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Informatie voor medisch specialisten | Biomet

InnerVue™ Diagnostic Scope System

Features

  • For use in a diagnostic environment (such as an office or outpatient service)
  • Can be used in addition to MRI or alone to determine the next plan of action for each patient
  • Diameter of 1.2mm
  • (18 gauge needle) and requires one portal
  • The InnerVue™ System is comprised of:
  • The system hardware, software and handpiece
  • A disposable scope
  • Reusable instrumentation (cannula, trocar, blunt obturator and cannula plug)
  • A procedural kit is also available that includes many sterile items such as tubing, skin prep, drapes (including the incise drape, stand drape, etc.), scalpel, 3-way valve, syringe, etc.

Potential Benefits

  • A dynamic and active diagnostic test in the physician's hands.
  • More accurate than MRI, particularly with diagnosis of cartilage damage, articular surface damage and assessing arthritis severity
  • The ability to view cortisone or hyaluronic acid injections (JBJS, Sept. 2002)
  • Immediate diagnosis
  • Diagnosis consists of one needle poke (excluding local anesthetic) and the patient may walk out of the office immediately after the procedure
  • The ability to determine the type of implant to provide the best treatment for a patient (e.g. a unicompartmental or total knee).
  • Can be a less invasive alternative to exploratory surgery for patients that have had metal implantes

Indications

  • The device is to be used by a trained physician for viewing the interior cavity of the human body through either a surgical or natural opening

 

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