According to Covidien, the SILS port is a single, flexible port that may be fitted through a small incision in the umbilicus that results in a single ‘hidden scar’, a cosmetic advance over the multiple visible scars associated with standard multi-port laparoscopy. The port has the capacity for up to three laparoscopic instruments.
The SILS port is designed to offer surgeons an immediate advancement in patient care, the company said. When the SILS port is combined with several other devices in the company’s portfolio, surgeons will have a complete toolbox available for this new and emerging technique, the company added.
Bob DeSantis, vice president of mechanical devices, R&D, Covidien, said: “SILS port is the first device specifically indicated for multiple instrument access to the abdomen through a single incision. Covidien led the first surgical revolution with multi-port laparoscopic surgery, and we are now leading the way again with SILS procedures.”