SurgicalPerformance

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The tube is a surgical device that is instrumental to performing a Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH). It maintains the pneumoperitoneum during a laparoscopic procedure and allows surgeons to complete the entire operation laparoscopically; and it also allows gynaecological surgeons to suture the… Source

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Endovision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Surgical smoke is a by-product of energy-based surgical instruments. Any procedure that is done with the use of a surgical device used to cut, desiccate, and ablate tissue can produce surgical smoke when tissues vaporise.

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CNECT

JUNE 14, 2023

Some examples of common operating room inefficiencies include: Malfunction of surgical devices. Missing or misplaced surgical supplies. Collaboration with surgeons enables surgery center staff to document the optimal operating room layouts for each procedure and to meet the preference of each surgeon. Scheduling errors.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In the 1990s, John Freund negotiated an option to acquire SRI’s intellectual property, and started a company named Intuitive Surgical Devices, Inc. In 2000 the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved use of the da Vinci Surgical System for laparoscopic surgery, and Intuitive raised $46 million in an initial public offering.

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Trocar Supplies

MAY 3, 2023

The importance of preventing cross-contamination through disinfecting and cleaning surgical instruments made headlines in 2019. Between October 15, 2018 and March 31, 2019 the FDA received 159 device reports of infected duodenoscopes, snake-like cameras with a lighted end, used in procedures involving the pancreas and bile ducts.

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Trocar Supplies

JUNE 6, 2022

A trocar is a versatile, specialized surgical device that proves useful in a variety of procedures. The procedure was successful, so he refined his design, adding a trocar and a very thin cannula. These non-cutting trocars are intended to minimize the risk of injury to internal organs in surgical procedures.

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