Clinical experience with bipolar multifunctional coagulation scissors in laparoscopic surgery.

Background: Basic surgical procedures include dissection of tissue structures and achievement of hemostasis. In laparoscopic surgery, the common methods of achieving hemostasis by the use of clamps and ligatures are not applicable. Therefore, the authors created a multifunctional instrument that can compress tissue in the same manner as a clamp while simultaneously applying bipolar coagulation voltage.