The American Food and Drug Administration has granted Peak Surgical, approval to market its PEAK Surgery System for use in general surgery.

The PEAK Surgery System combines the PULSAR Generator, which supplies pulsed plasma radio frequency energy, with the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0, a low-temperature surgical cutting and coagulational tool.

Traditionally surgeons use scalpels to cut skin and delicate tissue, and electrosurgical devices for cutting and coagulating fat and other thicker, tougher tissues. While scalpels cut tissue precisely, they do not control bleeding. On the other hand, electrosurgical devices cut efficiently and control bleeding, but can cause extensive thermal damage to surrounding tissue. In cases where there is an unacceptable risk of collateral damage or scarring from electrosurgery, surgeons must use both a traditional scalpel for cutting, and an electrosurgical tool for coagulation.

The PlasmaBlade combines the precision of a scalpel with the bleeding control of an electrosurgical device.

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