It was a beautiful day for a seven year old to playour favorite pastime game, in huge back yard. We just ended a greatbattle on the field using an old warn out baseball and a dentedaluminum bat where the rubber end of it was missing exposing the metaledges. My friend was getting his last swings at home plate and I wasstill on the pitcher's mound picking up the ball. All of a sudden, Ifelt a thud on the side of my head and something warm and wet waspouring down the side of my face. It turned out that the grip slippedaway from the bat and flew out of my friend's hand with the sharp sideknocking me in the head. A few hours later, I was on an operating tablehaving my ear lobe sewn back together. It was a strange sensation tofeel each incision that reconstructed my ear. You really can't tellthat anything happened to my ear now, unless I pointed out to you.
Nowwhen I think of the designs of instruments that the doctor used thatday, most likely has remained the same for hundreds of years. So, if bychance one day, you find yourself sitting in the hospital waiting roomwith others who look worse that you do, and just past the receptionistdesk lies a patient patiently awaiting the hands of a competent surgeonon the 5th floor. Think about the design of those interesting lookingshiny instruments that can save your life or even make your life betterthan before. That design that might have saved yourgreat-great-great-great grandmother's life a long time ago, and stillworks today!
While innovations such as lasers and robots haveoccurred, the basic instrument designs have remained the same. For manyprocedures, the current surgical instrument designs are perfect as theyare, and any optimizations would be infinitesimal. It is reallyrevolutionary when a new design is created.
One such new productdesign is currently being used for gynecological surgeries. For vaginalsurgical procedures, the doctor may use a traditional weighted vaginalspeculum to keep the vaginal cavity open. There are many limitations tothe old design, which makes it very rigid and cumbersome to use. Amajor issue was that it would slip out, so a surgeon may task one ofhis/her interns to hold the speculum for hours on end. And when thespeculum would slip out, the nurses would need to flash sterilized thespeculum which can burn the patient.
One Surgeon, Mr. WilliamGuinan, MD, decided to address those issues, "After 16 years inpractice I found myself frustrated by the limitations of the standardweighted speculum. I saw the need for a radical change in the form andfunction of this basic gynecologic surgical tool." And with thatmomentum, he invented the G-Spec.
Gynova G Specrevolutionizes the weighted vaginal speculum which uses convenientdisposable plastic blades with an ergonomically designed 304 StainlessSteel Grade handle that weighs only 2 pounds. The plastic blade has aribbed design, which controls slippage, insures retention and isnon-conductive. This new design is the first and only articulating specthat is readily flexible for a variety of anatomical shapes, sizes andsituations. So the next time, you are in the doctor's office or at thehospital, take a look at what the doctor is using and see if you canmake a new design that will help millions of patients!
NoahLam has over 15 years of experience of providing high quality surgicalinstruments to many of the top surgical facilities. His company,Connetquot West is the leader in medical supplies, equipment andsurgical instruments to healthcare facilities across the nation. Inaddition, Connetquot West is an ACHC Accredited organizationmaintaining standards of excellence in the Healthcare Field. For moreinformation, please visit http://www.cwiquality.com.
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