Matt was in the news!!!!
Healthcare company brings training to surgeons
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of dollars in state-of-the-art medical equipment were in a truck parked outside the Cabell Huntington Hospital, along with some meat from the grocery store and some bovine parts that smelled of high school biology class.
All were part of a classroom on wheels for local surgeons, residents and surgical staff.
Covidien's Innovation Tour came to Huntington recently on its 85-foot tractor-trailer, which included six operating room stations featuring a variety of the latest devices and instruments used in surgery - from energy devices used to safely seal off vessels during surgery to mesh that's used in surgery to screen off surrounding matter that could interfere, to the D-Boxes that are used in laparoscopic surgery.
Surgeons and residents practiced various procedures using pieces of chicken or ham.
Surgeons were able to practice "belly button" procedures, which are touted as being safer with faster recoveries for patients having surgeries such as gallbladder or appendix removal, hysterectomy, kidney removal, bowel resections and others.
They practiced on the latest laparoscopic surgery device by picking up pinto beans and placing them into a cup with rotating, robotic graspers.
"The idea is to bring the training to the facilities," said Andrew Kinsey, a senior surgical device specialist for Covidien. "They can get the hands-on training they need without having to leave home and their families."
The visit is part of a pilot tour, in which Covidien has visited about 100 cities throughout the country, he said.
It's an easier way for medical professionals to keep up in an industry that's extremely competitive and rapidly changing, said Covidien's Matthew Mantiply, who specializes in hernia surgery.
"Technology is becoming more and more efficient and more advanced," he said. "...As they come up with new procedures, these new products are developed."
For resident Dr. Kamran Abolmaali, the tour was a great chance to practice.
"They have all the new technologies here, and it's a good opportunity to practice and learn about all the new innovations," he said.
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Information from: The Herald-Dispatch, http://www.herald-dispatch.com
Covidien's Innovation Tour came to Huntington recently on its 85-foot tractor-trailer, which included six operating room stations featuring a variety of the latest devices and instruments used in surgery - from energy devices used to safely seal off vessels during surgery to mesh that's used in surgery to screen off surrounding matter that could interfere, to the D-Boxes that are used in laparoscopic surgery.
Surgeons and residents practiced various procedures using pieces of chicken or ham.
Surgeons were able to practice "belly button" procedures, which are touted as being safer with faster recoveries for patients having surgeries such as gallbladder or appendix removal, hysterectomy, kidney removal, bowel resections and others.
They practiced on the latest laparoscopic surgery device by picking up pinto beans and placing them into a cup with rotating, robotic graspers.
"The idea is to bring the training to the facilities," said Andrew Kinsey, a senior surgical device specialist for Covidien. "They can get the hands-on training they need without having to leave home and their families."
The visit is part of a pilot tour, in which Covidien has visited about 100 cities throughout the country, he said.
It's an easier way for medical professionals to keep up in an industry that's extremely competitive and rapidly changing, said Covidien's Matthew Mantiply, who specializes in hernia surgery.
"Technology is becoming more and more efficient and more advanced," he said. "...As they come up with new procedures, these new products are developed."
For resident Dr. Kamran Abolmaali, the tour was a great chance to practice.
"They have all the new technologies here, and it's a good opportunity to practice and learn about all the new innovations," he said.
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Information from: The Herald-Dispatch, http://www.herald-dispatch.com
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