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The Harmonic HD 1000i Shears instrument is indicated for soft tissue incisions when bleeding control and minimal thermal injury are desired. The instruments can be used as an adjunct to or substitute for electrosurgery, lasers and steel scalpels in general, plastic, pediatric, gynecologic, thoracic, exposure to orthopedic structures (such as spine and joint space), sealing and transection of lymphatic vessels, and other open and endoscopic procedures. The instruments allow for the coagulation of vessels up to and including 7 mm in diameter, using the Energy button with Advanced Hemostasis.

The HARMONIC HD 1000i Shears are a sterile, single patient use device used for dissection, grasping, coagulation, and cutting between the blade and clamp arm. It consists of an ergonomic grip housing assembly with two hand control buttons: 1) Energy button for power levels 1-5 and, 2) Energy with Advanced Hemostasis button for large vessel sealing. The device is available in two shaft lengths, 20 cm and 36 cm, and both device shafts can be rotated continuously to facilitate visualization and access to targeted tissue. An integrated audible and tactile mechanism in the grip housing indicates full trigger closure. The device has a clamp arm and coated curved blade that is designed to work through a 5 mm trocar, through a 5 mm reducer cap in a larger diameter trocar, or through an incision without the use of a trocar. The blade used in the HARMONIC HD 1000i Shears has a slightly different blade design than that of the predicate device, the HARMONIC ACE+Shears with Advanced Hemostasis (cleared under K132612 on October 17, 2013), and is also slightly longer and more tapered than the predicate device. Additionally, two dashes have been added to the device which are intended to represent relative vessel size. The distal/front Energy button is indicated for vessels up to 5 mm in diameter. The Energy with Advanced Hemostasis button (the Green button), which is found on the side of the device handle, is designed for larger vessels and is indicated for vessels up to 7 mm in diameter. The device utilizes Adaptive Tissue Technology (the technological characteristics of which were first cleared under K120729 on May 17, 2012). This technology provides the generator with the ability to identify and monitor the instrument during use. The HARMONIC HD 1000i Shears are designed for use exclusively with the Ethicon Generator 11 (GEN11).