Comparison of blade temperature dynamics after activation of Harmonic Ace Scalpel and the Ultracision Harmonic Scalpel LCS-K5

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 333-336

  Bandi, Gaurav ^a   Wen, Charles C ^a   Wilkinson, Eric A ^a   Hedican, Sean P ^a   Moon, Timothy D ^a   Nakada, Stephen Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DEVICE; DISSECTION; HYPERTHERMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCALPEL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; VIBRATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISSECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 39749087579     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.0169     Document Type: Article

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