SINGLE USE, CORDLESS POWER TOOLS DEBUT IN SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week)
Thomas Ferro, orthopedic surgeon and Medical Director of the Bone & Joint Center at Arroyo Grande, California, has performed the first knee replacement procedure using FDA cleared single-use, cordless, handheld power tools in an orthopedic operation in the United States. According to a Business Wire report, specialty surgical power tools that are used to cut and shape bone are required in over 1.5 million orthopedic procedures annually in the United States.
“I evaluated the Insurgical tools after my staff discovered a tear in the sterile wrapping on the tools we were scheduled to use,” explained Ferro. “Instead of waiting two hours or so to allow time to wash and re-sterilize the compromised tools, we used the Insurgical saw and drill, which were available at the hospital for such emergencies. Within a matter of minutes we were able to continue with the procedure, saving the hospital, the patient, and me much valuable time.”
Ferro said that the saw had sufficient power and battery life to make precise bone cuts. “I plan to have these tools as back up at every hospital I work in, specifically for situation...
