LigaSure™ Retractable L-hook Laparoscopic Sealer/Divider

Ease of use

Surgeons who tested the instrument say the actions to grasp, seal, cut, deploy, and retract the Valleylab™ monopolar L-hook are simple and intuitive.¹

Simply press a lever on the handle to deploy the L-hook — and deliver the precision of Valleylab™ monopolar dissection. When you’re ready to switch back to the Maryland jaws, just press the lever to retract the L-hook.([FOOTNOTE=LigaSure™ Retractable L-Hook Laparoscopic Sealer/Divider IFU [package insert]. Minneapolis, MN: Medtronic, 2016.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

The speed of one-step vessel sealing

The Maryland-style jaws of the LigaSure™ retractable L-hook instrument([FOOTNOTE=Based on internal test report #RE00041188, Validation marketing claims: independent surgeon feedback collected during Medtronic-sponsored cadaver and porcine labs. October 2015 and February 2016.  please see attached US160698(1) LigaSure Retractable L_hook Claims FINAL],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]):

• Deliver improved access to targeted tissues compared to straight jaw devices — even in tight spaces^2£ 
• Provide the ability to follow the curvature of the uterus/stomach^2†
• Allow for easy skeletonisation of vessels^2†

And you get the speed and performance of LigaSure™ vessel sealing technology.

Precise dissection at your fingertips

The LigaSure™ retractable L-hook instrument⁴:

• Provides precise, versatile energy dissection^2†
• Provides the ability to create an otomy (gastrotomy and enterotomy)³

And the L-hook is there when you need it, and out of the way when you don’t. 

We’re redefining versatility. So you can keep your focus on the surgical site and protect patients from the risks of multiple instrument exchanges.([FOOTNOTE=Tebala G. Three-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy by harmonic dissection without cystic duct and artery clipping. Am J Surg. 2006;191:718-720.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

Because the LigaSure™ retractable L-hook instrument combines the functionality of five devices in one. And gives you the performance of both LigaSure™ technology([FOOTNOTE=Based on internal test report #RE00059404 Rev A, Market research – renal artery burst pressure comparison of LigaSure™ retractable L-hook (LF56XX) versus Harmonic Ace™*+7 and Olympus Thunderbeat™* using the ForceTriad™ energy platform and Valleylab™ FT10 energy platform on porcine renal arteries. Aug. 16–18, 2016, Aug. 29–Sept. 1, 2016.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]) and Valleylab™ monopolar dissection.