Google Glass  is a pair of glasses with an integrated computer that allows the user to see a head up display (HUD).  The Glass can be controlled with voice commands or a side touchpad, it also incorporates an externally facing camera to record pictures and video. When this all comes...

A syringe of GO-ON® contains: 2.5 ml of 1% sodium hyaluronate solution, sodium chloride, sodium monohydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate and water for injection. It is indicated for use as a viscoelastic supplementation for synovial fluid in joints. The product acts as a...

This is a synthetic surgical glue based on cyanoacrylate with the addition of a monomer. It is biodegradable and impermeable to liquids. It seems to be more predictable and easier to use than hystoacryl (monomeric n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate) with less likelyhood of catheter fixation....

The Global Tissue Sparing (GTS) primary hip stem is a short uncemented hip stem intended to spare bone and possibly soft tissue. In an early series of 81 stems in 80 patients, there was one calcar fracture and no loosening at a mean of 16 months (6 to 24 months). Reference: Morales...

The GMRS Global Modular Replacement System from Stryker is a modular system for reconstruction of large bone defects, typically of the femur, tibia or humerus after oncological resection. Options include an all-poly tibia, a modular rotating hinge knee, press-fit stems and cemented stems....

The GMK knee is a knee replacement system from Medacta. The system includes a unicompartmental knee, fixed, mobile and semiconstrained primary versions and a revision system. Cemented and uncemented versions are available. The system has been conceived as an evolution of two pre-existing...

The Global CAP is a resurfacing proximal humeral implant that is designed to be compatible with the Global AP glenoid components, and thus may be used as a hemiarthoplasty or total shoulder system. In common with other resurfacing systems, it aims to restore proximal humeral anatomy by placing a...

The Global AP prosthesis is a third generation implant, based on the Global Advantage system. Such prostheses are designed to replicate native humeral anatomy. The stemmed humeral component may be cemented or uncemented, and aims to reproduce native anatomy of the humerus through the use of...

The Global Advantage Shoulder Replacement System from Depuy-Synthes is a modular shoulder arthroplasty system. The stem is titanium, and the head cobalt-chrome. The system includes a glenoid component (Premieron X-linked polyethylene). A Surgical Technique can be found here .

An excellent addition to any IR departments’ shelf, the Terumo Glidewire Advantage is a combination wire consisting of a distal 25cm hydrophilic component fused with a stiff proximal shaft (resulting in increased pushability) with spiral PTFE coating.

The Terumo Glidewire has a hydrophilic coating for smooth, rapid movement through tortuous vessels and crossability over difficult lesions.

The GlideScope GVL (reusable) video laryngoscope provides a consistently clear, real-time view of the airway and tube placement, enabling quick intubation. The device is designed especially for difficult airways: convenient for routine airways and provides a consistently clear view,...

The patented GlideScope GlideRite Tracheal Tube has a soft, curved, distal tip designed to prevent trauma to airway structures. The tip, created by Parker Medical, flexes as it contacts airway anatomy. The centred tip, flanked by double Murphy eyes, is designed to move along the midline of the...

The Glidecath 4 Fr Hydrophilic Coated Catheter has a  hydrophilic coated distal tip (15 cm) for smooth passage through tortuous vasculature. The device has a double-braided stainless steel mesh middle layer, a nylon-rich polyurethane inner layer and can accommodate...

The Gibralt Spinal System for complex cervical thoracic spine procedures comprises occipital plates and 360 degree articulating rods, with polyaxial screws and cannulated screws in multiple diameters, hooks, rods and connectors. The Gibralt system now provides fixation from the occiput to the...

These devices are manufactured from lactosorb resorbable copolymer which, according to the manufacturer, maintains almost all its mechanical strength throughout the healing process with degredation from 9–15 months.

Radiation protection is becoming ever more topical particularly with the new lower ‘safe’ eye limits being introduced. Eye protection is very important. The most effective protection is a well place screen between your head and the scattered radiation from the patient. The effects of...

The GENius multi-channel RF generator is capable of delivering RF energy in 5 different modes including unipolar, bipolar, 4:1, 2:1 and 1:1. The generator features user defined settings for time, temperature and pathway, allowing the user to select simultaneous or selective energy delivery...

The Genesis II Total Knee System is a cemented primary and revision knee replacement system from Smith and Nephew, implanted since the 1990s. The features of this device include a deeper and more lateralized trochlear groove than earlier designs, an externally rotated femoral component (meaning...

Type 2R face mask. The molding metal part on the nose piece seems very short and so is hard to make to conform to your face to prevent glasses misting up.

The GemStar is designed for hospital or home care  use. It is a single-channel pump that can be programmed for up to seven different types of therapies including pain management. The device is approved for intravenous, arterial, subcutaneous and epidural infusion.

The GEMINUS Volar Distal Radius Plating System is a unique design which is intended to respect the anatomy of the distal radius, lead to better fit of the plate because each side can be independently contoured, and provide support of the scaphoid and lunate fossae. The low profile is said to...

Instrumentation Laboratory's GEM instrument meters measure pH, blood gases, CO-Oximetry, electrolytes, metabolites and more, and can provide a comprehensive analysis on a single sample of whole blood.  The GEM Premier 3000 delivers fast, reliable results in the lab or at the...

The GEM OPL CO-Oximeter can be used in the laboratory or for Point-of-Care Testing (POCT). The device can interface capabilities  with the GEM Premier 3000 and other laboratory/hospital information systems, thereby widening connectivity throughout a hospital. Its parameters include:...

Gelrin C is a biodegradable implant which helps with the growth of articular cartilage in damaged knee joints. The implant is a hydrogel matrix of polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEG-DA) and denatured fibrinogen.  After microfracture of the underlying bone, GelrinC is implanted...