Svensk Kirurgi nr 1-16

62 SVENSK KIRURGI • VOLYM 74 • NR 1 • 2016 Partnering for meaningful solutions For more than 80 years, Ethicon has been a trusted partner, committed to address our customers’ needs and deliver what is best for the health and welfare of the patients we serve. Our combined efforts and the high ethical standards by which we operate, define the quality and value of the comprehensive set of products and solutions we bring to market. We offer you a wide range of surgical equipment and a very comprehensive portfolio of healthcare solutions in the Nordic countries. Contact your local Nordic representative to learn more how our innovative products and services can help you to improve patient care. For more information please visit www.ethicon.com DK, FI, NO, SE: Johnson & Johnson AB Staffans väg 2, SE-191 84 Sollentuna, Phone +46 8 626 22 00 HARMONIC ACE®+7 Shears with Advanced Hemostasis The most intelligent and advanced HARMONIC® device ever introduced 3 ECHELON FLEX™ Powered Vascular Stapler with Advanced Placement Tip Enables precise placement and enhances stability on fragile vessels (e.g. 83% reduction in tip movement 2 ) ECHELON FLEX™ GST System with Gripping Surface Technology 4x less tissue slippage during firing compared to Endo GIA™ Reloads with TriStaple™ technology for unsurpassed staple formation 1 Plus Antibacterial Sutures Inhibit bacterial colonization of the suture for 7 days or more 4-6 SURGIFLO™ WITH THROMBIN Haemostatic Matrix Kit SURGIFLO™ remains flowable throughout complex and lengthy procedures 1 Benchtop testing inporcine stomach tissue.Mean tissuemovement fromafter clampingon tissue toafter firing ECHELONFLEX™PoweredPlusStapler (PSEE60A)andECHELONReload withGSTvsENDOGIA™ULTRAHandle (EGIAUSTND)andEndoGIA™Reloadwith Tri-Staple™Technologyat3.3and4.0mm tissue thicknesses (3.3mm:GST60T0.642mmvs EGIA60AMT4.806mmp<0.001;4.0mm:GST60T0.654mmvsEGIA60AXT5.116mmp<0.001).EMEA-14-1061. 2 Benchtop testingonporcine carotidarteries.Surgeons (n=24) firedeach instrument / reloadonce:PSE45A /ECR45W andEGIAUSTND/EGIA45AVM.Distal tipmotionmeasurementduring the firing cycle showedamedian reductionof83%and a rangeof reductionof53% to96% in tipmovementofPSE45A/ECR45Wvs.EGIAUSTND/EGIA45AVM. 3 As compared topreviously-introducedHARMONICdeviceswithoutAdaptiveTissueTechnologyandAdvancedHemostasismode. 4 MingX,RothenburgerS,YangD. InvitroantibacterialefficacyofMonocrylPlusAntibacterialSuture (poligelcaprone25with triclosan).Surg Infect (Larchmt).2007;8(2):201-207. 5 RothenburgerS,SpanglerD,BhendeS,BurkleyD. Invitroantimicrobialevaluationof coatedVicrylPlusAntibacterialSuture (coatedpolyglactin910with triclosan)using zoneof inhibitionassays.Surg Infect (Larchmt).2002;3 (suppl):S79-S87. 6 MingX,RothenburgerS,NicholsMM. Invivoand invitroantibacterialefficacyofPDSPlus (polidioxanonewith triclosan) suture.Surg Infect (Larchmt).2008;9(4):451-457.