cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization
application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)
The coagulation of blood or tissue by means of an electrically heated wire, the current heats only the electrode and does not pass through the patient's body
A technique used during surgery to control bleeding that employs a scalpel-like device using electrical current to cauterize or 'burn' the tissues while it cuts This serves to seal capillary vessels and small arteries Similar devices are located in nearly every operating room in the United States and are routinely used The cost is not significant
a method of destroying lesions or tissue and sealing off blood vessels using a high frequency electric current