| According to a recent report by Marketstrat Inc. the | | | | visualization of abdominal organs including ovaries, |
| US market for Laparoscopy devices is expected to | | | | fallopian tubes and uterus as well as the bowel and |
| reach $2.8 billion by the end of 2009, growing at a rate | | | | kidneys. A built-in micro camera projects a magnified |
| of 8.9 percent per year during the 2007-2015 period. | | | | real time image on a TV monitor, allowing the surgeon |
| Laparoscopy is endoscopy performed on organs of | | | | to see surrounding tissues. Both diagnostic and surgical |
| the abdominal cavity. It is a minimally invasive surgical | | | | procedures can be done laparoscopically. |
| technique where the surgeon inserts a lighted viewing | | | | Laparoscopic surgery may be as simple as occluding |
| instrument called a laparoscope through a small incision, | | | | fallopian tubes or as complex as organ removal. |
| about 1cm wide. Laparoscopy facilitates direct | | | | |