devices. The new shears sport 45 cm of access specifically to address problems specific to obese patients during laparoscopic procedures.

The additional length of the HARMONIC ACE® 45 cm enables surgeons to reach anatomy during procedures on obese patients while reducing the need to relocate trocars. The ACE® 45 cm also reduces the need to push down on patients’ abdomens, enabling surgeons to rotate the jaws of the device without impacting the trocar.* The HARMONIC ACE® 45 cm, which is being introduced at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), is primarily intended for use in bariatric, general, colorectal and gynecologic laparoscopic surgeries for obese patients, including gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, colectomy and hysterectomy.

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Maquet AV Conference 3.0 for OR’s Now Available

by Gene Ostrovsky on Jun 15, 2010
Maquet AV Conference 3.0 for OR's Now Available

Maquet has released version 3.0 of its AV Conference operating room system that manages video feeds, monitors, and clinical data via a touchscreen interface. The system is designed to make video in the OR easy and intuitive, and to allow for surgical telemedicine as a practical option.

The central cockpit of Maquet OR integration is the AV Conference 3.0 system. It is used to control Maquet equipment, like the Magnus OR table and the PowerLED OR lights. Systems and devices from other manufacturers, such as endoscopy equipment can be integrated without any difficulties. The equipment pool that is found in most operating theatres, this compatibility is particularly significant when it comes to choosing the right system for coordinating workflows.

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TissuePatchThoracic for Sealing Leaky Lungs

by Gene Ostrovsky on Jun 14, 2010
TissuePatchThoracic for Sealing Leaky Lungs

Here’s a new intraop tool to deal with annoying bubbles in the water seal chamber of chest tubes. Tissuemed out of Leeds, UK has just unveiled the TissuePatchThoracic patch for fixing air leaks during lung surgery. The patch was introduced at this year’s annual meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The new offering is now undergoing clinical trials to assess its effectiveness in sealing airleaks.
More about the product from Tissuemed:

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Surgical Laser Introduced for da Vinci Robotic System

by Gene Ostrovsky on Jun 9, 2010
Surgical Laser Introduced for da Vinci Robotic System

We hear that Lisa Laser USA, the American distributor of Germany’s Lisa Laser Products OHG, has been working with Intuitive Surgical to introduce the first laser for the da Vinci robotic surgical system. RevoLix Jr laser, which provides cutting and ablation, has been made to work with the da Vinci via a new 5mm introducer.
Here’s video of Dr Brian Evens from the Baptist Medical Center in Pensacola, Florida performing an unclamped laser-assisted robotic partial nephrectomy:

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New Porcine Biomatrix Gets US Ok for Soft Tissue Repair Surgeries

by Gene Ostrovsky on Jun 2, 2010
New Porcine Biomatrix Gets US Ok for Soft Tissue Repair Surgeries

Kensey Nash has received FDA clearance for the firm’s Meso Biomatrix porcine-based mesothelium extracellular matrix. Developed for use during soft tissue repair to reinforce weak regions, the Meso Biomatrix is manufactured using Kensey Nash’s Optrix method of clearing porcine tissue of cells, viruses, and just about anything else that’s not the structural tissue matrix.

Kensey Nash Corporation’s Meso BioMatrix™ Surgical Patch is a resorbable porcine mesothelium-derived surgical mesh intended for reinforcement of soft tissues. The Meso BioMatrix Surgical Patch is a porcine-based mesothelium extracellular matrix designed to reinforce soft tissues where weakness exists in patients requiring soft tissue repair. Medeor™ Matrix, Kensey Nash’s previously cleared porcine dermis derived surgical mesh, and the Meso BioMatrix product are manufactured using Kensey Nash’s proprietary Optrix™ process, which gently disinfects tissues, inactivates viruses and removes cells while preserving extracellular matrix components and structure.

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Covidien V-Loc Knotless Wound Closure Devices

by Wouter Stomp on May 27, 2010
Covidien V-Loc Knotless Wound Closure Devices

Covidien has globally launched the V-Loc 90 device, the newest in its line of V-Loc knotless wound closure devices. The first one, the V-Loc 180 was launched late last year. The devices use a uni-directional barbed thread which fixates itself in the tissue, with a loop at the start of the thread which anchors it securely at the beginning of the incision. Standard suturing techniques can be used, but without the need to tie knots to fixate the suture. This way tension is distributed more evenly and wounds can be closed more quickly than with conventional sutures. The V-Loc 180′s suture material is completely absorbed in 180 days, while the V-Loc 90′s thread is absorbed in 90 to 110 days.
Press release: Covidien Expands V-Loc Family of Absorbable Wound Closure Devices for Knotless Tissue Repair…

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AnchorPort Single Incision Laparoscopy Kit

by Wouter Stomp on May 21, 2010
AnchorPort Single Incision Laparoscopy Kit

SurgiQuest has received FDA clearance for its 5mm AnchorPort Trocars for single incision laparoscopy. A common problem in laparoscopy is the slippage of trocars further into or out of the abdomen. The AnchorPort is a trocar that anchors itself in the abdominal wall by using an integrated elastomeric, stretchable cannula system that goes in elongated and, when the insertion gun is retracted, self adjusts to the abdominal wall thickness. The short trocar size made possible by this mechanism prevents the instruments from crisscrossing. The device can be inserted through a one inch skin incision through which three or more cannula ports can be inserted.
Press release: SurgiQuest, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance to Market the World’s First Elastomeric Single Incision Laparoscopy Kit…

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Covidien Announces Launch of SILS Stitch Articulating Suturing Device

by Smit Shah on May 18, 2010
Covidien Announces Launch of SILS Stitch Articulating Suturing Device

Dublin, Ireland based Covidien has announced the launch of their SILS Stitch Articulating Suturing Device. The device features extended length, along with an articulating and rotating tip to provide improved maneuverability to surgeons. Covidien is currently presenting the device at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in San Francisco, which runs May 15-19.
From the product page:

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