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An endoscope with a rigid inserted portion that is used for the visual examination and treatment of the anus and rectum. It is inserted into the body through the anus during the procedure called anoscopy. The inserted portion is quite short in length, though longer than a sphincteroscope, and large in diameter, and an obturator is typically inserted into its lumen to assist the insertion.

The anatomical images are illuminated by a light source and can be viewed by the user through relayed lens optics or direct vision. This device is commonly used to examine/diagnose patients suffering pain in the rectum/anus, haemorrhoids or anal fissures. This is a reusable device

A sterile, metallic device that is permanently implanted around the neck of an aneurysm (a balloon-like sac formed on a blood vessel) for occlusion, to prevent it from bleeding or bursting and to isolate it from the rest of the vessel.

The device is typically an alpha-shaped coil spring, with blades that open like jaws, that comes with a dedicated applier for application to the aneurysm. The device is available in a variety of sizes and its blades may be straight or curved. It is typically used to treat intracranial aneurysms; it may also be used to prevent bleeding from small blood vessels.

A collection of devices designed to conduct medical gases from the fresh gas supply outlet of an anaesthesia unit/workstation to the patient, typically connecting the patient, a ventilator/ventilation bag, carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber, and a monitor.

It typically includes both an inhalation and exhalation route and consists of breathing tubes, a ventilation and/or reservoir bag(s), a Y-piece, connectors/adaptors, and gas sampling ports. The absorber, a one-way directional valve, and adjustable pressure limiting (APL) valve are also devices typically employed in the circuit but may not be a part of this device.

Abdominal binder, reusable

A strip or roll of fabric or plastic material that is applied to the abdomen to support relaxed abdominal walls or to hold dressings in place. This is a reusable device.

Abdominal trocar
A rigid, surgical instrument with a sharp pyramidal or conical point designed for percutaneous puncture of the abdominal wall to provide access to the abdominal cavity. It is usually assembled and used together with a compatible cannula or catheter to fill their lumen and provide them with a sharp point, thereby facilitating the introduction of this assembly. The trocar is withdrawn after puncturing, providing a working channel to the abdominal cavity. It is typically available for use with a cannula, catheter, and/or tube to perform a procedure such as the percutaneous drainage of ascites.

Using a prospective, randomized, blinded, controlled multi-center study. Ott et al., (1998) assessed the efficacy and safety of the Insuflow (Georgia BioMedical, Inc.) filter heater hydrator device in reducing the incidence, severity and extent of hypothermia, length of recovery room stay and postoperative pain at the time of laparoscopy. Patients underwent gynecologic procedures via laparoscopy and surgeons, anesthesiologists and recovery room personnel assessed the results; incidence, severity and extent of hypothermia, postoperative pain perception and length of recovery room stay.
The Insuflow group had significantly less intraoperative hypothermia, reduced length of recovery room stay and reduced postoperative pain. Pre-conditioning of laparoscopic gas by filtering heating and hydrating was well tolerated with no adverse effects. The safety profile of the Insuflow pre-conditioned gas showed significant benefits compared to currently used raw gas.
The authors concluded that pre-conditioning laparoscopic gas by filtering heating and hydrating with the Insuflow device was significantly more effective than the currently used standard raw gas and was safe in reducing or eliminating laparoscopic-induced hypothermia, shortening recovery room length of stay and reducing postoperative pain.
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Farley et al., (2004) reported that while patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with warmed, humidified CO2 had several advantages such as;
maintain a warmer intraoperative core temperature, have their surgeon experience less fogging of the camera lens, and have less postoperative pain than patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with standard CO2 insufflation that were statistically significant, no major clinically relevant differences were evident.
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