The Surgeon Show

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Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)

An operation performed through small incisions or a natural orifice using a camera and long instruments instead of one large incision. The camera stacks, access ports and long-handled instruments that make MIS possible are a core product family on the Business Design Centre floor.

2

Robotic-assisted surgery

Surgery in which the surgeon drives articulated robotic arms from a console, with 3D magnified vision and tremor filtration. Console, arm and dedicated instrument-portfolio vendors sit in the robotic technology category.

3

Laparoscopy

Keyhole abdominal surgery using a laparoscope plus gas insufflation to create working space. Laparoscope towers, insufflators, energy devices and graspers are the typical exhibit items.

4

OR integration

The networked routing of video, images, lighting, table control and documentation inside an operating theatre. It overlaps the healthcare IT and medical imaging categories at the show.

5

Electrosurgery and advanced energy

Radiofrequency and ultrasonic instruments used to cut and seal tissue. Monopolar and bipolar generators, vessel sealers and the associated single-use handsets form a large part of the surgical instruments category.

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Sterile services / CSSD

Central Sterile Services Department - the wash, inspect, pack and steam-sterilise loop that returns reusable instruments to theatre. In the NHS the decontamination cycle is governed by HTM 01-01 guidance.

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Single-use instruments

Instruments supplied sterile for one procedure only, adopted to remove reprocessing cost and cut cross-contamination risk between cases.

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Surgical smoke evacuation

Capture and filtration of the plume produced by electrosurgery, lasers and drills. It is a workplace-safety accessory line that sits with theatre consumables.

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Simulation and cadaveric training

Bench models, virtual-reality trainers and cadaveric courses used to teach psychomotor skills outside the live patient. Training bodies and simulation vendors exhibit in this segment.

10

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)

A perioperative care bundle covering pre-operative optimisation, opioid-sparing analgesia and early mobilisation. ERAS pathways drive NHS demand for less invasive kit and shorter-acting consumables.

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UKCA and CE marking

Product marks required to place a medical device on the UK and EU markets respectively. Device suppliers selling into both markets need to plan for both marks and the associated technical file work.

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MHRA

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the UK regulator for medical devices, diagnostics and medicines.

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Theatre utilisation

The share of scheduled operating theatre time actually used for surgery. It is the metric behind scheduling, workflow and perioperative software lines shown at the event.

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Consumables versus capital equipment

Consumables are per-procedure items such as sutures, staplers, drapes and ports; capital equipment covers durable assets such as towers, tables, lights and robots. NHS procurement routes and budget holders differ for each.