® ACCURATE SURGICAL & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS® For diamond perfect performance ® UROLOGY GOLDSTEIN MICROSPIKE ™ APPROXIMATOR CLAMPS FOR VASOVASOSTOMY & VASOEPIDIDYMOSTOMY
REDUCES OPERATING TIME. The Goldstein Microspike TM approximator gripping surfaces, securely grasp only the ENDS CLAMP SLIPPAGE. clamps can reduce operating time signifi - adventitia of the vas deferens or epididymis, GENTLE TO MUCOSA. cantly and facilitate better anastomoses. so there is no danger of mucosal damage. These Microspike TM clamps have been And because the clamp folds in both direc - TWO-DIRECTION FOLD FACILITATES ANTERIOR used successfully in thousands of vaso- tions, the vas or epididymal lumen can be AND POSTERIOR WALL vasostomies and vasoepididymostomies exposed equally well during anterior and ANASTOMOSES. worldwide. The Microspike TM approximator posterior anastomoses. TM ADJUSTABLE AND LOCKABLE. clamps stabilize the end of the vas deferens Our newest Microspike approximator or epididymis without slippage or use of clamp, ASSI.MKCV2040, is designed EASILY STABILIZED BY ATTACHING A HEMOSTAT damaging closing pressure. It often obviates especially for the convoluted vas. The OR NEEDLE HOLDER. the necessity for inguinal extensions of the testicular side opening is 4mm in diameter scrotal incision in cases of large gaps. to safely accommodate the convoluted vas AUTOCLAVABLE. The flat tipped, non-penetrating stainless without undue pressure. steel spikes protruding from the clamp’s Recommended by Marc Goldstein, M.D., F.A .C.S.; Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Urology; Co-Executive Director, Cornell Institute for Reproductive Medicine; Director, Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery; Surgeon-in-Chief, Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital
2mm dia. opening to accommodate vas deferens
Microspike TM for Microspike TM for VAS OVASOSTOMY VAS OVASOSTOMY in the Convoluted Vas ASSI.MSPK3678 ASSI.MKCV2040
4mm dia. opening to accommodate the convoluted vas 2mm dia. opening with four flat-tipped, stainless steel spikes
4mm dia. opening to 2mm dia. opening accommodate epididymis to accommodate vas deferens
Microspike TM for (end-to-end) VAS OEPIDIDYMOSTOMY Microspike TM for (end-to-side) ASSI.METE5168 VAS OEPIDIDYMOSTOMY ASSI.METS3668 g 6mm dia. opening to 2mm dia. opening accommodate epididymis. to accommodate Nonsliding clamp is fixed vas deferens at a right angle.
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