What is a scorpion needle used for?
Scorpion suture passers are used in shoulder arthroscopy for rotator cuff and labral repair. Designed for simplicity, the easy-to-use FastPass Scorpion™ SL (side-loading) suture passer supports more successful suture passes.
What is a suture passer?
Suture passers help surgeons put sutures through tissue, like torn tendons, and reattach it to bone when using a suture anchor implant. There are many types of suture passers. The simplest non-orthopedic suture passers are effectively large sewing needles made of stainless steel.
What is a suture lasso?
The SutureLasso™ family includes the original SutureLasso, Small Diameter SutureLasso , the QuickPass SutureLasso, and the MicroSutureLasso and all are single use instruments packaged sterile. Each type has various curved tip configurations for arthroscopic Bankart, SLAP & rotator cuff repairs.
What do you use a Carter Thompson for?
CARTER-THOMASON® Both Carter-Thomason systems offer the ability to handle thicker abdominal walls and ensure complete fascial closure makes it ideal, even in overweight and obese patients, where port-site herniation is a concern.
How do I close a laparoscopic port-site?
A loop is created with a suture thread in the cannula of veress needle through and through the whole length of the cannula. Another suture, which will be used to close the port-site, is introduced in the tip of the cannula for about 2 cm and held in place with a finger.
Who is Carter Thompson?
Carter Thompson is a member of Baker Donelson’s Complex Tort Group and the former chair of the Product Liability and Mass Tort Group and the Drug, Device and Life Sciences Team.
How do they close laparoscopic incisions?
Tissue adhesive is presently being used in various clinical settings for closure of minor lacerations. In our study, 5-mm laparoscopic port site incisions were closed using a tissue adhesive, a single intracuticular horizontal mattress suture, or a running intracuticular suture.