References
1. An average of 39% less squeeze force is required to close POWERSEAL jaws, when compared to Ligasure Maryland, LigaSure Blunt Tip, Enseal X1 Curved, Enseal X1 Straight Jaw, Voyant Maryland, Voyant 5mm products. CJDA shows 36.7% reduction in force needed to close jaws, SJDA shows 28.9% reduction in force needed to close jaws and CJSA shows 52.2% reduction in force needed to close jaws, when compared to LigaSure, ENSEAL, and Voyant products.
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20. POWERSEAL delivers, on average, 16.5% reduced reach distance to the cut trigger compared to LigaSure,ENSEAL X1, and Voyant devices.
21. CJSA, SJDA – 5 of 8 surgeons (63%) evaluated CJSA as having Better or Substantially Better usability than their usual LigaSure Maryland Jaw device. 6 of 11 surgeons (55%) evaluated SJDA has having Better usability than the LigaSure Blunt Tip device.
22. CJSA, SJDA – In 29 of 36 cases (67%), surgeons evaluated POWERSEAL ergonomics as Better or Substantially Better than their usual Energy device. In 23 of 29 (79%) cases, surgeons rated POWERSEAL ergonomics as Better or Substantially Better than their usual LigaSure device.
23. CJDA - In 100% (63 of 63) of cases, surgeons who usually use a nano-coated device reported the number of jaw cleanings required with POWERSEAL CJDA as the same or fewer than their current device. CJSA, SJDA - In 27 of 28 (96%) cases, surgeons evaluated the number of necessary jaw cleanings with POWERSEAL to be Equivalent, Fewer, or Substantially Fewer than their usual nano-coated LigaSure device.
24. In 83% (83 of 100) of cases, surgeons agreed that the POWERSEAL handle design limits the incidence of accidental activation when the device is used as a grasper.