Method and systems for reducing surgical complications
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Jan 15, 2002
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Mar 17, 1999
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Surgical complications can be minimized by reducing, or eliminating, the release of substances such as TGF-.beta. from a surgical site by immediately sealing the edges of a surgically-made puncture or incision site. In one system, a treatment device includes an electrically conductive surface that is connected to a source of electrical energy and which can be placed in contact with the edge of a surgical incision or perforation site such that, when the conductive surface is electrically activated, it operates to heat the cellular material at the edge of the surgical incision or perforation site to inhibit (i.e., reduce) the formation of complicating connective tissue bridges. The source of electrical energy is, preferably, a radio-frequency generator.
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