• Acta neurochirurgica · Jan 1998

    A new coated bipolar coagulator: technical note.

    • N Ceviker, S Keskil, and K Baykaner.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
    • Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1998 Jan 1; 140 (6): 619-20.

    BackgroundSometimes charring or popping occurs and the bipolar blades get stuck to the vessel.MethodsThe tips of one of the many commercially available bipolar forceps were coated in a striped manner with Teflon--50 micro in thickness.ResultsThe new bipolar coagulator coated with Teflon reduced the incidence of tissue sticking.ConclusionsExperience with this instrument was still quite limited, but preliminary results were promising.

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