Applied Medical
Laparoscopic access and instruments
- What they make for this
- Trocars, retrieval bags and laparoscopic instruments.
Sources: Company site
Explore surgeries / Gallbladder Removal Explained
Gallbladder Removal: understanding your surgical technology options
Gallbladder removal doesn't leave an implant behind, apart from small clips. The devices are laparoscopic instruments, clip appliers, energy devices, camera systems, and for some operations a surgical robot or fluorescent imaging to help see the bile ducts. Listed alphabetically.
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Intuitive Surgical
da Vinci robotic systems
- What they make for this
- Robotic systems used for robotic cholecystectomy, including fluorescence imaging.
Sources: Company site
Johnson & Johnson MedTech (Ethicon)
Clips, energy devices and instruments
- What they make for this
- Clip appliers, energy devices and laparoscopic instruments.
Sources: Company site
Karl Storz
Laparoscopic cameras and imaging
- What they make for this
- Camera systems, including fluorescence imaging used to see the bile ducts.
Sources: Company site
Medtronic
Instruments, energy devices and Hugo robot
- What they make for this
- Laparoscopic instruments, energy devices and robotic systems.
Sources: Company site
Olympus
Laparoscopic cameras and energy devices
- What they make for this
- Imaging systems and energy devices, plus endoscopes used for ERCP.
Sources: Company site