Lawmed’s vision is to facilitate low impact surgery for every patient to minimise the effects of surgery on the body and keep the patient as close as possible to their normal state during surgery.
AirSeal® is the world’s first “3 in 1” insufflation management system and features unmatched capabilities providing a stable pneumoperitoneum, constant smoke evacuation1, and the ability to lower intra-abdominal pressures.
These capabilities have been shown to reduce procedural time thereby improving operating efficiencies2.
AirSeal® creates what can be considered as an open insufflation environment. It optimizes gas flow within the peritoneal cavity through continuous recirculation via a valveless trocar.
Standard insufflation uses a closed environment system which causes variations in intra-abdominal pressure as the diaphragm moves during mechanical ventilation. The resulting effect is increased intra-abdominal pressure during inflation and decreased intra-abdominal pressure during deflation.
In contrast, due to the unique insufflation capabilities of the AirSeal® and the pressure-relieving nature of the trocar, an open environment is more compliant and allows the diaphragm to move more freely without causing a significant change in intra-abdominal pressure.
Measuring pressure within the abdomen as opposed to externally in the machine means that there is a higher degree of control. This is impossible to do accurately with a conventional insufflator as pressure is monitored once every four seconds compared to once every tenth of one second with AirSeal®. The graphs below show the “spikes” in pressure with a conventional insufflator versus the AirSeal® machine.