bipolar electrocautery

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bipolar electrocautery,

an electrocautery in which both active and return electrodes are incorporated into a single handheld instrument, so that the current passes between the tips of the two electrodes and affects only a small amount of tissue.

electrocautery [e-lek″tro-kaw´ter-e]

1. an apparatus for surgical dissection and hemostasis, using heat generated by a high-voltage, high-frequency alternating current passed through an electrode.

2. the cauterization of tissue using such an instrument.

bipolar electrocautery an electrocautery in which both active and return electrodes are incorporated into a single handheld instrument, so that the current passes between the tips of the two electrodes and affects only a small amount of tissue.

monopolar electrocautery (unipolar electrocautery) an electrocautery in which current is applied through a handheld active electrode and travels back to the generator through an inactive electrode attached to the patient (the grounding pad), so that the patient is part of the electrical circuit.

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electrocautery monopolar electrocautery unipolar electrocautery			In an excellent article discussing the fundamentals of electrocautery devices, Zinder and Parker describe an incident of an inadvertent oral commissure burn from a bipolar electrocautery handpiece contacting the oral commissure during a routine tonsillectomy. Avoiding oral burns during electrocautery tonsillectomy by Lowry, Thomas R.; Workman, Jonathon R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal D'Amelio commented, "Just as important as the development and clinical testing of our tissue fusion/welding generators and disposable instruments, is communicating about our unique bipolar electrocautery system and our results. LTC to Present and Lecture on its Bipolar Medical Products at the ... by Business Wire Obviously, the fact that our results differ from those of other studies does not mean that our data are unreliable; rather it suggests that more studies are indicated, in fact, we are planning another prospective study of bipolar electrocautery for hemostasis to explore its influence on the rate of primary hemorrhage. Dr. Windfuhr responds by Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			bipartite biped bipedal Bipedality bipennate bipenniform biperforate biperiden biperiden hydrochloride biperiden lactate biphasic biphasic activity biphasic basal body temperature biphasic insulin biphasic pill biphenotypy biphenyl biphosphonate Biphosphonates biplane cath lab biplane transesophageal echocardiography bipolar bipolar cautery Bipolar Cell bipolar disorder bipolar electrocautery bipolar electrogenerator bipolar II bipolar lead bipolar magnets bipolar neuron bipolar trait bipolar version Bipolaris bipotentiality biproduct BIPS bipyridines bipyridyl herbicides biramous Birbeck Granule birch birch sawfly birch tar oil birchwood bird Bird Arm Bird Beak Sign bird breeder's lung Bird Face bird face retrognathism			Bipolar cells Bipolar cells of the retina bipolar circuit Bipolar Circumactive Probe Bipolar Climate Machinery Bipolar CMOS DMOS Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor bipolar coordinate system Bipolar Current-Steering Mode Bipolar Data Interface Bipolar depression Bipolar depression Bipolar depression Bipolar Depression Rating Scale bipolar disorder bipolar disorder bipolar disorder bipolar disorder bipolar disorder Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day Bipolar Disorder NOS Bipolar Disorder NOS Bipolar Disorder NOS Bipolar Disorder Research Network Bipolar Disorder, Early-Onset Bipolar disorders Bipolar disorders Bipolar disorders Bipolar disorders Bipolar Distribution of Organisms bipolar electrocautery bipolar electrocoagulation bipolar electrocoagulation bipolar electrocoagulation bipolar electrocoagulation bipolar electrode bipolar electrogenerator Bipolar Enhanced Metal Oxide Semiconductor Bipolar Field Effect Transistor bipolar flagellation bipolar format Bipolar Framing Module Bipolar I Disorder Bipolar I Disorder Bipolar I Disorder bipolar II bipolar II bipolar II Bipolar II Disorder Bipolar II Disorder Bipolar II Disorder bipolar integrated circuit Bipolar Integrated Technology Bipolar Inversion Channel Field-Effect Transistor Bipolar junction transistor Bipolar junction transistor Bipolar junction transistor Bipolar junction transistors bipolar l. bipolar lead bipolar lead

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