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use orthopedic power tools. Insurgical plans a second-quarter launch.
The company plans to position its products as an on-demand solution when the primary power tool system is unavailable, or as an
alternative to reusable power tools. So, would surgeons be receptive
to using a single-use tool in a pinch?
"I can see how having a single-use power tool available for immediate use would appeal to surgeons and nurses," says orthopedic surgeon David Geier, Jr., MD, director of sports medicine at the Medical
University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. "Most hospitals and
surgery centers have many drills and saws, so nurses just open another one if the tool becomes unsterile, the batteries run out or for some
other reason during a case. I wonder if the cost would keep most centers from purchasing these single-use products."
"I'm of the school that reusable products, when constructed well,
are the way to go," says Greg DeConciliis, PA-C, administrator of
Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites in Waltham, Mass. "Breaking down
is an issue, so proper research into quality tools and having a good
service contract\ \on \it\ \is\ \key.\ \I'm\ \all\ \for\ \new\ \concepts,\ \and\ \I\ \certainly\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
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love emergency back-ups and would keep one on hand, but unless it
were at a super price point — certainly not more than $100 — I would
stay far away."
Pros and cons
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