[Capsulotomy with the diathermy scalpel (2)].
Temperatures were measured with a newly designed bipolar electrode ("Cap-Stamp"). Since the results were satisfactory it was possible to introduce the new method in extracapsular cataract surgery on human. Initial clinical results are reported, the advantages of the new instrument are discussed and the "Cap-Stamp" is compared with conventional instruments.
D000818:Animals; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D013552:Swine; D013696:Temperature; D014945:Wound Healing
Vordere Kapsulotomie mit Diathermieschneider (2).