This was demonstrated for:1. Product remanufactured using standard production processes2. Product subjected to worst-case contamination, storage, shipping, and cleaning,as well as.3. Product subjected to worst-case shipping and storage conditions followed by two years ofaccelerated and real-time aging.Finally, remanufactured harmonic® scalpels routinely withstood 300 activations without failure ofthe Teflon pad while new scalpels failed 27% of the time.Key Points1. Remanufactured harmonic® scalpels are thoroughly clean, even from protein and hemoglobin.2. Remanufactured harmonic® scalpels can be consistently activated up to 300 times without failure of anycomponent part.3. Remanufactured harmonic® scalpels consistently demonstrate cosmetically and structurally sound devices,without cracks, separation, damage or cosmetic deficiencies.4. In a head to head animal efficacy comparison, remanufactured harmonic® scalpels functioned in anequivalent manner to new harmonic® scalpels.