50th Annual Scientific Meeting
March 24-27, 2024

    

   

   

  

Northgate Technologies, Inc. Industry Sponsored Symposium
Sunday, March 24, 2024
12:30 - 1PM Eastern

Increasing Surgical Efficiency Through Ureter Control

Albert Huang, MD
Chief Medical Officer at Northgate Technologies, Inc.

Albert Huang, MD is the founder and CEO of Allotrope Medical, a subsidiary of NTI. Dr. Huang graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and completed his General Surgery Residency at Houston Methodist. Dr. Huang is the inventor of StimSite™ and is an avid wine collector.

Program

Speaker Introduction

a. Medical training
b. In-field experience
c. Acquisition to NTI & what is NTI

Introduction of StimSite

a. What is StimSite- ureter electrostimulation device that triggers on-demand peristalsis, FDA Safer Technologies receipient
b. Clinical need seen from Albert- Avoid ureter injury, expedite surgical time, medical legal documentation
c. StimSite enhances your existing instruments

Ureter Verification

a. Confirmation of structure is the ureter with on-demand peristalsis through existing bipolar instruments via foot pedal

Ureter Awareness

a. Maintain full awareness of ureter location throughout the care by inducing spontaneous ureter peristalsis.

Predictable Cystoscopies

a. Reduce waiting and uncertainty in cystscopy times (time to urine jets) via increased frequency of spontaneous peristalsis

Medicolegal Documentation

a. Document in operative report that StimSite was used intraoperatively to confirm ureter location and identity.
b. Why is documentation so important?

[KOL Video]

Case Walk-Through

How can this impact the SGS community?

Summary of StimSite

Q&A