Bladeless trocars

VersaStep™ bladeless trocar

<p>The VersaStep™ bladeless trocar is available in multiple sizes to enable access during laparoscopic and minimally invasive procedures.</p>

Ordering information

VersaStep™ trocar

Item number Description Units per box
VS100700 Short, radially expandable sleeve 6
VS101000 Standard, radially expandable sleeve 6
VS101500 Long, radially expandable sleeve 6
VS100705 Short, 5 mm cannula and dilator with radially expandable sleeve 3
VS101005 Standard, 5 mm cannula and dilator with radially expandable sleeve 3
VS101505 Long, 5 mm cannula and dilator with radially expandable sleeve 3

VersaStep™ Plus trocar

Item number Description Units per box
VS100711P Short, 11 mm cannula and dilator with radially expandable sleeve 3
VS101011P Standard, 11 mm cannula and dilator with radially expandable sleeve 3
VS100712P Short, 12 mm cannula and dilator with radially expandable sleeve 3
VS101012P Standard, 12 mm cannula and dilator with radially expandable sleeve 3
VS101512P Long, 12 mm cannula and dilator with radially expandable sleeve 3
VS101015P Standard, 15 mm cannula and dilator with radially expandable sleeve 3

† Images recorded on March 14, 2013, as part of a trocar clarity evaluation in an inanimate abdominal model; images representative of evaluation results.

‡ As compared to Medtronic legacy trocars.

§ Based on cadaver usability lab with 16 surgeons (13 of 16 surgeons agreed). The two devices are: a standard trocar and a fascial closure system. Preclinical results may not correlate with clinical performance in humans.

  1. Shafer DM, Khajanchee Y, Wong J, Swanström LL. Comparison of five different abdominal access trocar systems: analysis of insertion force, removal force, and defect size. Surg Innov. 2006;13(3):183–189.