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NovaTract Surgical's internal
retraction system was not yet
approved for the U.S. market at
the time of the conference, but
what it proposes is improved tissue manipulation through
NovaTract's
adjustable tension and modifiable retraction system.
retraction angles. The 5mm
laparoscopic entry device uses the single or multiple ports that have
already been placed to gain access to the peritoneal space and anchor
and reposition the gall bladder, for example, against the abdominal wall.
The company says it can assist in visualization without adding ports, and
without necessitating surgeons to change their technique.
Novadaq, the company that developed Firefly Fluorescence Imaging
for the da Vinci robot, introduced a
standalone laparoscopic technology, the Pinpoint Endoscopic
Fluorescence Imaging System. The
system combines the company's
Pinpoint by Novadaq.
Spy fluorescence technology with
high-definition resolution to offer multimodal laparoscopic imaging. A 10mm
HD camera with white light shows the standard imaging mode. The injection
of indocyanine green enables Spy's contrast imaging mode. Pinpoint mode
combines the two to illuminate HD visualization with a real-time fluorescent
view of blood flow and tissue perfusion for clearer anatomical images.
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