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PRODUCT NEWS
In the event that the lens is occluded after
touching tissue, the sheath is able to flush the
tip on demand with Flo-X, a biocompatible
surfactant wash that dissolves fat and dissipates quickly. FloShield Plus is available in 0-,
30- and 45-degree angle versions and is compatible with Storz, Olympus, Stryker and
Richard Wolf scopes.
• Laparoscopic Lens Internal Cleaning System.
The thinking behind Melicor Medical's
Laparoscopic Lens Internal Cleaning System
(LLICS) (www.melicormedical.com) is elementary: Take the cleaning to the camera,
EASY WIPE
Melicor Medical's LLICS
reaches into the surgical
site to clean the lens,
eliminating the need to
remove the scope.
instead of taking the camera to the cleaning.
A sterile, single-use, sponge-tipped device with a maximum working
length of 33cm and a maximum diameter of 5.6mm, the LLICS reaches in through a trocar to swab a dirty lens without stopping the case
or losing the scope's placement.
The LLICS cleaning process is simple: a biocompatible surfactant
substance is applied to the sponge tip and the device is inserted
through an available trocar. Once the tip has been visualized by the
camera lens to be wiped, a squeeze of the ergonomic actuator handle
deploys it for cleaning and retracts it for removal.
— David Bernard
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