For over 85 years the medical profession has turned to electrosurgery to assist with difficult surgical procedures. In its first successful run (Oct. 1, 1926), Dr. Bovie, PhD, and Dr. Cushing, MD, used an electrosurgical generator to assist in the removal of a tumor. Dr. Cushing noted: "...with Dr. Bovie's help I proceeded to take off most satisfactorily the remaining portion of the tumor with practically none of the bleeding which was occasioned in the preceding operation."
Since 1926, the applications and advances of electrosurgery have made the procedure commonplace in hospitals and private practices alike. However, as medical technology has continued to evolve, advances in electrosurgery have paved the way for a new type of procedure: J-Plasma™.
How They Work
Electrosurgery: Electrosurgery has two basic functions: cut tissue and stop bleeding. In the cut mode the device is actually blowing apart cells to create an incision not dissimilar from the effect of a scalpel. When the unit is in coagulation or bi-polar mode it is dehydrating the cells to stop the bleeding. There can be several cut and coagulation modes, but all are a variation along a similar theme. Many times the cutting and coagulation process will leave sections of eschar, or burnt tissue behind. This damaged tissue is one of the unfortunate side effects of electrosurgery.
J-Plasma™: J-Plasma™ on the other hand functions differently. Because electrosurgery involves putting an electrical current directly into the patient's body, an electrode (or "return pad") is required to give the electrical current a place to leave the body, during any monopolar procedure. The entire procedure is performed by a scalpel-like pencil. The energy delivered in the form of super-heated plasma is concentrated to the tip of the stylus, allowing the physician a greater amount of control over the area affected. Because the energy current is not directed into the body, but into the pencil, there is no need for the return pad.
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