Laparoscopic Instruments

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From new innovations in advanced energy to high-precision instrumentation, we offer a broad spectrum of laparoscopic instruments that enable minimally invasive surgery in a variety of specialties.

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Designed hand-in-hand with our clinical partners, Aesculap instruments combine superior craftsmanship with modern design, making us the instrument of choice for minimally invasive surgery around the globe.

Our portfolio of laparoscopic instruments includes a comprehensive range of reusable, reposable and single-use instruments and trocars as well as ligation clip appliers, endoscopes and advanced energy solutions.

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Laparoscope (camera)

What is commonly referred to as the laparoscope is a combination of three devices, the lens, camera and a fiber optic cable system. The telescopic rod lens system is housed in a long telescope that is then connected to a camera.  The camera is connected to an image processor that will then project the image onto a monitor.  A digital laparoscope houses the image processor at the end of the telescope and precludes the need for a rod lens system.  All systems require a fiber optic cable system hooked up to a &#;cold&#; light source (Xenon or Halogen) to illuminate inside the abdominal cavity.

Trocars (Ports)

For the surgeon to access the abdominal cavity, long thin tubes (trocars/ports) are passed through the muscles of the abdominal wall after making a small skin incision.  The port also provides a way to fill the abdomen with CO2 in order to distend the abdominal cavity creating a working space.  The laparoscope and instruments can then be passed through the ports to begin the procedure.  Many different instruments are used throughout any given procedure.  The ports allow easy exchange of instruments.

General Instrumentation

In general, the instruments used in laparoscopic surgery are a combination of three parts: handle, shaft and actuator.  There are several handles that are available and surgeon ease and comfort generally determines what handles are used. Regardless of design the handles are opened and closed to control the actuator.  The shaft is a long tube that connects the handle to the actuator.  The length of the shaft is generally 30-45 cm.  Instruments that utilize electrocautery must have an insulated shaft to prevent arcing and burns to tissue in contact with the shaft. The actuator is at the end of the shaft and is generally what makes one instrument different than another.  The actuator may be a grasper, scissors, biopsy forceps amongst many others.