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Table 1 Report 71-10-2475, PlasmaBlade Operating Temperature - Summary

From: Skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvesting: a low thermal damage electrosurgical device provides improved endothelial layer and tendency to better integrity of the vessel wall compared to conventional electrosurgery

Conventional electrosurgery temperature

 Power (Watt)

10 W

20 W

30 W

40 W

50 W

 Cut mode (C°)

157.7

198.8

237.7

245.3

320.3

 Coag mode (C°)

151.3

206.4

203.7

196.8

293.6

PEAK PlasmaBlade temperature

 Setting

1

2

3

4

5

 Cut mode (C°)

26.2

43.5

75.9

81.8

92.7

 Coag mode (C°)

2.2

91.7

99.2

115.7

111.9

  1. Medtronic Advanced Energy, Portsmouth, NH; Mean temperature during 5 s incision of chicken breast, measured by infrared camera