NCT01193556View on ClinicalTrials.gov

PEAK PlasmaBlade TnA Versus Traditional Electrosurgery in Subcapsular Tonsillectomy

NATerminatedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

51

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2010

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2012

Conditions
Tonsillitis
Interventions
DEVICE

PEAK PlasmaBlade TnA

The PEAK PlasmaBlade will be used for the tonsillectomy.

DEVICE

Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel

Traditional electrosurgery for the tonsillectomy.

Trial Locations (2)

92120

Alvarado Hospital, San Diego

95340

University Surgery Center Merced, Merced

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
lead

Medtronic Surgical Technologies

INDUSTRY