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Vaginal vault suturing

SurgicalPerformance

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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Surgical Smoke: Risks and Preventive Measures

Endovision

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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Preventing Cross-Contamination through Disinfecting & Cleaning Surgical Instruments

Trocar Supplies

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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Surgical Smoke: Risks and Preventive Measures

Endovision

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. Major Hazards of Surgical Smoke 1.

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Five Ways to Address Operating Room Inefficiencies

CNECT

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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ROBOT SURGERY. A VIEW FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGY COCKPIT

The Anesthesia Consultant

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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What Are Trocars? Here's Everything You Need to Know

Trocar Supplies

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.