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Here's a look at 6 more products on display at the SAGES 2015 Annual Meeting
designed to advance safety and improve outcomes in GI surgery.
— Kendal Gapinski
NovaTract | NovaGrasp Laparoscopic Tethered Grasper
This device is designed to be one of the
least invasive methods of retraction for
surgeons. It is a stainless steel grasper tip
connected to a polyethylene tension line
that's then used intra-abdominally to
secure tissue and organs for retraction.
Introduced via an existing port or percu-
taneously, the retractor is repositionable
and allows for hands-free retraction. A
company rep says the affordable device improves cosmesis and eliminates or reduces
additional port closure time.
Domain Surgical | FMX Ferromagnetic Surgical System
This new platform of cutting and
coagulation devices uses ferromag-
netic heating to produce a thermal
energy that the company says is safer
than existing modalities. The FMX
generator passes electrical energy
through the FMX tool's ferromagnet-
ic-coated tip. No electrical energy is
passed through the patient, eliminat-
ing the need for a grounding pad and reducing the risk of thermal tissue damage.
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