Life Sciences

Reports outline life sciences study results from M. Torre et al

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, June 14th, 2009

According to a study from Genoa, Italy, "Mini-invasive repair of pectus excavatum with Nuss technique is the preferred technique in most centers. One of the most important technical points for the final result is the stabilization of the bar, usually obtained by one or more stabilizers and few stitches fixing the bar to some ribs."

"Our aim is to show how to get the bar more stable by passing bilaterally some stitches around the bar and the ribs close to it. By a right thoracoscopy and a 30-degree optic, we are able to pass the stitches bilaterally by using an Endoclose needle (Covidien Ltd., Hamilton HM, Bermuda). The left hemithorax is visualized from the right side,...

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Source: Medical Device Law Weekly (2009-06-14)

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