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Single Port Access Surgery SPA > Called Scarless surgery > Single incision > Umbilicus > Belly button > Instead of four to six incisions > All instruments go through single keyhole > Maneuver effectively in restricted space > Highly maneuverable instrumentation > Traditional straight laparoscopic instruments > ability to articulate > rotate > Autonomy Lapro-Angle instruments > surgeon’s dexterity > Enabling technology > Major advance in surgery

Why has Single Port Access SPA surgery been called scarless surgery in spite of a single incision? Will all required instruments go through a single hole? Does the surgeon have to adopt to a steep learning curve when using highly maneuverable instrumentation?

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…Cambridge Endo, a pioneer in the rapidly emerging Single Port Access (SPA) surgery market, is pleased to announce that it has been granted a CE Mark for its innovative Autonomy(TM) Lapro-Angle(TM) Articulating Laparoscopic Instruments.

In traditional laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon makes four to six “keyhole” incisions, inserts instrumentation into each “keyhole” and performs the surgery. This represented a major advance over the pain, scarring and long recovery times associated with open surgery. Nevertheless, the patient is left with the cosmetic, pain and recovery time issues associated with four to six incisions…

Recently, the 11th donor kidney was removed through a Single Port Access procedure at the Cleveland Clinic. According to the clinic, the return to work time for single port surgery donors is about 17 days vs. 51 for traditional multi-incision laparoscopic procedures….

Cambridge Endo is a privately held medical device company that designs, develops and manufactures innovative articulating laparoscopic instruments. The Autonomy(TM) Lapro-Angle(TM) product line is an enabling technology for Single Port Access surgery. Autonomy articulating instruments are also used in many traditional laparoscopic procedures by general surgeons, bariatric surgeons, urologic surgeons, gynecologic surgeons and other surgical specialties…

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