Method and material for coating electro-cautery probes and lubricating surgical instruments
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May 15, 2007
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Mar 10, 2005
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Feb 11, 2004
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Sep 8, 2003
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A coating is provided for use in lubricating an electro-cautery probe of a cauterization device to resist sticking of tissue on the electro-cautery probe. The coating is also provided to lubricate other medical instruments as well as to facilitate sliding of one instrument against another. The coating includes an amphiphilic lipid. The coating also includes an amphiphilic phospholipid, a glycerol-based lipid, a glycerol-based phospholipid, and/or a lecithin.
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