Minimally invasive surgery may offer several benefits for patients and healthcare providers.
Benefits may include reduced risk of infection, shorter hospital stays, fewer post-op
complications, and less tissue trauma to the patient.1
Tissue trauma—or the injury associated with surgery—can be measured using mathematical models
to calculate the defect volume of injury as it relates to trocar size. A smaller trocar means less
invasive surgery, which results in less tissue trauma.2
So imagine, the benefits of a laparoscopic device that could enter directly into the abdomen
without an insertion trocar. It's called percutaneous laparoscopy. Teleflex is
proud to offer a portfolio of percutaneous products designed to help your facility make minimally
invasive surgery even less invasive.
E. Chekan, T. Pappas. Minimally Invasive Surgery. Townsend Sabiston Textbook of
Surgery: The Biologic Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. 16 Edition. Eds: Beaucamp, Evers,
Mattox. W.B. Saunders. 2001. p299.
Teleflex Incorporated. Trocar Defect Volume Study (TRQ-00003429 Rev 2). 2017.
Bench test results may not be indicative of clinical performance. Defect volumes based on
cylindrical volume of πr2h and abdominal wall height of 31.85 mm (de Carvalho GL,
Cavaz-zola LT. Can mathematic formulas help us with our patients? Surg. Endosc. 2011;
25:336-337).
Rx only. Results regarding pain, cosmesis, and patient satisfaction have not
been evaluated for the MiniLap products in a controlled clinical study.
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