What is the purpose of using argon enhanced electrosurgery?

Argon enhanced electrosurgery utilizes a stream of argon gas in conjunction with electrical current to provide more efficient and effective tissue cutting and coagulation. The primary purpose is to focus the current to a specific area. This technique effectively concentrates energy on targeted tissues, allowing for precise cutting and limited surrounding tissue damage. By maintaining a consistent and controlled delivery of the electrical energy, it capitalizes on the gas’s properties to enhance the surgical effects.

While heat distribution and minimizing blood loss are important considerations in electrosurgery, argon enhanced systems primarily improve the localization of the current, which allows for finer control in surgical procedures. Similarly, enhancing visualization of the surgical field, although highly beneficial, is not the main functionality of argon-assisted systems, as their primary role is related to the application of the electrical current itself and its interaction with the tissue.