Differential Dissection disrupts loose connective tissue but has little effect on dense connective tissue. This video provides a brief explanation, using computer graphics, of how the design of the Differential Dissection tip achieves this differentiation. (Total time = 1:01)
Safety Demonstration
The Differential Dissector resists penetrating dense connective tissues, which wrap the organs of the abdomen as peritoneum or “capsules”. In this video, the Differential Dissector is turned to high power and pushed into bowel, liver, and stomach/omentum with no damage. (Total time = 0:49)
Dr. Chan Park
An interview with Dr. Chan Park (Tripler Army Medical Center, formerly Duke University) who has used prototype laparoscopic Differential Dissectors many times in porcine labs for a range of procedures, including cholecystectomy, peritoneal takedown for TAPP hernia repair, and dissections deep in the pelvis. Videos of some of his procedures are available in the laparoscopy videos section. (Total time = 1:56)
Dr. Jeff Kaplan
An interview with Dr. Jeff Kaplan, a vascular surgeon at Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose, CA) who has used the Model DD1 for over 60 vascular clinical cases (synthetic grafts, fistula creation, saphenous vein harvest). Dr. Kaplan discusses the advantages he has found. Video of a brachio-basilic fistula procedure performed by Dr. Kaplan is available in the open surgery videos section. (Total time = 1:07)
Dr. John Ross
An interview with Dr. John Ross (Director of the Dialysis Access Institute) who discusses the advantages of using the Model DD1 for subcutaneous tunneling for placement of veins and synthetic grafts for dialysis access. (Total time = 1:37)
