• DocumentCode
    2992267
  • Title

    Development of electrosurgery. I: A historical perspective

  • Author

    LaCourse, J.R. ; Rothwell, A.D. ; Selikowitz, S.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Biomed. Eng. Center, New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    18-19 Mar 1993
  • Firstpage
    35
  • Lastpage
    36
  • Abstract
    For pt. II, see ibid., p. 37-9 (1993). A history of the development of electrosurgery is presented to prepare the reader for pt. II which investigates the voltage-current characteristics of an AC arc with application to electrosurgery
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; history; surgery; AC arc; electrosurgery development history; voltage-current characteristics; Biomedical engineering; Coagulation; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Frequency; Neuromuscular stimulation; Oscillators; Samarium; Sparks; Surgery;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE Nineteenth Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    Newark, NJ
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0925-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.1993.404426
  • Filename
    404426