Medtronic launches Valleylab energy platform
MANAMA, February 9, 2016
Medtronic, a leader in medical technology, has launched the Valleylab FT10 energy platform at the recently concluded Arab Health Exhibition and Congress in Dubai, UAE.
It coincided with the celebration of the first anniversary of the successful Medtronic Academy, said a statement.
Dr Ned Cosgriff, chief medical officer - Emerging Markets and vice president - Medical Affairs, EMEA, said: “Last year we launched the Medtronic Academy, which has gone on to be a resounding success, having trained 600 physicians across the MEACAT region including 11 in Bahrain, and this year we are revealing the ValleylabTM FT10 energy platform."
Dr Amer Ibrahim Al Derazi, consultant general and bariatric surgeon at Salmaniya Medical Complex, in Bahrain, who attended the ValleylabTM FT10 launch at the Arab Health Exhibition, said he was enthusiastic about the new energy platform, expected to be available across Bahrain at the end of this month.
“As surgeons we're always at the forefront of adopting new technologies to operations because when we do, it helps us facilitate our surgeries, it help us save lives and can also help improve the operative experience for patients,” Dr Al Derazi said.
In addition to the ValleyLab FT10 launch, Medtronic is showcasing therapies that treat nearly 70 major conditions including movement disorders, spinal conditions, ear, nose and throat conditions and urological disorders such as diabetes and heart conditions.
The numerous support products that are used across a variety of procedures were also on display, including medical supplies, surgical instruments and navigation systems that help doctors see inside patients, devices that monitor patients during surgeries and technologies that monitor patients remotely.
The Medtronic Academy is a partnership with Sharjah University that provides the advantages of academic expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and innovative technologies, ultimately establishing a comprehensive training platform for physicians right across the region, said the statement.
It has trained almost 600 physicians from across the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and Turkey region who have participated in one or more of the 30 courses offered at the training center of excellence.
Majid Kaddoumi, VP and managing director of Medtronic MEACAT said that a training academy was a key deliverable for Medtronic when relocating the MEACAT headquarters to Dubai.
"Our primary objective is to deliver training courses to hundreds of healthcare practitioners to improve their knowledge and skills across the areas of cardiac and vascular therapies, as well as general, thoracic and spine surgery at every level.”
The Valleylab FT10 will be used by surgeons who perform gynaecological, colorectal, bariatric, general and urologic procedures for intricate techniques such as heat-sealing blood vessels and delicate incisions into body tissues.
The new energy platform has been designed to sense exactly the level of energy required during the procedures and deliver precisely what is needed to the tissue, allowing surgeons to perform critical procedures more efficiently. - TradeArabia News Service
