- CableCap™
- Epidural Guide
- Veress Guide
SensorMed CableCap™
Operating Room fire safety is a major and growing concern. Recent studies from ECRI Institute indicate that O.R. fires are 5x-6x more common than current FDA reports suggest. Surgical light cables are one of the main identified burn and fire hazards in the O.R., according to AORN Journal of Medicine. When unattached to scopes, these cables can generate 450° of heat from their distal end (end closest to the patient). Simply put, unattended surgical light cables can cause an O.R. fire or inflict a 3rd degree skin burn in less than 10 seconds. Until now, there has not been an effective tool available to help clinicians mitigate this serious risk. Learn more about the need for fire safety, and how you can protect your patients, staff, and facility from an O.R. fire:
Learn MoreEpidural Needle Guide
In development. Not available in the US.
Spinal epidural anesthesia requires fast and accurate needle placement into a small and delicate space, known as the epidural space, which is located next to a patient’s spinal column. Over 2M epidurals are administered annually in the U.S. These procedures (like many other delicate needle insertions into dangerous areas) are typically performed “blindly”, requiring administrators to rely on their own feel and intuition. Epidurals carry a substantial failure rate of over 15%, which equates to over 300,000 failed procedures every year.
Veress Needle Guide
In development. Not available in the US.
Abdominal laparoscopy accounts for over 4 million annual surgical procedures in the U.S. Over 50% of all complications that occur during these procedures happen during the initial phase of the operation. This phase requires the physician to insert a surgical needle, known as a “Veress” Needle, into the patient’s abdominal cavity blindly without an effective form of guidance. Feel based, or “haptic sense” techniques are the current methods used to navigate through a patient’s complex anatomy. The result is an increased risk of injury to the patient, a higher frequency of additional medical care at cost to the hospital, and potential legal action against hospitals and medical staff due to complications.
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