PCS
Sizes of PCS
What is 23, 25, 29, 31 mm?
Added features to Echelon +
What is tapered anvil and dynamic firing motor?
Applicable procedures for transection of fragile and/or difficult to reach vessels
What is thoracic (lobectomy, segementectomy) and solid organ (nephrectomy, hepatectomy)?
Unique mechanism and feature associated with TLC designed to deliver consistent staple formation alog the length of the staple line
What is CAM and tissue rentention pin?
Tissue has solid and liquid properties and it is considered
What is bi-phasic?
The device that was clinically proven to reduce hemostasis-related complication in pulmonary artery transection vs. Medtronic Endo GIA iDrive with Tri-Staple Reload
What is PVS?
*Tsunezuka
The official hashtag for professional education this year
What is #BeMoreLikeSara?
Powered firing platform reduces force to fire by
What is 97%?
Echelon + Reload colors and appropiate tissue range.
What is White (vascular), blue (regular), gold (regular/thick), green (thick), and black (extra thick)?
Number of TLC reloads available to accommondate a wide range of procedural applications.
BONUS for 200 - What "colors" and applicable tissue type?
What is 4?
What is White (vascular/thin), Blue (regular), gold (regular/thick), and green (thick)?
The main benefits of proper cartridge selection
What is consistenet compression and uniform staple heights to optimize hemostasis and perfusion in targeted tissue?
What is increased performance range of confidence in stapling thick/dense tissue?
TLC75 produced 8.4% righter formed staples in thick tissue when compared to
DST Series GIA80
*Ex vivo study - Dwight Henninger (showpad)
Places where we can find information about our Professional Education offerings
What is Optimizer Media, Professional Education Calendar, the big bad #1 AE in all of the land, Louis Olson weekly e-mails, and "just ask" to make your own offerings?
What is 1.5-2.2 mm?
Echelon + staplers lengths available
What is compact 280mm, Standard 340mm, Long 440mm?
PVS provides greater manual articulation in each direction vs. Signia by
What is 11%?
TX Device Sizes and Reload options
What is 30 and 60?
What is White (vascular), blue (regular), green (thick)?
Who is Aladar von Pertz?
A recent study compared outcomes between Echelon Flex GST and Signia in lap sleeve gastrectomy showed Echelon Flex GST was associated with:
What is up to 73% reduced hemostasis related complications and 7% reduced median total hospital cost?
*Retrospective marched study - Rawlins
Describe Proximie and what it offers
What is a virtual offereing where your registered HCP's will observe our faculty surgeons operating in real time and participants can ask questions and get interactive with the surgeons as they are doing the procedures live?
This technology provides gentler handling with a 33% reduction in compressive forces on tissue
What is Gripping Surface Technology?
The year the first Powered Echelon Flex Stapler launched
What is 2011?
PVS demnostrated less distal tip movement vs. manual by
The Curved Contour compared to Endo GIA Radial Reload with Tri-Staple has a smaller head by
What is 21%?
What is surgeon (human), technology, patient, and environment?
The Echelon Flex Powered Staplers are backed by large-scale, real-world, peer reviewed evidence demnostrating improved outcomes and reduced....*three outcomes*
What is hemostasis-related complications, hospital cost, and efficency?
The NEW virutal Bariatric Professional Education event are we offering on March 25, 2021
What is "Improving outcomes in Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass"?
PCS is shorter than ECS by
What is 5.4%?
When compared to Medtronic powered and manual staplers with Tri-Staple Reloads...Echelon + delivered...
What is fewer leaks at the staple line, better staple formation in thick tissue, and more uniform compression?
The full battery name compatable with PVS
Curved Contour Device Sizes and Reloads
What is 40?
What is blue (regular) and green (thick)?
Primary causes of staple line variation in thick tissue
What is tissue movement, channel deflection, anvil deflection/poor alignment, and improper reload selection?
Echelon Flex Powered with GST REloads vs. Medtronic Endo GIA with Tri-Staple reduced hemostasis related complications, reduced hospital costs and improved efficiency in lap bariatric procedures by
What is 47% in hemostasis related complications, 13% total hospital cost, and 14% OR time?
*Sanjoy Roy, Andrew Yoo
Two dates when we are offering the Proximie Virtual Case Observation with Dr. Sonnanstine
What is 3/19/2021 and 4/13/2021?