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Usefulness of the novel evolutional anvil grasper for laparoendoscopic surgery for intracorporeal circular stapled anastomosis during laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Author(s) -
Nakase Yuen,
Takagi Tsuyoshi,
Fukumoto Kanehisa,
Miyagaki Takuya
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-5910.2012.00141.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , anastomosis
Traditional anvil graspers cannot delicately handle the anvil head as a result of their unique jaw shape that enhances grip force, and they are not suitable for confined pelvic space. With a manufacturing company, we developed a novel anvil grasper, the evolutional anvil grasper for laparoendoscopic surgery ( EAGLE ), to ensure more precise and safer anastomosis procedures. The EAGLE has curved blades that create a 6‐mm grasping surface that is the same diameter as the anvil stem and is covered with tungsten carbide tips. When using the EAGLE , a surgeon grasps the anvil stem slightly and easily, handles the anvil head and proximal colon, and smoothly sets the anvil to the center rod of the circular stapler. A surgeon can also securely grasp the stem of the anvil, push it into the center rod of the circular stapler and then perform a sequence of actions in anastomosis procedures smoothly and safely.