Prospective Evaluation of the Use of Thunderbeat Vessel Sealing Device in Laparoscopic Surgery

Cantonal Hosptal, Baselland

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Indication for Laparoscopic Surgery (Any)

Treatments: Device: Use of Thunderbeat (TM) in laparoscopic surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01999296

Thunderbeat in Laparoscopy

Details and patient eligibility

About

All patients undergoing laparoscopic visceral and gynecologic procedures using the combined bipolar and ultrasonic vessel sealing and dissection device Thunderbeat are entered in a prospective registry. Data will be analysed concerning the safe use of the instrument and perioperative blood loss.

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all patients undergoing laparoscopic visceral or gynecologic surgery
• need for a vessel sealing device during surgery

Exclusion criteria

• non able to understand informed consent or missing consent
• age <18

Trial design

250 participants in 1 patient group

Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery

Treatment:

Device: Use of Thunderbeat (TM) in laparoscopic surgery