Bovie Medical Insights

As a student, you learned the 3 states of matter are solid, liquid and gas, but now you know there’s a fourth: plasma.  The characteristics of plasma are different enough from gas to qualify as another state of matter: it has approximately equal numbers of positively and negatively charged ions.  It’s been estimated that 99% of the universe’s matter is plasma.  Plasma temperatures range from hot to cold, with "hot" having temperatures like that of the sun or a lightning bolt and "cold" having temperatures in the range of fluorescent lights and neon signs.

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Topics: J-Plasma, plasma, cold plasma, endometriosis

Bovie Medical’s CEO, Rob Gershon, had the privilege of being interviewed for It's Your Health Network Radio. The interview reached over 1,000,000 listeners.  In this interview, Gershon tells us about the benefits of the J-Plasma® surgical tool.  With advanced technology, science and the chemical element Helium, the J-Plasma® tool is able to produce a relatively cool thermal temperature.  For Surgeons and Patients alike, this brings benefits.

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Topics: J-Plasma device, plasma, cold plasma

Electrosurgery has been used for 85 years to aid surgeons in difficult surgeries such as the removal of tumors and hysterectomies and continues to provide a viable and effective device for controlling bleeding when excising highly vascularized tissues.  Recently the introduction of J-Plasma, a helium gas plasma device, has added a tool with more surgical precision potential and a greater versatility to control bleeding and lessen the danger of collateral damage to surrounding tissue.  Here is a brief comparison of the two modalities.

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Topics: J-Plasma vs. Electrosurgery, plasma, Monopolar mode, Bipolar mode, electrodes