Gynecology

LIGASURE™ FAST FACTS

LigaSure™ technology has been used in more than 4 million procedures worldwide.

There are well over 200 published peer-reviewed studies on LigaSure™ technology.

TissueFect™ sensing technology monitors changes in tissue impedance 3,333 times a second, and adjusts energy output accordingly to deliver the appropriate amount of energy for the desired tissue effect.

Valleylab™ mode is responsive energy that helps surgeons manage the tissue effect of surgical devices.

LigaSure™ technology can fuse vessels, including pulmonary vasculature*, up to and including 7 mm, lymphatics and tissue bundles with an average seal cycle of two to four seconds* (*when used with the ForceTriad™ energy platform).

Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Laparoscopic hysterectomy should be considered when an abdominal hysterectomy is planned or the surgeon anticipates a difficult vaginal hysterectomy. Indications for laparoscopic hysterectomy can include: fibroid uterus less than 16 weeks, presence of severe endometriosis or pelvic adhesions, low-grade uterine malignancies (i.e., well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometrium), adnexal masses with uterine pathology (if ovarian malignancies discovered at laparoscopy, referral to gyn-oncology for definitive surgery).

  • Total laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • Dr. Craig J. Sobolewski
  • Duke University Medical Center
  • Durham, N.C.
  • LigaSure Atlas™ instrument
  • Total laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • Dr. Kevin Stepp
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Cleveland, Ohio
  • LigaSure Advance™ instrument with ForceTriad™ energy platform
  • Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
  • Dr. John Dulemba
  • The Womens Centre
  • Denton Regional Medical Center
  • Denton, Texas
  • LigaSure Atlas™ instrument
  • Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
  • Dr. John Dulemba
  • The Womens Centre
  • Denton Regional Medical Center
  • Denton, Texas
  • LigaSure™ Lap instrument
  • Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
  • Dr. John Dulemba
  • The Womens Centre
  • Denton Regional Medical Center
  • Denton, Texas
  • LigaSure™ V instrument
  • Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
  • Dr. Rafael G. Juarez
  • St. Rose Dominican Hospital
  • De Lima Campus
  • Las Vegas, Nev.
  • LigaSure™ V instrument
  • Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
  • Dr. Anthony Santomauro
  • Chief of Laparoscopic GYN Surgery
  • Bridgeport Hospital
  • Bridgeport, Conn.
  • LigaSure™ V instrument
  • Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy
  • Dr. Ceana Nezhat
  • Director, Nexhat Medical Center
  • Center for Special Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive Medicine
  • Atlanta, Ga.
  • Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy
  • Dr. Joon Park
  • Aurora Medical Center
  • Kenosha, Wisc.
  • LigaSure™ V instrument, Force TriVerse™ electrosurgical device and ForceTriad™ energy platform.

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Kim FJ, Chammas MF Jr, Gewehr E, et al. Temperature safety profile of laparoscopic devices: Harmonic ACE (ACE), Ligasure V (LV), and plasma trisector (PT). Surg Endosc. 2008;22(6):1464-1469.

Lamberton GR, Hsi RS, Jin DH, Lindler TU, Jellison FC, Baldwin DD. Prospective comparison of four laparoscopic vessel ligation devices. J Endourol. 2008;22(10):2307-2312.

Newcomb WL, Hope WW, Schmelzer TM, et al. Comparison of blood vessel sealing among new electrosurgical and ultrasonic devices. Surg Endosc. 2009;23(1):90-96.