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....In 2010, SurgiQuest told the FDA that the AirSeal System removed moisture from the patient and keeps tissues moist. SurgiQuest instructed its sales representatives that AirSeal did “essentially the same thing” as Lexion’s Insuflow system. However, SurgiQuest did humidity tests in 2012, and its engineer concluded that the AirSeal “dehydrates the abdominal cavity . . . chilling the patient,” which is the exact opposite of Insuflow. Even after SurgiQuest’s CEO and head of marketing learned about the test results, SurgiQuest still instructed its sales representatives to state that AirSeal performed essentially the same function as Insuflow.

There was evidence that SurgiQuest knew that AirSeal would suck air into the abdomen, and that gas, and surgical smoke when present in the abdomen, would leak out of the trocar (a surgical instrument used for withdrawing fluid from a body cavity). Surgical smoke is a dangerous byproduct of energy-based surgical instruments. SurgiQuest called its product an “AirSeal” despite its knowledge that the AirSeal didn’t preclude the passage of fluids, even though surgeons expected that trocars had seals to preclude fluid passage. SurgiQuest claimed that the AirSeal maintained stable pneumoperitoneum when it had advertised that this meant no gas could escape during a procedure.

SurgiQuest trained its sales representatives that the AirSeal did not suck air into the abdomen and that gas and smoke did not escape from the AirSeal trocar due to the “AirSeal” functionality. When customers inquired, the sales representative did demonstrations to show that no air could get sucked into the abdomen. Evidence at trial indicated that SurgiQuest knew that this capability was an important selling point and if they told the truth there would be “doctors that look at you like you just ran their mother over in a car” and it would lead to a decline in sales. A potential acquirer backed out of a potential acquisition of SurgiQuest, calling the air entrainment issue a “serious problem,” indicating that their sales numbers would be much less if people knew the truth.

SurgiQuest also knew that air could exacerbate subcutaneous emphysema, and altering the concentration of carbon dioxide gas in the abdomen is “typically undesirable for the safety of the patient” and even increases the risk of a fire or explosion.....

I take back what I said about your reps being slightly above Applied Medical reps, you are well below them after putting your ignorance on display here.
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Every instrument is exposed to ambient air once it's in the O.R. dckbag.
 






































































































Lol rapid pace is an understatement. Many reps are leaving coming January. The bottom of the stack has more open spots than I’ve ever seen.


Cleaning house to be bought!
 


















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