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Apollo Endosurgery Inc., B.Braun SE, Becton Dickinson and Co., Boston Scientific Corp., Centenial Surgical Suture Ltd., Coloplast AS, DemeTECH Corp., Johnson and ...

Surgeries with the endoscope are exacting and require special capabilities of the surgeon. The suturing of the tissue and the setting of the knots, in particular, is very complicated due to the lack ...

NORTH HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the worldwide launch of the SILS™ Stitch articulating suturing device for ...

If you remember the MASH episode where Hawkeye and BJ got the Korean fix-it guy to build them a one-of-a-kind vein clamp, then you will understand the importance of custom-designed surgical tools – ...

The Endo Stitch, produced by Covidien in North Haven, is a 10mm single-use automated suturing device with two jaws. A sutured Endo Stitch needle, loaded from a single-use loading unit, is held in one ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. Maj. Dimitri M. Thomas, Chief of Surgery and Ltc. Matthew N. Fandre, Deputy Director for Clinical Services, Munson Army Health Center (MAHC), had the opportunity to share the Army ...