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Electrosurgery has revolutionized the field of medicine, offering precise and efficient methods for tissue cutting, coagulation and ablation. With advancements in technology, new trends are emerging and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in surgical interventions. Among these trends, pulsed field ablation (PFA) stands out as a promising technique with the potential to redefine electrosurgical procedures. In this blog, we'll delve into the current trends in electrosurgery, with a special focus on pulsed field ablation.

Comparison between sine wave, square wave and Dynamic Reverse Pulsing modes for magnetron sputtering

The Medical Device & Manufacturing West (MD&M West) tradeshow was held February 6-8 in Anaheim, CA with over 1,600 exhibitors and more than 14,000 attendees from the medical industry. Top medical device and equipment makers, power supply providers, thought leaders and engineers attend. Once again, Advanced Energy (AE) played a significant role as a featured exhibitor.

IEC 60601-1 is the most critical international safety specification for the design of medical electrical equipment. This standard defines classifications that impact safety-related design, which are based on how systems interact with patients.

2023 was a year of transformation for Advanced Energy. In engineering, operations and digital, AE emerged stronger from the post-pandemic surge and leapt forward – better leveraging its collective of leading technologists, brands and operations to serve its customers better. Supported by a 40+ years of history, in 2023 AE was more effective, agile and inventive than ever – developing smaller, more

When certifying a medical product, updates to an industry standard can make for challenging times for medical equipment manufacturers, especially when a standard is costly to publish, impacting the cost of compliance as well.

A New Era of Ion Energy Distribution Control for Semiconductor Applications

Advanced Energy recently exhibited at the MEDICA and COMPAMED trade fair on November 13-16 in Dusseldorf, Germany. This year, MEDICA and COMPAMED drew more than 6,000 exhibitors and over 83,000 attendees from the medical industry.

A previous AE blog, Dynamic Reverse Pulsing – What About Duty Cycle?, discussed reactive sputter deposition of insulating thin films in large-area coaters, describing the benefits of using the Dynamic Reverse Pulse (DRP) power-delivery mode over the bipolar (BP) mode of dual magnetron sputtering. In DRP mode , dual targets are bipolar pulsed against an explicit anode and the duty cycle can be varied so that the polarity is positive on the target for a shorter time during pulsing. This allows clearing of charge build-up on the targets. In our studies, DRP mode showed increased deposition rate and reduced substrate temperature when compared to similar depositions with the BP mode.