Makers of surgical staplers and the implantable staples they’re loaded with will now need to jump through extra hoops before their products can be used to divide, seal and connect internal tissues for ...
Stapler maker Medtronic confirmed that its reporting exemption for surgical staples ended in mid-2017. FDA records show that its public reports of injuries and malfunctions soared, from about 1,000 in ...
The report is intended to predict what issues will be important in the coming year and make practical recommendations to hospitals to prevent them, said Robert Schluth, senior project officer of ...
Staple line reinforcement helps mitigate bleeding during bariatric and other procedures Staple line bleeding can cause significant complications for patients New format of Peri-Strips Dry is made from ...
CINCINNATI, Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To help address a serious complication associated with colorectal, gastric and thoracic surgery, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies* announced today ...
Staple line reinforcement during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is associated with increased leakage from the stomach compared with not using this technique, according to a study published in the ...
The Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged that more than 56,000 never-before-disclosed surgical stapler malfunctions were quietly reported to the agency from 2011 through 2018. The newly ...
SINGAPORE, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Reach Surgical, the surgical solutions division of Genesis MedTech, has received CE Mark approval for iREACH IRIS, a next-generation powered stapling platform ...
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Ethicon Endo-Surgery announced the launch of the Echelon Flex Endopath Stapler, the first and only articulating mechanical endocutter designed to be fully operated with one hand ...
The aim of this study was to compare 2 different methods of wound closure, subcuticular sutures vs staples, in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. The study endpoint was the 30-day incidence ...
The Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged that more than 56,000 never-before-disclosed surgical stapler malfunctions were quietly reported to the agency from 2011 through 2018. The newly ...