Smoke Evac Pencils
This pencil would be the best cross-reference to the (non-telescoping) ESEP from Stryker.
What is the PlumePen Pro?
This is the amount of time that the LaparoVue can continue to warm.
What is up to 5 hours?
This smoke evacuator made by Buffalo Filter pulls smoke at a max of 25 CFM.
What is the ViroVac?
If you were looking to connect the ESU and a stand-alone smoke evacuator what product would you want to order?
What is a Direct Connect Cable (either ConMed of COV version)?
What is the Kavoussi Study?
This pencil in the Buffalo Filter line has a "full blade reveal" and up to 25% more flow as compared to competitive smoke evacuation pencils.
What is the PlumePen Elite?
The LaparoVue is one unit, with two ports. What is the port on top of the device designed for?
What is scope cleaning/defogging?
This smoke evacuator pulls at a max of 30 CFM, better than the max of the 25 CFM of the Stryker Neptune.
What is the VisiClear?
This device is ideal for any procedure where you are concerned about fluid being pulled into your smoke evac filter. It should also be changed with every patient.
What is a Fluid Trap (VSFT10)?
This study is most often referenced when speaking to anesthesia. The graph referencing the spikes in intra-abdominal pressure and on the flip-side the stability of pressure with AirSeal Mode gives a nice visual aid as we describe why we would expect Peak Airway Pressures to be lower in AirSeal Mode.
What is the Landman study?
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In the Core Suction Irrigation line, if you needed an option for bariatric or robotic surgery, how long of a 5mm reusable cannula would you need to order?
What is 45cm?
What company not has a stand alone smoke evacuator and telescoping pencil with the acquisition of SafeAir?
What is Stryker?
This device would be recommended to activate the smoke evac unit when utilizing two smoke pencils in one procedure (for example, in a bi-lateral mastectomy where two surgeons are working at one time).
What is an EZ-link?
In a study by Wimhofer, AirSeal was shown to provide a time savings of 12% in Robotic Prostatectomy and allow for a lower pressure setting of 10mm Hg in all patients in the AirSeal group. How many total patients where included in the study (what is the total n value of both groups conventional insufflation and AirSeal combined)?
What is 642 patients?
This smoke pencil from Ethicon is green and white in color and claims to have coated electrodes that produce 68% less smoke as compared to uncoated stainless steel electrodes.
What is the MegaDyne Zip-Pen?
If you came across a surgeon the is utilizing the Ethicon EndoProbe Plus, what product could we upgrade them to within our line?
What is Universal Plus Suction Irrigation?
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This device would allow you to use two smoke evacuation pencils with just one smoke evac unit.
What is a Y-adapter?
What is 8-10mm Hg?
This company offers a smoke evacuation pencil option that provides an "independently telescoping smoke nozzle and electrode to enable improved versatility and choice".
What is Covidien/Medtronic?
This is the name of the NEW battery-powered suction irrigation that will be released by ConMed in Q3/Q4 2020.
What is Core E3?
What is the name of the old Covidien/Medtronic smoke evacuator that we recently discontinued our filters for?
What is the OptiMumm?
This device is for use laparoscopically, but provides passive smoke evacuation with the ability to manage the moisture with an integrated fluid trap and wicking material to ensure the integrity of the filtration media.
What is the PlumePort?
In the Annino Study published in Surgical Endoscopy in 2016, AirSeal was shown to provide a procedural time savings of 11% in Robotic Partial Nephrectomy. What percentage of time savings did AirSeal provide in terms of Warm Ischemia Time (clamp time)?
What is 39%?