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Table 1 Bench study evaluations of SynchroSeal and Harmonic Ace+7

From: Novel multifunctional robotically assisted bipolar instrument for simultaneous radiofrequency sealing and transection: preclinical and single-center experience

Variable

SynchroSeal

Harmonic Ace+7

Mean difference

P-value

Mean slip force, N ± SD

8.4 ± 1.0

3.1 ± 0.4

5.3

0.0002

Mean grip pressure, kg/cm2 ± SD

3.0 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.5

− 1.2

0.0002

Mean seal time, s ± SD

1.5 ± 0.4

11.6 ± 2.5

− 9.9 s

< 0.0001

Mean peak jaw temperature, °C ± SD

109.7 ± 7.2

247.4 ± 8.6

− 137.7

0.0051

Mean time to cool to 40 °C, s ± SD

53.6 ± 2.1

68.0 ± 3.5

− 14.4

0.0051

  1. SD standard deviation of the mean