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PEAK PlasmaBlade™ vs. Traditional Electrosurgery in Abdominoplasty

NCT00943150 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2013-01-01

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Summary

The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate healing of incisions made with the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 compared to scalpel and traditional electrosurgery (Bovie); to monitor and record key post-operative metrics following abdominoplasty with the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 versus current standard of care (SOC); and to evaluate performance metrics of the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 during abdominoplasty.

Conditions

  • Elastosis

Interventions

DEVICE

PEAK PlasmaBlade

The PEAK PlasmaBlade will be used for the abdominoplasty procedure.

PROCEDURE

Standard of Care (SOC)

The scalpel and electrocautery will be used for the abdominoplasty procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medtronic Surgical Technologies

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Howard L Rosenberg, MD · El Camino Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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