One of a kind

Patented SmartTaper instruments provide the jaw size and of 5mm through a standard microlaparoscopic trocar.

Same trocar, much larger jaws

Standard microlaparoscopic instruments have limited application. SmartTaper can be used on any procedure or patient where 5mm instruments are used.

Shears like 5mm

Curved Metzenbaum style scissors just like 5mm. Single use tips assure performance.

Graspers like 5mm

Large jaws and full range allows for effective grasping of all structures within the abdomen and pelvis.

Strength like 5mm

Smart Taper has the shaft rigidly and grip strength you are accustomed to with 5mm.

Wounds are 4x smaller in area than leading 5mm trocar

“5mm trocars” accommodate a range of instruments and are much larger than 5mm, the leading 5mm trocar is almost 10mm in outer diameter.
Now available in America. The dedicated craftsman at ab medica, SAS have been making laparoscopic instruments since 1979 and are committed constant improvement though collaboration and innovation.