The utility of a reusable bipolar sealing instrument, BiClamp®, for pulmonary resection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Sakuragi et al.
34: 505
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Files in this Data Supplement:
- Video 1
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Video 1 (.rv format). Wedge resections of the lung were performed in the right upper lobe approximately 2.5 cm from the anterior apex of the lobe using the BiClamp® (ERBE, Tuebingen, Germany). The lung parenchyma to be separated, was grasped with the BiClamp® instrument. During the sealing, water drops were used to avoid sticking between the lung and the tips of the BiClamp®. The dedicated output for the BiClamp® instrument was set at Effect 3 and Modulation 80. After sealing, the lung was resected along the peripheral site of the sealing scar. No air leakage was recognized under an applied air pressure of 30 cmH2O generated by the ventilator. An automatic stapling device was used for the comparison of histological findings in a same dog.
- Video 1
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Video 1 (.mpg format). Wedge resections of the lung were performed in the right upper lobe approximately 2.5 cm from the anterior apex of the lobe using the BiClamp® (ERBE, Tuebingen, Germany). The lung parenchyma to be separated, was grasped with the BiClamp® instrument. During the sealing, water drops were used to avoid sticking between the lung and the tips of the BiClamp®. The dedicated output for the BiClamp® instrument was set at Effect 3 and Modulation 80. After sealing, the lung was resected along the peripheral site of the sealing scar. No air leakage was recognized under an applied air pressure of 30 cmH2O generated by the ventilator. An automatic stapling device was used for the comparison of histological findings in a same dog.
- Video 2
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Video 2 (.rv format). A case of the bullectomy in video assisted thoracic surgery; there were multiple bullae at the apex of the right upper lobe. The bases of all the bullae were coagulated using the BiClamp® set at Effect 2 and Modulation 80 and resected without any automatic stapling devices. No air leakage was recognized under an air pressure of 30 cmH2O.
- Video 2
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Video 2 (.mpg format). A case of the bullectomy in video assisted thoracic surgery; there were multiple bullae at the apex of the right upper lobe. The bases of all the bullae were coagulated using the BiClamp® set at Effect 2 and Modulation 80 and resected without any automatic stapling devices. No air leakage was recognized under an air pressure of 30 cmH2O.