Ethicon Endo-Surgery (Ethicon) officials have announced that its first-to-market Enseal G2 articulating tissue sealer is now available in the U.S.
Enseal G2 articulating tissue sealer is a bipolar energy device that allows surgeons to take a perpendicular approach to seal vessels up to 7mm in diameter through a 5mm port.
The Enseal G2 articulating can make manoeuvring easier, provide better access to tissue in deep or tight spaces, and improve control of the angle of approach to vessels.
It allows surgeons to take a perpendicular approach to vessel sealing, which contributes to stronger seals when compared with Enseal non-articulating devices.
The device also increases surgeon's ability to take the full vessel in a single bite by reducing the likelihood of internal bleeding and post-surgery complications in patients.
The 'Perpendicular Blood Vessel Sealing in Surgical Practice' white paper, a cross-specialty collaboration between Dr Andrew I Brill, and Dr Michael J Stamos, concludes that in certain procedures 'technical accuracy and the security of vessel sealing are best accomplished using a perpendicular approach for the clarification of key anatomy and the optimal use of advanced bipolar electrosurgery'.
According to the company, the vessels sealed with a perpendicular approach using Enseal G2 Articulating are more than 28% stronger than vessels sealed at a 45° angle.
Company officials say that the new device builds on the benefits of its existing portfolio of advanced bipolar tissue sealers.
In February, the company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance.
According to GlobalData estimates, the U.S. electrosurgical devices market was valued at $428 million in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% to reach $609 million by 2019.
Source: Ethicon
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