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Versatile instrument styles with longer jaw-sealing lengths that can articulate and access various types of anatomy during minimally invasive abdominal procedures are available, so surgeons can more quickly cut and seal long stretches of tissue.
As with ultrasonic systems, the advanced bipolar options let surgeons customize their instruments according to procedure and personal comfort, thanks to a variety of ergonomic handles available in several lengths.
Surgeons can also use variable energy modes to focus tissue dissection on certain planes, creating discrete windows or cuts as desired. Temperature control consists of material coatings on the active electrodes and thermostats to signal back to the device that the maximum tissue temperature has been reached, so there's more control in cutting and dissection, with a lower risk of tissue damage and none of the sticking associated with earlier versions of bipolar systems.
Finally, as with the ultrasonic systems, the advanced bipolar sealing systems can sense tissue impedance and automatically shut down if it's detected, preventing the transfer of excessive energy that could lead to thermal injury.
Combined efforts
One new system lets you use ultrasound or advanced bipolar: Not only can you switch between the 2 energy modalities, the integrated
