Outcomes

THE BENEFITS OF USING A NEAR ATOMICALLY PERFECT SCALPEL BLADE ARE INCREDIBLY REMARKABLE. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.

Extraordinary Outcomes

Planatome® Technology delivers dramatically improved surgical outcomes. The surgeon will gain enhanced control, get a cleaner cut line that produces less damage, and experience better consistency from blade to blade, resulting in greater efficiency in the Operating Room with less waste of time and product. Moreover, a better incision provides many benefits to overall patient care and recovery.

Faster Healing With Less Infections

Histological studies of bilateral incisions show an increase in post-operative wound healing when using a Planatome scalpel blade versus a standard scalpel blade. At 24 hours post-op, the incision created with a Planatome blade was over 90% closed compared to a 10% closure with the standard blade. The improved healing time is a result of the defect-free surface of the Planatome blade not causing surgically induced tissue trauma, which aids in faster healing. 

Wound healing comparison through microscope, Planatome 90% closure versus Standard 10% closutre.

This ocular surgical case study shows incision scarring two weeks after the procedure using a standard scalpel and a Planatome scalpel.

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Download the research article “Highly Polished Scalpel Blades Reduce Incisional Wound Scar Variability in Duroc Pigs” for an inside look at how highly polished surgical blades are changing the results for both surgeons and their patients.
Patient side to side comparison after ocular surgical intervention
Download the research article “Highly Polished Scalpel Blades Reduce Incisional Wound Scar Variability in Duroc Pigs” for an inside look at how highly polished surgical blades are changing the results for both surgeons and their patients.

Reduced Scarring With Increased Wound Strength

These scar comparisons between the nano-perfected Planatome scalpel blade and a standard scalpel blade illustrate the collagen deposition and reorganization from each incision. Planatome blade incisions show a more uniform collagen deposition and produce a better scar due to faster collagen reorganization from a reduction in tissue disruption.

Scar comparison between standard and Planatome scalpel.

Less Pain With Reduced Nerve Damage

Macrophage Density is shown here highlighting the results of a histological study comparing the nano-polished Planatome scalpel blade and a standard scalpel blade. At post-op Day 1, the macrophage density created from a standard scalpel blade is significantly higher than that of the smoother Planatome scalpel blade. The macrophage density from the Planatome blade also returns to baseline faster – within the first 10 days after surgery – resulting in less post-op pain.

Histology Study: Significantly Reduced Macrophage Density, Linked to Pain Development Through Production of Inflammatory Mediators, (Raoof, Willemen & Eijkelkamp, British Society for Rheumatology, Aug 2017.)

Significantly Reduced Macrophage Density, Linked to Pain Development Through Production of Inflammatory Mediators, graphic.

These stained nerve images illustrate nerve axon regeneration. The dark brown areas of the Never Cut image represent a normal nerve axom. The center image shows a nerve incised by a Planatome scalpel blade as compared to a standard scalpel blade in the image to the far right. The darker brown areas of the nerve cut with a Planatome blade represent improved nerve axon regeneration.

Stained Nerve Tissues: Improved Axon Regeneration with Planatome blade

 Improved Axon Regeneration with Planatome blade, through microscope

By using advanced nerve stimulus detection technology, electrical impulse data was collected from those nerves incised with a nano-polished Planatome scalpel blade and a standard scalpel blade. The post-operative goal is for these nerves to recover to a minimum of 20% electrical conduction 5-8 weeks post-operatively. The nerves incised with a Planatome blade show a 25% recovery at five weeks post-op versus a nerve cut with a standard blade showing less than 10% recovery.

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LEARN HOW BLADE ROUGHNESS CAN MINIMIZE TISSUE AND NERVE DAMAGE FOR YOUR PATIENTS

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Download the research article “Scalpel Edge Roughness Affects Post-Transection Peripheral Nerve Regeneration” for details about peripheral postsurgical nerve damage and regeneration that occurs post-transection and how scalpel edge roughness can determine healing.

Electrical Impulse Data: 25% recovery after five weeks with Planatome blade

 25% recovery after five weeks with Planatome blade graphic
Download the research article “Scalpel Edge Roughness Affects Post-Transection Peripheral Nerve Regeneration” for details about peripheral postsurgical nerve damage and regeneration that occurs post-transection and how scalpel edge roughness can determine healing.
Surgeon Holding Scalpel Blade

Planatome Technology can offer extraordinary outcomes for post-surgical patients and a surgical practice.