In Brief: Guidant Extra View
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Guidant Extra View: Worldwide launch of the preperitoneal distention balloon underway. Made by Guidant's Origin Medsystems unit, the Orithane-based balloon device is used to "separate the tissue layers of the abdominal wall" in order to perform laparoscopic surgery in the preperitoneal space. The devices "allow the option for the surgeon to use a laparoscopic viewing instrument while inserting the balloon into the abdominal wall" for perperitoneal surgery...