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Surgical innovations, such as advanced transplant surgery instruments and bone cement applications, are optimizing complex procedures. ...
Its Galaxy II self-retaining retractor was first developed to dramatically improve comfort and visualization for the operating room (OR) team during gynecological and urological surgery, but it has since been rapidly adopted by all surgical disciplines. The lightweight instrument’s cam lock system is self-retaining and allows single-handed adjustments ...
Water for sterilization has a new requirement and standard. This applies to surgical tools and instruments, and is useful to feed steam sterilizers and autoclaves.Medical Surgical Devices Require Steriliza New Standard AAMI calls the new standard for water for sterilizing medical devices “Water for the Processing of Reusable Medical Devices”. This is technically AAMI ST108. The ...
In July 2022, the company’s product line grew again with the launch of the CHECKPOINT EDGE™ Nerve Cutting Kit, adding nerve-specific surgical instruments to the portfolio. Checkpoint Edge uses circumferential constraint to maintain the nerve’s natural shape during transection and preserve nerve tissue integrity. ...
This week, Clear Surgical and its innovative medical device, the OpLight™ were featured in a special article to commemorate 70 years of the NHS in Scotland. On the 5th of July 2018, the National Health Service (NHS) celebrated its 70th anniversary with events up and down the length and breadth of the UK. This milestone was the perfect opportunity to celebrate and give thanks to all that ...
It provides direct light into cavities during surgery due to its ability to be affixed to existing surgical instruments, eradicating shadowing from overhead lighting systems. ...
The idea may seem obvious and simple, but the proverb ‘simplification is the ultimate sophistication’ applies when dealing with the complexities of laparoscopic surgery and robotics.” Based on his first surgeries with Dexter, Prof. Krämer summarizes: “On-demand robotics gives us direct access to our patient and all surgical ...
About ExsoMed Corporation ExsoMed is a medical device company providing orthopaedic surgeons with innovative solutions in hand surgery. We believe that our solutions raise the standard of care in hand surgery by providing state of the art surgical tools that streamline use in the operating room, reduce the global cost of care, and enhance outcomes so that ...
Today we are announcing the successful completion of urological surgeries with Dexter® – the first and only on-demand robotic surgery platform. ...
Sensor advancements are driving innovation in both wearable devices and surgical devices. Speakers at the MD&M West 2020 conference explore several developments. The role of sensors in medical devices is becoming increasingly more important, especially when it comes to developing new technologies such as wearable devices that can diagnose and transmit information for long periods of ...
” The Versius® Surgical Robotic System Versius® resets expectations of robotic surgery. Versius fits into virtually any operating room set-up and integrates seamlessly into existing workflows, increasing the likelihood of robotic minimal access surgery (MAS). ...
Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, announced Tuesday that they would be recruiting for a number of positions at the Montcalm Community College Job Fair on March 22nd. The company is looking to hire CNC Machinists, Manufacturing Engineers, and Secondary Operators that aspire to become Machinists. While the event is being held ...
This platform makes use of the identical instruments and surgical techniques as the existing InSetTM Humeral Short stem, allowing flexibility for intraoperative decision-making with no cost in time or any additional instruments or bone preparation required. ...
Autocam Medical announced Tuesday that after an outstanding 32-year career, Tom O’Mara, Executive Vice President, has notified the company of his intent to retire at the end of the 2022 calendar year. Although Mr. O’Mara will be slowly relinquishing full-time responsibilities, he will remain in an advisory role with the company beyond December 31, 2022. Mr. O’Mara began his ...
Today, the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* announced that DePuy Synthes** has acquired CrossRoads® Extremity Systems, a Tennessee-based foot and ankle company that provides a broad range of procedure-specific, sterile-packed implants and instrumentation systems cleared for lower extremity indications. Private equity firm HealthpointCapital was the majority ...
Just like your car’s GPS navigation, tracking data from an optical measurement system can be used to visualize the surgical instrument’s location relative to patient image sets, and to plan and navigate the instrument’s path to the target/treatment site. Check out our new infographic that illustrates how optical tracking works! ...
Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, presented 11 students with certificates of completion for their CNC Machinist Apprentice Program during a November 10th ceremony at the AMP Lab at Western Michigan University in Grand Rapids. The event, recognizing the company’s fourth class of graduates, was kicked off with a few ...
The initial features of the ISU enable machine vision-driven control of the camera for a surgeon by responding to commands and recognizing certain objects and locations in the surgical field, and allow a surgeon to change the visualized field of view using the movement of their instruments. The newest ISU features expand upon these capabilities and introduce more advanced ...
Highly innovative instrumentation providing the simplest possible surgery. Published long term clinical data proving the effectiveness of the InSet system. David Blue, Chief Commercialization Officer for Shoulder Innovations, said, “Our surgeon customers value having all possible shoulder surgery implants and ...
Marco Innocenti, M.D., the head of reconstructive surgery and microsurgery at Careggi University Hospital in Florence, performed the procedure which involved a young adult who suffered a motorcycle accident. After eight months of unsuccessful surgeries and bone fixation attempts, the patient received a recommendation for amputation. ...