gSource, LLC is announcing a recent donation of its surgical instruments to the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), an organization founded by Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, M.D., Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chief Scoliosis Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery. The donated instruments, valued at $4, 380, will be provided to the FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital in Accra, Ghana for use in orthopedic procedures to help alleviate musculoskeletal problems including complex spine and pediatric orthopedic disorders.
“gSource is committed to putting the finest instruments into the hands of surgeons and their teams. As such, we are proud to support the mission of FOCOS by putting our instruments into the skilled hands of those volunteer surgeons who are helping improve the lives of many in Ghana”, commented gSource President Gerd Billmann, in the April 5, 2013 news release.
The FOCOS mission is to provide comprehensive, affordable orthopedic and spine care to underserved communities in Ghana and throughout West Africa. Thanks to the generosity of supporters, FOCOS volunteers have performed over 1, 000 corrective orthopedic and joint procedures for adult and pediatric populations.
The 50-bed FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital in Accra, Ghana has been open since April 2012, and offers comprehensive orthopedic services including diagnostics, imaging and laboratory, outpatient consultation and surgical care. FOCOS aspires to become the premier orthopedic teaching hospital in sub-Saharan Africa.
Gerd Billman told OTW, “As needed by FOCOS, the instruments gSource donated were those in the gSource Hand Set. These included various scissors, tissue and hemostatic forceps, retractors, osteotomes, mallets, rasps, bone cutting forceps and a pin cutter for procedures on the hand. Crafted from German surgical stainless steel, gSource instruments are recognized by their finely finished surface. They are designed to perform with precise surgical function and are also conceived to be affordable. It is this combination that distinguishes the gSource brand.”
Asked what happens if an instrument is damaged, Billman told OTW, “All gSource standard instruments are guaranteed for life against manufacturing defects of material and workmanship. Any instrument proving to be defective will be replaced or the purchase price refunded.”
