SK Forceps: New Monopolar Electrosurgical Forceps Designed Specifically for Blepharoptosis Surgery
Summary:. The electrode tips of conventional monopolar forceps are relatively blunt, complicating the delicate detachment manipulations required for blepharoptosis repair. This study describes the SK forceps, which is a new monopolar electrosurgical forceps we specifically designed for blepharoptosi...
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| author | Shinsuke Kinoshita, MD Hisaki Ukyo, MD Naonori Masuda, MD, PhD Shunsuke Osawa, MD |
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| description | Summary:. The electrode tips of conventional monopolar forceps are relatively blunt, complicating the delicate detachment manipulations required for blepharoptosis repair. This study describes the SK forceps, which is a new monopolar electrosurgical forceps we specifically designed for blepharoptosis surgery. The electrode tips in our design were engineered to be as fine as possible. The SK forceps can cut tissues with the electrode tips in contact in the closed position and coagulate bleeding while clasping the blood vessels. When inactivated, the SK forceps can perform similar manipulations to regular surgical forceps. Surgeons holding the nonactivated SK forceps in one hand and regular forceps in the other benefit from greatly improved maneuverability at every step of the procedure. Incision and dissection procedures performed with the SK forceps result in a surgical field with minimal bleeding because the forceps can simultaneously perform hemostasis and incision, which is a characteristic of a high-frequency electrosurgical unit. However, when unexpected bleeding is encountered in the operative field, the SK forceps can clamp the injured vessels and coagulate the bleeding more rapidly and confidently compared with the needle-type monopolar electrodes without switching instruments. Our design allows surgeons to perform successive procedural steps without switching instruments. This characteristic makes the SK forceps a beneficial instrument for blepharoptosis surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fadcc5476753419893e50f58464d4d0f2023-04-24T10:07:51ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742023-04-01114e489910.1097/GOX.0000000000004899202304000-00020SK Forceps: New Monopolar Electrosurgical Forceps Designed Specifically for Blepharoptosis SurgeryShinsuke Kinoshita, MD0Hisaki Ukyo, MD1Naonori Masuda, MD, PhD2Shunsuke Osawa, MD3From the Mie Eye Clinic, Yokkaichi, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan.From the Mie Eye Clinic, Yokkaichi, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan.From the Mie Eye Clinic, Yokkaichi, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan.From the Mie Eye Clinic, Yokkaichi, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan.Summary:. The electrode tips of conventional monopolar forceps are relatively blunt, complicating the delicate detachment manipulations required for blepharoptosis repair. This study describes the SK forceps, which is a new monopolar electrosurgical forceps we specifically designed for blepharoptosis surgery. The electrode tips in our design were engineered to be as fine as possible. The SK forceps can cut tissues with the electrode tips in contact in the closed position and coagulate bleeding while clasping the blood vessels. When inactivated, the SK forceps can perform similar manipulations to regular surgical forceps. Surgeons holding the nonactivated SK forceps in one hand and regular forceps in the other benefit from greatly improved maneuverability at every step of the procedure. Incision and dissection procedures performed with the SK forceps result in a surgical field with minimal bleeding because the forceps can simultaneously perform hemostasis and incision, which is a characteristic of a high-frequency electrosurgical unit. However, when unexpected bleeding is encountered in the operative field, the SK forceps can clamp the injured vessels and coagulate the bleeding more rapidly and confidently compared with the needle-type monopolar electrodes without switching instruments. Our design allows surgeons to perform successive procedural steps without switching instruments. This characteristic makes the SK forceps a beneficial instrument for blepharoptosis surgery.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004899 |
| spellingShingle | Shinsuke Kinoshita, MD Hisaki Ukyo, MD Naonori Masuda, MD, PhD Shunsuke Osawa, MD SK Forceps: New Monopolar Electrosurgical Forceps Designed Specifically for Blepharoptosis Surgery Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | SK Forceps: New Monopolar Electrosurgical Forceps Designed Specifically for Blepharoptosis Surgery |
| title_full | SK Forceps: New Monopolar Electrosurgical Forceps Designed Specifically for Blepharoptosis Surgery |
| title_fullStr | SK Forceps: New Monopolar Electrosurgical Forceps Designed Specifically for Blepharoptosis Surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | SK Forceps: New Monopolar Electrosurgical Forceps Designed Specifically for Blepharoptosis Surgery |
| title_short | SK Forceps: New Monopolar Electrosurgical Forceps Designed Specifically for Blepharoptosis Surgery |
| title_sort | sk forceps new monopolar electrosurgical forceps designed specifically for blepharoptosis surgery |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004899 |
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