The Effect of Electrosurgery on Tissue
According to recent literature, electrosurgery is used for cutting and coagulating tissue in eight out of ten (80%) surgeries performed today.1 In fact, the use of electrosurgery is so common in [...]
Monopolar Electrosurgery vs. Bipolar Electrosurgery
Electrosurgery makes use of high-frequency electrical current to cut, coagulate, desiccate, and fulgurate tissue and can be performed using either monopolar or bipolar-energy in conjunction with [...]
3 Key Differences Between Electrosurgery & Electrocautery
The terms electrosurgery and electrocautery are frequently confused, even amongst many professionals working in various healthcare related fields. And even though both of these procedures are [...]
Bovie, Cautery and Electrosurgery Shouldn’t Be Confusing
Electrosurgery has been around since 1926, when William T. Bovie, a Harvard PhD first introduced the technique to a colleague who had previously been unsuccessful in removing a tumor from a [...]
Seven Uses of a High Frequency Desiccator Device
More than eighty years ago, Dr. William Bovie invented a device that generated electrical current for use in surgery. Since then, Bovie, the company has used the science behind his [...]
What you Need to Know About Surgical Smoke Plumes
According to a review by the Journal of Hospital Infection, over 500,000 people are exposed to surgical smoke plumes each year. These smoke plumes can be the byproduct of electrosurgical or [...]
Most Common Uses for Electrosurgery in Dermatology
The same principles that apply to any electrosurgery procedure apply to electrosurgery for dermatology. The electrosurgical procedure involves using a special device, often simply called a [...]
9 Safety Precautions for Electrosurgery
Electrosurgical units are one of the most common pieces of electrical equipment in an operating room. Although injury from inadvertent energy transfer isn’t frequent, it does happen, so it’s [...]
