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FreeHold Trio Hands-Free Intracorporeal Retractor

June 10, 2019 by Timothy Shea Snow

Author: Timothy Snow, DO

FreeHold Surgical received FDA approval for the Trio Hands-Free Intracorporeal Retractor on August 15, 2014.

The FreeHold TrioTM intracorporeal retractor is a single-use device, which can be inserted through a 5mm laparoscopic trocar and used to assist with tissue retraction. The FreeHold TrioTM is most appropriate for use in sling-style retraction, such as retraction of the liver or uterus. The adjustable retractor provides the surgeon with autonomy by optimizing visualization without the addition of extra incisions for other types of retraction devices. Additional benefits include ease of insertion/removal, broad range of tissue retraction, and simplicity of adjustment without device repositioning.

The retractor consists of hooks, suture, and a pulley system in order to suspend tissue away from the operative field. It can easily be introduced and removed through existing 5 mm trocars. During the operation, the hooks are strategically positioned, and the retractor can be manipulated to conform to the patient’s anatomy.

The device has been approved as a FDA Class 1 device and has met all the requirements for such a product. Studies comparing liver retraction techniques suggest that suture suspension devices may result in decreased post-operative pain[i],[ii] and decreased liver dysfunction[iii] compared to other instrument retraction devices.

According to the FDA, the FreeHold TrioTM is a modification of previously applied simple suture suspension methods utilized by surgeons for retraction. The device eliminates the need for intracorporeal suturing and allows for the adjustment of suture length throughout the procedure.

Indications:

The FreeHold TrioTM is FDA approved for retraction of internal organs during laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures including but not limited to cholecystectomy, hiatal hernia repair, gastrectomy, sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and duodenal switch.

Contraindications:

The FreeHold TrioTM is contraindicated for patients who are unable to safely tolerate laparoscopic or robotic surgery and should not be used for nerve or vessel retraction.

Freehold Trio


[i] Zepeda Mejia IA, Rogula T. Laparoscopic single-incision gastric bypass:

initial experience, technique and short-term outcomes. Ann Surg Innov Res. 2015

Oct 15;9:7. doi: 10.1186/s13022-015-0016-z. eCollection 2015. Review. PubMed

PMID: 26473005; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4606897.

[ii] Kumar M, Agrawal CS, Gupta RK. Three-port versus standard four-port

laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled clinical trial in a

community-based teaching hospital in eastern Nepal. JSLS. 2007

Jul-Sep;11(3):358-62. PubMed PMID: 17931519; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3015828.

[iii] Goel R, Shabbir A, Tai CM, Eng A, Lin HY, Lee SL, Huang CK. Randomized

controlled trial comparing three methods of liver retraction in laparoscopic

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2013 Feb;27(2):679-84. doi:

10.1007/s00464-012-2438-6. Epub 2012 Jul 7. PubMed PMID: 22773237.

 

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