European Electrosurgical Devices Market

Traditional electrosurgery involves the use of electric current to cut, cauterize, andligate tissue and luminal structures using radiofrequency (RF) generators and instrumentation. (This process is differentiated from tumor ablation or coagulative necrosis, which typically is performed by general surgeons and interventional radiologists.) Most electrosurgical devices are named after William T. Bovie, a physicist at Harvard University who is credited with developing electrosurgery. In 1920, Dr. Bovie developed a high-frequency device for use as a thermal knife in breast surgery; in 1926, neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing is reported to have been the first to use the device.