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"We have been impressed with the reduced tissue charring and the ability to work close to delicate and sensitive tissues with the PlasmaBlade, which is especially important in gynecologic procedures in which the bowel, ureter and ovaries are close by."
— Dr. Fermin F. Barrueto, chief of endoscopy and pelvic reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore.

Thermal Injury Matters

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Less Damage Improves Healing and Clinical Outcomes

Since Bovie and Cushing put the first electrosurgical instruments to use in 1928, little has been done to reduce the collateral thermal damage inherent to this technology. Although thermal injury depth may vary with power setting, pass rate, electrode design and tissue type, traditional electrosurgical instruments demonstrate average injury values of 500μm to 1.5mm deep to incised tissue. Comparatively, the PlasmaBlade demonstrates thermal injury values on the order of 50μm to 250μm with superior cutting performance.44

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The post-operative benefits of low thermal technology are well known. Multiple human and animal clinical studies have demonstrated that a reduced thermal injury profile results in improved healing characteristics. Specific to the PlasmaBlade, additional clinical research has demonstrated significant reduction in inflammatory cell counts; improvement in healed wound strength; and equivalent cutaneous scarring to the scalpel.3

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When this reduction in thermal injury compared to traditional electrosurgery is applied over a large area - as with surgeries requiring extensive electrosurgical dissection - use of the PlasmaBlade has resulted in macroscopic post-operative benefits, including:

  • Decreased serous drainage and seroma formation13
  • Improved VAS pain scores and narcotic consumption13
  • Increased diet volume and return to normal activity level13

Other preclinical studies have demonstrated that the PlasmaBlade cuts tissue at an average temperature that is half that of traditional electrosurgical devices - thus reducing the potential for injury to adjacent tissue structures during dissection.43
 

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Based on these results, the PEAK PlasmaBlade provides surgeons with a novel alternative to traditional technology that improves post-operative outcomes, operative efficiency, and the cost-effectiveness of healthcare.
 

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