The surgeon used GORE® SEAMGUARD® and the nursing staff either had difficulty loading or took a long time to load it.

Questions to Ask

Ask these questions to generate an in depth discussion and understand the surgeon’s needs/pain points.

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What benefits are you looking to gain when using a buttress on the parenchyma?

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How would you describe your overall experience using GORE® SEAMGUARD® in your robotic wedge procedures? What’s working well, and what could be improved?

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I noticed the nursing staff had some difficulty loading GORE® SEAMGUARD®. How does this impact the efficiency of the OR? If there was a simpler workflow would this be of interest?

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When using the GORE® SEAMGUARD®, how does it affect your surgical workflow? Are there steps where it slows you down or makes the procedure more challenging?