Stray electrical currents in laparoscopic instruments used in da Vinci® robot-assisted surgery: An in vitro study

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1513-1517

  Mendez Probst, Carlos E ^a   Vilos, George ^b   Fuller, Andrew ^a   Fernandez, Alfonso ^a   Borg, Paul ^c   Galloway, David ^c   Pautler, Stephen E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; IN VITRO STUDY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; WAVEFORM;

ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROSURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 80052638549     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2010.0706     Document Type: Article

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