Parathyroidectomy

Precision and hemostasis are important factors for a successful parathyroidectomy. This is reflected by the amount of post-operative bleeding and amount of tissue trauma, as well as the time spent in the OR and overall surgical experience.

Our HARMONIC FOCUS® Curved Shears is an excellent option for this procedure in terms of precision and efficiency. Its curved tip enables controlled dissection, and allows you to simultaneously cut and coagulate tissue and vessels up to 5mm without exchanging instruments. Using ultrasonic energy, the HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shears Device minimizes lateral thermal spread and injury of tissue compared to electrocautery. This multifunctional instrument may be used to:

• Expose the parathyroid glands
• Seal vessels (up to 5mm)
• Mobilize the parathyroid glands

Additionally, our wound closure devices provide you with the strength and protection you need.

STRATAFIX™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices – a unique anchoring technology to maintain closure without knots:

• more consistent tension control and approximation with each pass than with traditional sutures
• strength and security of interrupted suturing without knot-related complications^1-8
• more efficient than continuous suturing with traditional sutures^1-8

DERMABOND ADVANCED™ Topical Skin Adhesive – a unique formulation that provides patients with a triad of benefits when used in addition to sutures

• Adds strength ex vivo¹
• Inhibits bacteria in vitro^117,*
• Provides a flexible microbial barrier^117,†

MONOCRYL™ Plus Antibacterial (poliglecaprone 25) Sutures provide benefits required for ideal subcuticular skin closure

• Provides strength through critical healing period (5-7 days)
• Protection against bacterial colonization of the suture by organisms commonly associated with surgical site infections
• Monofilament design that passes smoothly through tissue^186,187