KARL STORZ launches the AUTOCON® II 400 ESU and new Bipolar Resectoscope
01/06/2007 | الشركة
CULVER CITY, CA(May 23, 2007)
— KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., a world leader in
endoscopic technology and instrumentation, announces the launch of an advanced
Bipolar Resectoscope and its AUTOCON® II 400 ESU. The revolutionary
design of the Bipolar Resectoscope will provide advantages in urology
applications and will be compatible with existing Karl Storz telescopes and sheaths. The
innovative AUTOCON® II 400 Electrosurgical Unit (ESU) will offer
surgeons a single unit capable of powering both bipolar and monopolar
instruments while offering automatic output regulation and optimal
hemostasis.
The AUTOCON® II 400 ESU is equipped for both
bipolar and monopolar output, which enables surgeons to perform transurethral
resection (TUR) in either mode. “This is truly one ESU that does it all,” says
Howard Klymas, KARL STORZ Group Marketing Manager, Urology. “The ability of the
AUTOCON to furnish both bipolar or monopolar modes in one ESU fortifies our
customers’ clinical armamentarium.”
The AUTOCON® II 400 ESU
offers a specially designed bipolar C-Cut output mode that permits transurethral
resection procedures in saline solution. Saline solution is physiologically
compatible and reduces the likelihood of TUR syndrome during TURP, and
bipolar operation reduces obturator nerve stimulation during
bladder tumor resection procedures. “Furthermore,” says Klymas, “the bipolar
energy path is both shallow and consistent, resulting in minimal thermal damage
and reduced complications and healing time”.
The system is designed to simplifyoperation of the unit and to accommodate upgrades to
functionality as they become available. “This means the unit remains
future compatible,” Klymas adds. “The AUTOCON® II 400 ESU provides a
sound economical solution for today’s surgeons while supporting the needs and
capabilities of tomorrow.”
The technology demonstrated by the new Bipolar Resectoscope
is based on the company’s many years of experience in developing monopolar
resectoscopes and bipolar instrumentation. The device uses the same principles
as monopolar units, but is equipped with an active electrode, as well as a path
for the current to return to the generator without requiring a neutral
electrode/patient return pad. Offering a unique bipolar loop design, handling of
the device is identical to that of KARL STORZ monopolar resectoscopes. “In our
new Bipolar Resectoscope, the current flow path has been redesigned to be
isolated laterally and confined to only the smallest space,” says Klymas. “For
urologists, this means the energy at the tip of the resection loop is precisely
controlled and results in a reduction of unintended tissue damage and other
important benefits when combined with the AUTOCON® II 400 ESU.”
