Medtronic launches Valleylab FT10

Manama: Coinciding with the celebration of the first anniversary of Medtronic Academy, Medtronic the global leader in medical technology, launched the Valleylab FT10 energy platform at the Arab Health Exhibition and Congress in Dubai last week.

“Last year we launched the Medtronic Academy, which has gone on to be a resounding success, having trained 600 physicians across the MEACAT region including 11 in Bahrain, and this year we are revealing the ValleylabTM FT10 energy platform,” said Dr. Ned Cosgriff, Medtronic’s Chief Medical Officer Emerging Markets and VP Medical Affairs, EMEA.

Valleylab FT10 is used by surgeons who perform gynaecological, colorectal, bariatric, general and urologic procedures for intricate techniques such as heat-sealing blood vessels and delicate incisions into body tissues.

Dr. Amer Ibrahim Al Derazi, Consultant General and Bariatric Surgeon at Salmaniya Medical Complex, in Bahrain, who attended the Valleylab FT10 launch at the Arab Health Exhibition, said he was enthusiastic about the new energy platform, expected to be available across Bahrain at the end of this month. 

In addition to the ValleyLab FT10 launch, Medtronic is showcasing therapies that treat nearly 70 major conditions including movement disorders, spinal conditions, ear, nose and throat conditions and urological disorders such as diabetes and heart conditions. 

Numerous support products that are used across a variety of procedures will also be on display, including medical supplies, surgical instruments and navigation systems that help doctors see inside patients, devices that monitor patients during surgeries and technologies that monitor patients remotely.

Majid Kaddoumi, VP and Managing Director of Medtronic MEACAT said that a training academy was a key deliverable for Medtronic when relocating the MEACAT headquarters to Dubai.