PlasmaBlade
PEAK Surgical’s first cutting and coagulation tool, the PEAK PlasmaBlade, is a disposable device that offers the exacting control of a scalpel and the bleeding control of traditional electrosurgery without the extensive collateral damage.The PEAK PlasmaBlade is based on proprietary pulsed plasma technology. This technology represents an evolutionary leap in the advancement of radiofrequency surgical technologies, which originated with traditional electrosurgery and progressed to plasma-mediated energy devices.
Unlike most radiofrequency-based surgical products that use continuous voltage waveforms to cut tissue, PEAK Surgical’s PULSAR Generator supplies pulsed waveforms that produce short plasma-mediated electrical discharges through the PEAK PlasmaBlade. Because the radiofrequency is provided in short on-and-off pulses with low duty cycle, and the blade is insulated, heat diffusion and associated heat damage to surrounding tissues is limited, resulting in less collateral damage and more precise tissue dissection.
The PlasmaBlade provides surgeons with a single tool that provides the best of all worlds:
- the precision of a traditional scalpel
- the bleeding control of traditional electrosurgery technology
- minimized thermal damage
- the ability to quickly and easily cut through all types of soft tissue, including skin, fat and muscle
- the ability to operate in a wet or dry surgical field
Results of a recent preclinical surgical incision healing study of the PEAK PlasmaBlade demonstrated that it efficiently cut tissue with effective hemostasis and minimal thermal damage compared with standard surgical techniques. Based on these and other results from preclinical studies, PEAK Surgical believes that the PEAK PlasmaBlade may offer a new alternative for surgeons to potentially provide better outcomes for their patients, including increased procedure efficiency, reduced scarring, faster and stronger wound healing and faster recovery.
