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Comparative healing of surgical incisions created by the PEAK PlasmaBlade, conventional electrosurgery, and a scalpel.

Shang A SA Loh, Grace A GA Carlson, Edward I EI Chang, Eric E Huang, Daniel D Palanker, and Geoffrey C GC Gurtner

Audio, Transactions of the IRE Professi... 124(6):1849-59 (2009) PMID 19952641

The PEAK PlasmaBlade is a new electrosurgical device that uses pulsed radiofrequency to generate a plasma-mediated discharge along the exposed rim of an insulated blade, creating an effective cutting edge while the blade stays near body temperature.

DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181bcee87
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