Guidant announces market release of new balloons used in laparoscopic surgery.INDIANAPOLIS--(HealthWire)--Feb. 16, 1996--Guidant Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GDT GDT Global Descriptor Table GDT Geographic Data Technology Inc. GDT Gas Discharge Tube (energy, electrotechinical and electronics) GDT Getting Things Done GDT Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing GDT Ground Data Terminal ) today announced the worldwide release of the EXTRA VIEW(TM) Preperitoneal Distention dis·ten·tion or dis·ten·sion n. The act of distending or the state of being distended. distention, n a state of dilation. Balloons. The EXTRA VIEW(TM) Preperitoneal Distention Balloons are manufactured by Origin Medsystems, part of the company's Minimally Invasive Systems group. The balloons represent Origin's latest generation of dissection balloon technology in the growing field of minimally invasive surgical procedures Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen. conducted in the preperitoneal space, the tissue that lines the abdominal cavity abdominal cavity Largest hollow space of the body, between the diaphragm and the top of the pelvic cavity and surrounded by the spine and the abdominal muscles and others. . The EXTRA VIEW Balloon is inserted into a small incision near the navel to separate the tissue layers of the abdominal wall. This creates the space surgeons require to perform the preperitoneal procedure. Last year, over 50,000 such procedures occurred throughout the world. The EXTRA VIEW Balloons are made of a unique material, called Orithane(TM), which has elastic properties when inflated. This elastic property potentially minimizes tissue trauma as the balloon expands. The EXTRA VIEW Balloons also allow the option for the surgeon to use a laparoscopic Laparoscopic A minimally-invasive surgical or diagnostic procedure that uses a flexible endoscope (laparoscope) to view and operate on structures in the abdomen. Mentioned in: Obstetrical Emergencies viewing instrument while inserting the balloon into the abdominal wall. "The EXTRA VIEW Balloons further expand Guidant's product offering for procedural kits used in laparoscopic surgical procedures," commented Jay Watkins, president of Guidant's Minimally Invasive Systems group and a Guidant vice president. "This next generation of balloon products will help us better address the evolving clinical requirements of our customers." The EXTRA VIEW Balloons will be distributed through Origin's direct sales force and established distribution channels both domestically and internationally. A leader in the medical device industry, Guidant provides innovative, cost-effective products and services to the global cardiology and minimally invasive surgery minimally invasive surgery Laparoscopic surgery, see there. See Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. marketplaces. CONTACT: Guidant Corporation Ronda Prothro, 415/235-3420 Robert Allen, 317/971-2031 |
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