C-REX® LapAid® and C-REX® RectoAid®
Can C-REX® be used for laparoscopic surgery?
A: Yes, C-REX® LapAid® and RectoAid® can be used for laparoscopic surgery, as well as for open and robotic surgeries.
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Where can C-REX® be used?
A: Descending colon and rectum.
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A: C-REX® RectoAid® is designed for transanal use for rectal or sigmoid resections, including taTME, whereas LapAid® is primarily designed for segmental colectomy of descending colon. C-REX® instruments are suitable for all types of anastomosis: end-to-end, end-to-side, and side-to-side.
Can C-REX® be used when putting down a stoma on left colon?
A: Yes, C-REX® can be used on any stoma in colon.
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Can C-REX® be used in patients with diverticulitis?
A: C-REX® can be used in patients undergoing colonic resection also for non-cancer indications provided surgeons’ standard practice of resecting affected intestinal tissue is applied, presenting non-affected tissue for the anastomosis to heal. The same mode of action and principle of operation as for cancer indications applies.
A: Do not use C-REX where the tissue thickness cannot be comfortably compressed. If the device is used on tissue that cannot be comfortably compressed an inadequate anastomosis could be formed resulting in leakage, inadequate hemostasis or improper healing.
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For how long time does the anastomotic ring stay in the body?
A: The ring is naturally expelled with faeces approx. 10 days
after the surgery.
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Does the patient have to stay in hospital until the ring come out?
A: No, the ring does not affect the time when the
patient can go home.
Can C-REX® RectoAid® be used in lower rectum?
A: Yes, C-REX® RectoAid® is designed also for low rectal resections as well as for taTME.
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Are C-REX® devices approved for use in Europe?
A: Yes, all C-REX® devices are CE-marked.