Entrepix Medical officially launched Planatome® Technology this week, a patient-focused scalpel that provides a redefined surgical experience for both the surgeon and patient.
Planatome Technology transforms the 100+ year-old scalpel by applying a patented process that was originally developed for finishing the surface of silicon wafers in the advanced manufacturing of computer chips. This proven process has been adapted to finally provide a better scalpel blade by creating a nano-perfected cutting surface. The result is a patient-focused surgical blade that provides an ultra-smooth, precise, and consistent cutting surface, minimizing surgically induced tissue trauma by eliminating grind defects found on all standard scalpels.
Planatome Technology takes scalpel technology from ordinary to extraordinary with a host of post-operative outcomes and clinical benefits. This results in:
- Faster healing with less infections
- Increased wound strength with less scarring
- Less pain with reduced nerve damage
Multiple studies have shown wound closure rates from a Planatome incision at over 90% after just 24 hours, a dramatic improvement over the 10% achieved with traditional scalpels. The ultra smooth surface of the Planatome blade produces significantly reduced tissue trauma as compared to that from the jagged surface of a traditional scalpel. The result is less swelling and ultimately a considerable reduction in scarring, both size and variation.
An additional study focused on regeneration of nerves incised with a Planatome blade compared to those with a standard scalpel. This data showed the nerves cut with a Planatome blade regenerate more efficiently resulting in less post-operative nerve damage. After surgery, the degree of functional recovery relies on rapid regeneration of nerves to prevent irreversible muscle denervation. To that end, nerves incised with a Planatome blade showed a 25% recovery at five weeks while a nerve cut with a standard scalpel showed only 9% recovery. At 12 weeks, the nerves incised with a Planatome blade showed a 92% recovery post-operatively.
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