The Economics of Treating Female Chronic Pelvic Pain
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This paper presents the opinion of Dr. Craig E. McCoy, DO FACOG FPMRS. Bovie Medical Corporation’s J-Plasma electrosurgical generators and hand pieces are indicated for the delivery of helium gas plasma to cut, coagulate, and ablate soft tissue during open and laparascopic surgical procedures. The safety and effectiveness of J-Plasma for the treatment of endometriosis has not been established. Dr. McCoy is a paid consultant to Bovie Medical Corporation.
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