The SealSafe® IQ bipolar vessel sealing system allows the sealing of vessels or tissue bundles efficiently and permanently without the need for prior dissection or detailed exposure of the tissue to be sealed. Thanks to the precise SealSafe® current which is specially adapted to this type of application and the instruments, only the tissue is placed between the jaws of the instrument. As a result, lateral thermal damage to surrounding tissue is reduced and tissue adhesion is reduced to a minimum.