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

• Conditions: Indication for Laparoscopic Surgery (Any)
• Interventions: Device: Use of Thunderbeat (TM) in laparoscopic surgery

• Registration Number: NCT01999296
• Lead Sponsor: Cantonal Hosptal, Baselland

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-03
• Status Verified: 2015-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2015-07-17
• Primary Completion: 2015-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery	Use of Thunderbeat (TM) in laparoscopic surgery	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Use of additional vessel sealing devices	one day
Intra- and postoperative device-related complications	30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of Surgery	one day
Perioperative Blood Loss	30 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kantonsspital Baselland Bruderholz; 🇨🇭 Bruderholz, Switzerland