Surgical Technologies

Data on Surgical Technologies Detailed by Researchers at Department of Clinical Research

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, January 15th, 2012

2012 JAN 15 -- "This study is the first to examine in vivo the effect of thermal injury in breast conservation pathology in a direct comparison of traditional electrosurgery and an alternative low-thermal-injury device. A prospective study of 20 consecutive subjects with biopsy-proven invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) tumors 1 cm was conducted," scientists in Palo Alto, California report.

"Following excision, incisions were made into the tumor with the two devices. Thermal injury depth, margin distance, tissue type, and histological effect were compared on the same breast tissue cut with each excision instrument. A probability evaluation of close and positive...

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