News and Notes

Working with surgeons and Advanced Surgical Concepts (ASC), Olympus developed the components to conduct LESS procedures such as LESS Cholecystectomy (the surgical removal of the gallbladder), including an access port device manufactured by ASC, instrumentation and a...

Aditazz, in a strategic partnership with inventor Roger Leib, has jointly developed the Patient Mobility Platform, a suite of mobility products conceived and designed by Leib, founder of Develop, LLC. The platform will enable patients to recover faster than currently...

Ecolab Healthcare has created a warming drape designed to cradle robotic scopes and protect them from accidental tipping and falling while in fluid warming baths. The Scope Pillow Warmer Drape enhances Ecolab’s Fluid Warming System by featuring a soft foam pillow and...

Super-Soft Evolution scrubs are Encompass Medical’s latest addition to its line of non-woven apparel for staff, visitors, labor room and patients requiring temporary clothing. These scrubs are designed to reduce cross-contamination and minimize loss and laundry...

New registry data shows 81 percent of patients had 90 percent or higher aneurysm occlusion after 21 months and only 8.3 percent required retreatment after stent-assisted coil embolization with the Codman Enterprise Vascular Reconstruction Device (VRD) and Delivery...