Thyroidectomy

Precision and hemostasis are a crucial part of a thyroidectomy, and having the right instruments available can make a large impact on the post-op pain and recovery time of your patient, as well as your total time in the OR.

Our HARMONIC FOCUS® Curved Shears offers just this kind of precise cutting. The curved blade allows you to cut and coagulate vessels and tissue at the same time. And with fewer instrument exchanges, they can reduce time spent in the OR by as much as 30 minutes.*

The HARMONIC ACE® Curved Shears (ACE23E) provides the multifunctional benefits of the HARMONIC® Technology and its 5mm shaft makes it an excellent choice for minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy. Like the HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shears, it can cut and coagulate vessels up to 5mm.

Which HARMONIC Device you choose for a thyroidectomy procedure is a matter of the technique you use and preference.

Using ultrasonic energy, these instruments minimize lateral thermal spread and injury of tissue. HARMONIC FOCUS and HARMONIC ACE Devices may be used to:

• Expose the thyroid
• Transect and seal the superior pole and inferior pole vessels (up to 5mm)
• Mobilize the thyroid lobe(s)

Strength and Protection

In ENT procedures that require an incision through the skin, wound closure plays a critical role in patient healing. If the wound closure device does not provide the necessary strength and support, the skin edges may separate, creating a potential pathway for bacterial contamination, which can lead to infection and increased scarring.^1-3

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^{1,122,123,133,141,145,150,153}
• More efficient than continuous suturing with traditional sutures^{1,122,123,133,141,145,150,153}

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)^1,155
• Protection against bacterial colonization of the suture by organisms commonly associated with surgical site infections
• Monofilament design that passes smoothly through tissue^186,187