CareFusion has rolled out its new micro-laparoscopic line of surgical instruments.
The CareFusion MicroLap offering is a reusable platform featuring a full line of hand instruments, access devices, scopes and accessories. With instruments as small as 2.7 millimeters in diameter, the instruments leave an incision scar that is half that of standard (5- or 10-millimeter) laparoscopic instruments, eliminating the need to close the incision site with sutures in some procedures and resulting in a virtually scar-less procedure, according to the company.
"With the trend of miniaturizing surgical procedures, the CareFusion MicroLap line of instruments offers the advantages of smaller incisions with high-quality instrument performance," said Andreas Lex, vice president and general manager for V. Mueller and Snowden-Pencer surgical instruments for San Diego, Calif.-based CareFusion. "Smaller incisions provide the benefit of less patient discomfort and less scarring than with traditional 5-millimeter or 10-millimeter laparoscopic procedures."
The hand instrument offering consists of graspers, dissectors, scissors and needle holders. Hand instrumentation is made of a proprietary ceramic titanium alloy material to provide strength comparable to standard 5-millimeter laparoscopic instruments. Scopes are available in 2.7-millimeter and 2.9-millimeter diameter options, with varying lens angles available. Also included in the line are electrosurgical options as well as suction and irrigation tools.
Company officials say the line of tools can be used for any type of laparoscopic surgery, with no limitations on specialty or procedural uses.
The new line of MicroLap instruments is manufactured by Gimmi GmbH, a laparoscopic device maker in Tuttlingen, Germany. CareFusion is the sole U.S. distributor.