Capacitive coupling: A comparison of measurements in four uterine resectoscopes

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 379-387

  Munro, Malcolm G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c Karl Storz GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC BURN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPE; INSULATION; LABORATORY TEST; MATERIALS TESTING; RISK FACTOR; ROLLERBALL ELECTRODE; SURGICAL INJURY; UTERINE RESECTOSCOPE; UTERUS SURGERY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 4444334204     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60055-2     Document Type: Article

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