Comparison of two laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Aaron J Wille, BS1, Emily Speer, MD2, Simon Chow3, Chet Hammill, MD4, Christy M Dunst, MD4, Kevin M Reavis, MD4, Lee L Swanstrom, MD4. 1The Foundation for Surgical Innovation and Education, 2Providence Portland Medical Center, 3Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, 4The Oregon Clinic – GMIS

Device Objective: Voyant™ from Applied Medical, is an emerging laparoscopic electrosurgical vessel sealing and cutting device which recently received FDA approval for use in human subjects. It is designed to allow for rapid sealing, coagulation, and transaction of vessels from 0.0-7.0mm in maximal diameter.

Methods: Two 5mm blunt tip laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical devices, LigaSure™ (LS)(Covidien, Dublin, IRL) and Voyant™ (VT)(Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA) were evaluated using eight porcine models. Vessels ranging from 0.0-7.0mm were cut and sealed with a combined stud...