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You are here: Home / COVID-19 / COVID-19 Medical Device Repository

COVID-19 Medical Device Repository

May 8, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

If you have a product you believe should appear on this list, please submit your request here:

https://www.sages.org/industry-repository-document-request/

Disclaimer:

This list should not be considered an endorsement of any product by SAGES, or as a SAGES recommendation. For user instructions, visit the company website, or the linked document in the table.

Disclaimer of Liability:

The information herein is offered only as a resource. It has been provided by the companies, and the accuracy of the information is solely the responsibility of the company. The products have not been researched or tested by SAGES, nor has the products’ accuracy been confirmed by SAGES.

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Commercially Available Smoke and Gas Evacuation Systems

 

 

Company Product Open Laparoscopic ULPA Passive or Active Links
Alessi Surgical
  • Ultravision
No Yes Yes Active
Bowa
  • She Sha Smoke Evacuation System
Yes Yes Yes Active
  • BOWA-BRO-12054-SHESHA-2020-04-EN.pdf
Braun Aesculap
  • AESCULAP® Flow 50 Insufflator
No Yes Yes Active
  • Braun Aesculap Customer Letter
Conmed
  • Airseal® iFS
  • Buffalo® Filter Smoke Management
Yes Yes Yes Active
  • Conmed Statement
  • Insufflation Recommendations
  • Surgical Smoke Management
  • Airseal Filtration
  • Airseal Smoke Evacuation Mode
  • Covid-19 Insufflation Recommendations
CooperSurgical
  • SeeClear®
  • Plume-Away
No Yes Yes Passive
Ethicon
  • Megadyne™ Smoke Evacuators
Yes Yes (Mega Vac Plus Only) Yes Active
  • Ethicon Covid-19 Statement
IC Medical
  • Crystal Vision 450-D (lap)
  • PenEvac1® (open)
Yes Yes (Model 450-D) Yes Active
  • COVID-19 Considerations for Smoke Evacuation during Non-Deferrable Surgery
  • Smoke Evacuation Letter
Lexion Medical
  • PneuView XE
  • AP50/30
No Yes Yes Active
Medtronic
  • ValleyLab™ Rapidvac Smoke Evacuator
  • Valleylab™ Laparoscopic Smoke Evacuation System
Yes Yes Yes Active
  • Medtronic Smoke Evacuation and Coronavirus Letter and Frequently Asked Questions
Olympus
  • UHI-4
Yes Yes No Active
Stryker
  • Pneumoclear
  • Neptune 3
  • SafeAir
Yes Yes Yes Active
  • Stryker Response to SAGES
  • Stryker Customer Letter
Northgate Technologies
  • Nebulae™ I
No Yes Yes Active
Karl Storz
  • S-Pilot (031111-10 & 031110-10)
No Yes No Active (S-Pilot)
  • Karl Storz Smoke Evacuation Letter
Symmetry Surgical
  • Smoke Shark II
Yes Yes Yes Active
Palliare Ltd
  • EVA 15 Insufflator
No Yes Yes Active
  • EVA15-Brochure
  • EVA15-Specifications-Sheet
Boehringer Laboratories LLC
  • VISIMAX™ Laparoscopic Smoke Evacuation System
No Yes No Active
  • Surgical Challenges During COVID-19 Webinar

 

N95 Facepiece Respirator Decontamination Systems

Company Method of Decontamination Max number of respirators Decontamination Cycles Links
Battelle CCDS Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide 80,000/per machine/day 20 FDA EUA

IFU

Steris V-Pro Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide 10/machine/10 min 10 FDA EUA

IFU

 

COVID-19 Testing

Company Product Literature
Abbott Abbott Now Rapid SARS-Cov-2 Test Abbot Real Time Assay Fact Sheet
Cellex, Inc. qSARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test qSARS-Cov-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Instructional Video

This document is the companion to: Resources for Smoke & Gas Evacuation During Open, Laparoscopic, and Endoscopic Procedures
 
 

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19 Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, covid-19, evacuation, filtration, industry, medical devices, smoke, ULPA

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