Clinical uses of ligasure vessel sealing system(LVSS) in surgery

This article provides the efficacy of the new device, Ligasure Vessel Sealing System(LVSS) for achieving hemostasis. LVSS is an alternative to suture ligatures, hemoclips, staplers, for ligating vessels and tissue bundles. This new device seals the vessels up to 7 mm in diameter by denaturing collagen and elastin within vessel wall and surrounding connective tissue.