News

OCTOBER 2011

Growth, growth, growth:

September and October have been a busy months for us, including the expansion of the Lotus business both domestically and internationally.

Chile - we have completed training and the first surgeries in Santiago with our distributor Caissa Surgical.

Indonesia – like Chile, the first surgeries were carried out recently and it was a real pleasure meeting a large group of surgeons in Jakarta last month.

UK – our own direct sales-force has also grown substantially over the past couple of months. With the introduction of Laura Crow, Adam Kedzierski Caroline Mayle and Geoff Miller, our UK sales team is the largest it has ever been!

May 2011

We would like to welcome Danielle Townsend to our UK team as an Area Sales Manager.

Danielle will be supporting accounts across the Midlands and can be contacted on 07966 786 401.

March 2011

“LOTUS was officially launched in Poland this week at the Polish Society for Development of Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Over 100 of Poland's leaders in laparoscopic surgery attended the two-day conference at the Aquarius spa resort in Kolobrzeg. Among the highlights were live-streamed, single-port surgery and a keynote lecture on the APPEAR technique devised by Prof Norman Williams of the Royal London Hospital.

LOTUS will be distributed in Poland exclusively by Surg-Tech who have over twelve year's experience in this market. The interest from the delegation was extremely encouraging and will provide a solid base for LOTUS to be as successful as seen throughout Europe.”

November 2010

LIVE INTERNET STREAMING

On Wednesday 10^th November we wilL BE STReaming live LOTUS surgery over the internet in the first transmission of medical grade (Operating Theatre friendly) media encrypted technology outside of the USA. Essentially, clinicians who pre-register for the event will be able to watch the surgery from their PC wherever they are in the world and email questions to the surgeons operating.

At 10am (GMT) the Royal Cornwall Hospital will transmit a laparoscopic Heller’s cardiomyotomy; at 6pm (GMT) they will transmit a laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy.

Anyone wishing to register for the event should email David Wright on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

April 2010

LOTUS HAS WON THE QUEENS AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE - INNOVATION CATEGORY

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious awards for business performance. They recognise and reward outstanding achievement by UK companies. The Innovation category recognises companies that have demonstrated commercial success through innovative products or services. The awards are made each year by The Queen, on the advice of the Prime Minister, who is assisted by an advisory committee that includes representatives of Government, industry and commerce, and the trade unions.

Professor Mike McMahon, the internationally renowned laparoscopic gastro-intestinal surgeon in leeds, UK, who was the first user of lotus, explained: “The advantage of LOTUS is that it is a little quicker and more effective at controlling larger blood vessels than much of the competitive technology. It helps patients get back on their feet more quickly because of its speed and ability to reduce blood loss and means that recovery is usually less painful.”

one of the first users of lotus, who also helped develop the device, is Derriford Hospital Consultant Gynaecologist and 2010 president of the british society for gynaecological endoscopy, Jonathan Frappell. He said: "Since I first tried out the prototype LOTUS shears and realised the tremendous potential they offered for advances in keyhole surgery, I have been delighted to have been involved in their development and see that promise come to fruition. As a surgeon, one appreciates the precision and safety that LOTUS offers to patients when cutting and sealing tissue, particularly when operating on delicate structures such as the bowel and female pelvic organs. It has been very exciting working with the team at SRA over the years, and I wish them all the very best for the future."

The Lord Lieutenant of Devon will present the award later this year.

MARCH 2010

WE ENJOYED WELCOMING OUR GERMAN AND HONG KONG DISTRIBUTORS AT sra RECENTLY.

THE LAPAROSCOPIC LIVER RESECTOR POSTER BY SPECIALISTS AT SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR SAGES 2010 IN LANDOVER, MARYLAND

THE LEAN MANUFACTURING IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME CONTINUES APACE

October 2009

We are looking forward to meeting surgeons and distributors at the ESGE (European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy) in Florence Italy. Lotus is used widely in a range of gynaecological cases, both open and laparoscopically, and we look forward to catching up with many friends at the ESGE.

July 2009

We were pleased to see so many Lotus users at the recent EHPBA (European HPB Association) meeting in athens.

lotus is becoming the ultrasonic scalpel of choice for many hpb surgeons across the world for both open and laparoscopic procedures and we are proud to support this speciality.

April 2009

A new clinical paper has just been published in the Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques. Comparing torsional and linear (longitudinal) modes of ultrasonic coagulating shears for sealing veins, it was concluded that Lotus produced more secure seals in vessels up to 4.5mm diameter.

The whole article can be seen in the Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, volume 18, number 6, 2008.

January 2009

we are delighted to launch our new website dedicated solely to LOTUS™ and torsional ultrasound.

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