The Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee today recommended nonthermal shortwave diathermy devices be reclassified as class II devices for indications ...

April 9, 2012 — A meta-analysis comparing cutting diathermy with scalpel incisions reveals no difference in wound complications or postoperative pain, according to a study published online February 24 ...

Diathermy is a treatment option that uses energy sources to deep-heat areas of your body. Rather than a heat source, diathermy uses sources like sound and electricity, which are converted into heat by ...

The electrical devices that are used to cauterize tissue during surgical operations cause plumes of smoke to arise as intense heat is applied to flesh. Research has shown that these fumes -- known as ...