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ETHICON ESTABLISHES PROCEDURAL SOLUTION FOR THORACIC SPECIALTY

Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | April 29, 2015
Offers Precision Devices, Introduction of First Thoracic Medical Director,
Extensive Patient and Professional Education and Evidence Generation Programs

SEATTLE, WA – Anchored by its recent introduction of the new ECHELON FLEX™ Powered Vascular Stapler, which enables the most precise placement on fragile vessels, Ethicon* is building a procedural solution for thoracic surgery designed to advance thoracic treatment and improve clinical outcomes for patients throughout the world. The procedural solution, announced at this week’s American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting 2015, underscores the company’s commitment in thoracic and spans its latest device innovation, unrivaled education and training offerings, clinical evidence generation —as well as, the appointment of the company’s first thoracic Medical Director.

“Through collaboration with surgeons, we continue to bring innovative solutions to market that are designed to enhance thoracic procedures, provide greater clinical and economic value for health systems and help improve outcomes for patients,” said Michael del Prado, Ethicon Group Chairman. “Today, we have a portfolio of products for all aspects of thoracic procedures, and we continue to find ways to bring innovation to both video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), which continues to gain momentum, and traditional thoracotomy. In addition, we are making a deeper commitment to education, training and research all over the world so that clinicians have access to best practices, the latest data and techniques.”

Procedural Solution: Product Innovation

Ethicon’s procedural solution includes a broad range of innovations intended to address the most pressing issues in thoracic surgery including bleeding, radiated tissue and challenging adhesions, as well as low adoption of minimally invasive techniques such as VATS. Our newly available ECHELON FLEX™ Powered Vascular Stapler is the narrowest transecting device on the market due to its articulating shaft and narrow anvil, along with its advanced placement tip allowing for better visibility, navigation and ease of placement during thoracic procedures, including VATS lobectomy for lung cancer. In benchtop testing of the ECHELON FLEX™ Powered Vascular Stapler, surgeons experienced improved control on vessels and performance consistency with 83% reduction in unwanted/ unintended distal tip movement,† and building upon this, the new ECHELON FLEX™ GST System, a powered stapler and reload system, is uniquely designed for better grip to provide the least tissue slippage during firing.[1] These staplers are offered along with the Harmonic ACE®+7 Shears for precision and multi-functionality in dissection, mobilization and adhesiolysis, lymphadenectomy and vessel sealing.

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