NCT01081886View on ClinicalTrials.gov

PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 Versus Traditional Electrosurgery in Total Knee Replacement.

NATerminatedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

24

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2010

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2011

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2011

Conditions
Degenerative Joint DiseaseOsteoarthritis
Interventions
DEVICE

PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0

The PEAK PlasmaBlade will be used for the entirety of the total knee replacement, including the skin incision.

DEVICE

Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel

Scalpel will be used for the skin incision and traditional electrosurgery for the subcutaneous dissection.

Trial Locations (2)

48307

DeClaire Knee and Orthopedic Institute, Rochester Hills

76012

Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, Arlington

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
lead

Medtronic Surgical Technologies

INDUSTRY