CO2 insufflator
An electronic device connected to a carbon dioxide source that regulates and delivers gas through tubing to the trocar, controlling insufflation pressure and flow.
How it is used
Used to establish and maintain pneumoperitoneum throughout laparoscopic surgery, holding a preset intra-abdominal pressure and automatically replacing gas lost through leaks.
Sources
This entry is part of the Instriq catalog, researched and written per specialty from real web research -- never generated or invented without verification -- and reviewed skeptically and independently before publication. How this catalog is written.
History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-02.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.