CDC^II.: “Exposure to surgical smoke can cause both acute and chronic health effects ranging from eye, nose and throat irritation to emphysema, asthma or chronic bronchitis”⁴

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses recommends that surgical smoke be removed by use of smoke evacuation in both open and laparoscopic cases.^5,III.

The MEGADYNE^™ Smoke Evacuator enables automatic activation with electrosurgical generators that deliver monopolar, bipolar, ultrasonic, and advanced bipolar energy.^1,6,7,IV. Run time is adjustable, and users can choose from five levels of flow rate for both laparoscopic and​ open procedures.​

• Is designed to capture particulates and micro-organisms of 0.1-0.2 microns at 99.999% efficiency.⁸
• Is expected to last up to 35 hours of activation time.^1,V.

MEGADYNE™ Smoke Evacuator is designed to have effective and quiet performance for open and laparoscopic procedures. ^1-3,I.

Is designed with an ultra-quiet, high-suction, high flow-rate vacuum motor.¹ The electronic controls on the face panel have been designed to be user-friendly and facilitate setup and operation. Filter Life Indicator provides a clear signal of the status of the life of the filter in use (filters have up to 35 hours of life⁹).​