We recently had the pleasure of hosting 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 James O. Park, MD, FACS at our Shanghai HQ for preclinical labs to evaluate the modular 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮™ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 for its application in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) procedures.

A distinguished surgical oncologist specializing in HPB surgery, Professor Park has extensive experience in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery for diseases of the liver, pancreas, bile duct, and upper gastrointestinal tract. He is a pioneer recognized for performing the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in the US Pacific Northwest and the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 in Washington State, as well as directing the esteemed Robotic HPB Surgery program at the 美国华盛顿大学 and Fred Hutch 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿. He now serves as System Chief of Surgical Oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System and 𝗧𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿.

During his hands-on evaluation of 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮, Professor Park praised its ability to achieve hemostasis in critical situations: “I was quite impressed by 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀. I also pushed the limits of the ultrasonic shears to their extremes, and 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝘆𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀.”

Professor Park highlighted the advantage of the ultrasonic shears' extended length, which alleviates challenges associated with rigid port placements that many HPB surgeons face: “The harmonic scalpel is typically significantly shorter than other robotic instruments, affecting port placement and complicating resection of dome lesions by requiring repositioning of liver parenchyma toward the instrument. I was pleased to see that the 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 resolving this issue.”

We take pride in having developed ultrasonic shears featuring practical innovations designed to mitigate risks during surgical maneuvers without compromising clinical performance.

Having Professor Park with us brought invaluable insights from a leading expert in HPB surgery. It is always an exceptional opportunity to incorporate knowledge and insights gained from global surgical experts into continuous enhancement of our surgical armamentarium, ultimately improving surgeon performance and patient outcomes worldwide through 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆!

* Testimonial is based on unique experiences from compensated preclinical lab.