Procedure #1: Pelvic Floor Reconstruction

• Anterior/Posterior Colporrhaphy (Cystocele and Rectocele)
• Vaginal Paravaginal Repair
• Enterocele Repair
• Colpopexy (Vaginal Vault Suspension)

Recommend: Ultra-Thin

How, When And Why It Helps

• Complex procedures where the surgeon works in deep pelvic spaces to repair the vaginal vault and reattach it to support ligaments.
• Used primarily later in the case during re-attachment and suspension of the vaginal vault to either the uterosacral or the sacrospinous ligament
• Helps the surgeon find ligaments
• Place sutures, assess tissue conditions, and assures proper closure of the vaginal vault.

Procedure #2: Vaginal Hysterectomy Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy

Recommend: Ultra-Thin

Attach to most common retractors:

• Deaver
• Breisky
• Heaney

How, When And Why It Helps

• Approximately 1/3 of all hysterectomies are done vaginally. For many surgeons, this approach is preferred because it is less invasive.
• Access and visualization are sometimes obstacles to vaginal hysterectomy.
• LightMat™ helps with visualization.
• Used primarily in later stages of the case to re-attach the vaginal vault to uterosacral or sacrospinous ligaments.
• Helps to find bleeders quickly and efficiently.
• Helps to avoid injuring the ureter or bladder.
• Helps the surgeon to assess tissue condition and verify that the anatomy is properly attached at the end of the case.

Procedure #3: Abdominal Hysterectomy Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy

Recommend: Standard Flexible

How, When And Why It Helps

• LightMat® will help if the pelvis is deep (e.g. large patient)
• Cancer cases where the oncologist examines or removes nodes in the lateral margins of the pelvis. The LightMat® helps to show vascularization in nodes and to “stage” the cancer.

Procedure #4: Vaginal Salpingo-oophorectomy

Recommend: Ultra-Thin

How, When And Why It Helps

• If ovaries are high, they are difficult to see and access.