Ultrasonic Shears Address Complex Surgical Procedures

Next generation ultrasonic shears provide optimal efficiency for easier dissection, faster transection, and more secure sealing.

The Harmonic HD 1000i shears offer a seamless combination of precision, strength, and efficiency in numerous surgical specialties, including hepato-pancreato-biliary, thoracic, colorectal, gynecologic oncology, and other complex laparoscopic and open procedures. The device hand piece is integrated into the device, driving clinical performance, and energy activation is controlled via one button, thus providing reliable sealing for vessels of up to 5 mm in diameter.


A unique blade design mimics a mechanical dissector, with a tapered jaw that enables more precise access to tissue planes. The curved, tapered geometry of the blade also delivers superior dissection. An added benefit of the blade design is exceptional sealing burst pressures, which allow for more secure seals, even in challenging hemostasis conditions. The strong tip grasping is designed to minimize tissue slippage and aid tissue manipulation and control. The Harmonic HD 1000i shears are a product of Ethicon Endo-Surgery (Ethicon, Cincinnati, OH, USA), and have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

“Harmonic HD 1000i is the latest example of our commitment to developing meaningful innovations that can help improve outcomes in critical, complex procedures,” said Grace Chung, vice president of energy global strategic marketing at Ethicon. “As we move toward the future, Harmonic HD 1000i will serve as a platform for developing a portfolio of Harmonic devices focused on trying to meet surgical needs through our in-depth knowledge of tissue and energy sciences to enable surgeons to reach more patients and restore more lives.”

Ultrasonic dissectors use two types of energy; low power which cleaves water containing tissues by cavitations, leaving organized structures with low water content intact, such blood vessels, bile ducts, etc.; and high power systems which cleave loose areolar tissues by frictional heating and thus cut and coagulate the edges at the same time. High power ultrasonic dissection may cause collateral damage by excessive heating.

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