{"title":"Surgirack™: Laparoscopic Instrument Holder to Facilitate Instrument Exchange.","authors":"Jacob Chisholm, Benjamin Littlejohns","doi":"10.1177/15533506251360166","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Background/NeedLaparoscopic surgeons waste time with instrument exchange. This is due to the poor design of existing instrument holders or quivers.Device DescriptionWe developed an instrument holder for laparoscopic instruments, energy devices and suction irrigators which correct the design deficiencies of existing quivers.Preliminary ResultsFollowing the use of 3D printed prototyping a design was finalised and patented. Initial samples met all design objectives on mock patient testing.Current StatusMedsafe registration was achieved in New Zealand in September 2023. In December 2024 a Conformity Assessment Certificate was issued by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) along with an application for inclusion in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). The Surgirack™ can now be supplied in Australia and New Zealand.</p>","PeriodicalId":22095,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Innovation","volume":" ","pages":"465-468"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Surgical Innovation","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15533506251360166","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/7/9 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background/NeedLaparoscopic surgeons waste time with instrument exchange. This is due to the poor design of existing instrument holders or quivers.Device DescriptionWe developed an instrument holder for laparoscopic instruments, energy devices and suction irrigators which correct the design deficiencies of existing quivers.Preliminary ResultsFollowing the use of 3D printed prototyping a design was finalised and patented. Initial samples met all design objectives on mock patient testing.Current StatusMedsafe registration was achieved in New Zealand in September 2023. In December 2024 a Conformity Assessment Certificate was issued by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) along with an application for inclusion in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). The Surgirack™ can now be supplied in Australia and New Zealand.
期刊介绍:
Surgical Innovation (SRI) is a peer-reviewed bi-monthly journal focusing on minimally invasive surgical techniques, new instruments such as laparoscopes and endoscopes, and new technologies. SRI prepares surgeons to think and work in "the operating room of the future" through learning new techniques, understanding and adapting to new technologies, maintaining surgical competencies, and applying surgical outcomes data to their practices. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).