COBLATION Technology
- Lower temperature than other radiofrequency- (RF) based technologies,1 with AMBIENT◊ Technology for accurate monitoring of intra-articular fluid.
- Controlled plasma field allows precise removal of targeted soft tissue while preserving surrounding healthy tissue.2
- Over 10 million COBLATION◊ procedures since 2008.
- Proven safe and efficacious 3,4,*— our body of clinical and pre-clinical outcomes-based data continues to grow.
AMBIENT Technology
- Real-time temperature monitoring of intra-articular fluid.
- New two-zone monitoring measures both the intra-articular fluid temperature and outflow temperatures within the hand piece.
- When the temperature in the joint space exceeds the user-selected set point, the controller will emit visual and audible alarms.
SCOPE-SENSING Technology
Exclusive to Smith & Nephew COBLATION technology, SCOPE-SENSING Technology allows surgeons to work more freely around sensitive arthroscopic equipment.
Safety feature:
The QUANTUM 2 Controller includes proprietary circuits that continuously monitor the energy and automatically suspend the output when there is a spike in current, such as when the Wands are in close proximity to, or contact metal.
When a safe distance is achieved, COBLATION energy will automatically resume.
References
1. Woloszko J, Kwende M, Stalder K. COBLATION in Otolaryngology. Proc. of SPIE. 2003;4949
2. Amiel D, Ball ST, Tasto JP. Chondrocyte viability and metabolic activity after treatment of bovine articular cartilage with bipolar radiofrequency: an in vitro study. Arthroscopy. 2004; 20(5):503-10.
3. Gharaibeh M, Szomor A, Chen DB, MacDessi, SJ. A Retrospective Study Assessing Safety and Efficacy of Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation for Knee Chondral Lesions. Cartilage. 2018;9(3):241-247.