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trimmed tissue and bone dust instantly.
One of the biggest arthroscopic instrument advances over the past 15 years or
so has been electrosurgical wands to ablate or cauterize tissue. Cautery devices
are helpful for stopping bleeding in all types of cases, but these wands work
while submerged in irrigation fluid at a minimally invasive surgical site.
Previous arthroscopic elec-
trocautery options were
more primitive, limited in
their power settings and
more risky in terms of the
potential for thermal injury
to adjacent tissue.
The latest tools make it
possible for surgeons to
perform surgeries they
thought they'd never do
through a scope. Morbidity
is decreased and outcomes
M I N I M A L L Y I N V A S I V E S U R G E R Y
KNEE DEEP
Surgeons have the
ability to capture
arthroscopic
images and video
at their fingertips.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
Bemis makes
fluid waste
disposal a
little greener.
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