BLADED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
CAPSITOME	ALCON SURGICAL, INC.	6201 SOUTH FREEWAY FORT WORTH TX 76101	BLADED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;
OMNITOME	Alcon Laboratories, Inc.	Rue Louis-d'Affry 6 Fribourg CH-1701 Switzerland	BLADED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Surgical techniques and instruments are provided for performing surgical procedures in a disc space. The instrument includes a sleeve having a distal end and an opposite proximal end and a working channel extending therebetween. The working channel includes a first portion and an adjacent second portion configured to receive surgical instruments therethrough. A cap member is secured to the sleeve at the proximal end. The cap member has a sealable access port substantially aligned with a corresponding one of the first or second portions. The cap member is movable with respect to the sleeve to substantially align the access port with the other of the first and second portions while the working channel remains sealed. Various techniques using various surgical instruments in laparoscopic procedures are also disclosed.