Robotic stray energy with constant-voltage versus constant-power regulating electrosurgical generators.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
Published Date: Jan 1, 2023

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Stray energy from surgical energy instruments can cause unintended thermal injuries. There are no published data regarding electrosurgical generators and their influence on stray energy transfer during robotic surgery. There are two approved generators for the DaVinci Xi robotic platform: a constant-voltage regulating generator (cVRG) and a constant-power regulating generator (cPRG). The purpose of this study was to quantify and compare stray energy transfer in the robotic Xi platform using a cVRG versus a cPRG.

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  • Krzysztof J Wikiel
    Department of Surgery, the University of Colorado School of Medicine & the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA. Krzysztof.Wikiel@CUAnschutz.edu.
  • Franklin J Powlan
    Department of Surgery, The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Teresa S Jones
    Department of Surgery, the University of Colorado School of Medicine & the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Thomas N Robinson
    Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Edward L Jones
    Department of Surgery, the University of Colorado School of Medicine & the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.

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