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The Step™ access system incorporates Step™ radial dilation technology with a truly bladeless obturator. The defect size from radially dilating trocars has been shown to be smaller than bladed trocars.^†,‡,§,1

† Measured defect size of 5.4 × 3.8 mm was significantly smaller than linear bladed trocars (10.5 × 6.1 mm, P < .001).
‡ Functional defect size as measured by bead technique of 13.12 ± 0.35 mm was significantly smaller than linear bladed trocars (14.12 ± 0.64 mm, P < .001).
§ Animal data is not necessarily indicative of human clinical outcomes.

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.

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