An endoscopic marker provides a method of marking target tissue and lesions on the wall of a patient’s stomach or colon during an endoscopic procedure. The mark provides a reference point for subsequent removal of the tissue.

What is an endoscopic marker?

An endoscopic marker provides a method of marking target tissue and lesions on the wall of a patient’s stomach or colon during an endoscopic procedure. The mark provides a reference point for subsequent removal of the tissue.

What is endoscopic tattooing?

Endoscopic tattooing is one of the most useful tools for the localization of small colorectal lesions, especially in the laparoscopic setting. This minimally invasive endoscopic procedure has a low risk of complications, provided that the injection technique is performed adequately.

Who owns GI Supply?

Laborie Medical Technologies
Company Overview. In October 2020, GI Supply is acquired by Laborie Medical Technologies (LABORIE), a leading diagnostic and therapeutic medical technology company, in partnership with Signet Healthcare Partners, a growth equity firm specializing in healthcare investments.

What is Spot tattoo?

The original, safer, no-mess endoscopic tattoo. Spot EX is clinically proven effective for marking lesions in both the upper and lower GI tract and Spot EX contains no known carcinogens and/or shellacs. Spot EX is clinically proven to effectively mark lesions throughout the entire GI tract.

What is spot ex?

Ex. WHAT IS SPOT® EX? Spot® Ex is indicated for endoscopically tattooing lesions in the GI Tract for up to 36 months to facilitate both clinical surveillance and surgical localisation.

Why did my doctor tattoo my colon?

Tattooing precancerous polyps plays a very important role in colorectal surveillance and patient care. Endoscopic tattooing ensures that a polyp can later be found easily in subsequent screenings or for surgery. Marking a cancer identified during a colonoscopy will help the surgeon locate and remove the cancer.

Why do they tattoo Colon?

Surgical or endoscopic localization — Tattooing is used primarily in the colon for patients who have a lesion suspicious for cancer (eg, exophytic mass) or a large polyp (≥2 cm) that is detected during colonoscopy and requires subsequent surgical or endoscopic resection [2-4].

Why do they tattoo during colonoscopy?

Is 20 polyps a lot?

“A diminutive polyp is only about the size of a match head,” he says. “A large polyp can be almost as big as the average person’s thumb.” Polyps larger than 20 millimeters have a 10 percent chance of already having cancer in them.

Why choose GI supply?

At GI GI Supply was founded in central Pennsylvania in 1985 by Dr. Frank Jackson, a gastroenterologist and entrepreneur, to help solve many of the clinical challenges he faced in daily practice. Click below to learn more about the GI Supply story. GI Supply strives for deep clinical input into all that we do.

What is the role of the referring gastroenterologist in endoscopic endoscopic tattoo placement?

Endoscopic tattoos placed by the referring gastroenterologist are readily located at the time of surgery, facilitating quicker surgical localization (1.) (1.) Arteaga-Gonzalez I, et. al.,

How do I order from GI supply?

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What is the story of GI supply?

GI Supply was founded in central Pennsylvania in 1985 by Dr. Frank Jackson, a gastroenterologist and entrepreneur, to help solve many of the clinical challenges he faced in daily practice. Click below to learn more about the GI Supply story. GI Supply strives for deep clinical input into all that we do.

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