Specialty Syringes Aid Surgeons

A new family of syringes designed for interventional specialty procedures allow doctors to inject and aspirate with one hand while maintaining needle stability.

There are extensive applications for the syringes, called Procedur-10 and Procedur-SF, in surgical procedures using reciprocal technology that allows the injection and withdrawal of fluids or tissues simultaneously. Specific applications include image-guided procedures such as biopsies and amniocentesis. In clinical trials, use of the syringes resulted in less patient pain, reduced procedure time, and improved provider satisfaction. The family of syringes was invented by Wilmer L. Sibbitt, Jr., M.D., professor of internal medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (Albuquerque, USA).

The syringes are being commercialized by Avanca Medical Devices (Albuquerque, NM, USA), which has licensed the intellectual property related to the Procedur family of syringes from the Science and Technology Corp. at the University of New Mexico.

"The total number of products that can benefit from the Procedur devices in interventional radiology, gynecology, prenatal diagnosis, anesthesiology, and surgery is enormous and indicates great market potential,” said Dr. Sibbitt, who is also chairman and CSO of Avanca.





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