In order to maintain high quality and repeatability for our products, we strive to perform all production processes in -house. And while there are hundreds of sub-processes and tasks that go into the manufacturing of our surgical instruments, following is a list of major processes that we perform in house. Shear & Press Work (we import …
It feels really good when your university does something great. It feels even greater when that something is related to your professional field and has the potential of altering the lives of people for good. In this case, the university i attended for my MBA, University of Michigan, informed me of the following news through …
Univ. of Michigan Technology + Your DNA = New Body Parts Read More »
In late 2008, eight-month-old Jayden Cambridge’s family brought him to the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Jayden had a bump growing in the middle of his forehead, which concerned his parents. When Dr. Sherif Emil examined him, he realized that the boy had a benign congenital tumor, called a dermoid cyst. Dr. Emil also realized that traditional …
Scarring Problem in Pediatric Surgery-Drs. Sherif Emil and Nabil Fanous Read More »
Following is an excerpt from Medical News Today. Read complete article on the link at the bottom. — Basketball players, baseball pitchers, and athletes warm up before they perform, and now researchers in the US are investigating whether surgeons should do the same to ensure they are better prepared for when they have to perform. …
Should Surgeons Warm Up Before Performing Surgery? New Study Investigates Read More »
Scalpels, Check. Anesthesia, Check. Sutures, Check. Making a checklist, Check. I think checklist will be a good idea for surgeons and a study aims to prove just that. Following is a excerpt from Medical News Today regarding a study about the use of checklist prior to surgery and how it affects the outcomes. Very interesting. …
Surgery Checklist Reduced Deaths And Complications Read More »
I came across an interesting article across the internet regarding cleaning of surgical instruments. Following is an excrept and you can read the complete article on the MNT website. —- A division of Nevada-based Plasma Etch, Inc. — Plasma Sterilizations, LLC — and The University of Edinburgh’s commercialization arm, Edinburgh Research and Innovation (ERI), have …
Decontamination Process For Surgical Instruments Removes Prions That Cause Mad Cow, CJD Read More »
What are DDJ Instruments? These are instruments whose jaws are specially coated with diamond dust in order to substitute the traditional smooth (more expensive) TC tips. These DDJ tips provide similar functionality of a TC tip but at a cheaper price. Benefits of DD Coating Increased griping capability Does not bend or burr needles Hybrid …
(Shared via Surgery simulators give residents a hand in building skills – Chicago Tribune. January 26, 2011|By Peter Cameron, Special to the Tribune) Most patients facing an operation would of course prefer an experienced surgeon over one just learning the procedure. But how, then, does a surgical student get the thousands of hours of practice necessary to …
We manufacture a plethora of scary instruments that can give nightmares to even the doctors who use them during surgery. But nothing compares to old scary instruments that seem unreal and/or right out of the saw movie franchise. Anyways, following is a interesting and illustrative research posted by Katie. More information on actual post here …
The quality, finish, and functionality of a surgical instrument is greatly affected by the quality of forging used. Die making and forging are perhaps amongst the most important and basic processes that help create world class medical devices. Having said that, what is forging anyways? Forging is a method of shaping metal by applying pressure. …
