Evaluation of a new bipolar coagulation forceps in a thermal damage assessment

Neurosurgery

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1182-1187

  Elliott Lewis, Ebonia W ^a   Mason, Alexander M ^b   Barrow, Daniel L ^a  

^a Research and Development Department of Codman and Shurtleff Inc   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar forceps; Coagulation; Electrocoagulation; Electrosurgery; Heat pipe; Hemostasis; Thermal damage

Indexed keywords

ANTISTICK FORCEP; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR COAGULATION FORCEP; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROSURGERY; FORCEPS; HEMISPHERE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INJURY; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETRY; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; BURNS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; LIVER; RATS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74349092211     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000356985.27936.93     Document Type: Article

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