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strength and utility of
their larger counterparts.
I've handled other lessthan-rigid mini tools that
don't leave me confident
they'll be able to do the
job, but Karl Storz's 3mm
laparoscopic instruments
feel sturdy. Advances like
this could play a big role
in expanding single- or
limited-incision
laparoscopy. The instruments list at $950 to
$1,100 per instrument,
comparable to 5mm and
10mm versions. Reusable
trocars to provide access
for 3mm instruments,
available in pediatric and
bariatric lengths, are
$600.
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F L O O R
TOWER IN A BOX Olive Medical's OVS-1 fits a monitor,
camera control unit and light source in a 7-pound package.
CLIP IT The EndoGrab from Virtual Ports offers internal retraction
without impeding instruments or adding an incision.
InsuFlow
Synergy
by Lexion Medical
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Lexion Medical is known
for its InsuFlow laparoscopic gas-conditioning
device, that pink cylinder
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ON HAND Karl Storz's set of 3mm laparoscopic instruments
let surgeons go even more minimally invasive.
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