Jeffrey W. Clymer

Reproducible, Repeatable and Clinically-relevant Hemostasis Scoring

Julianne M. Siegel, John F. Cummings & Jeffrey W. Clymer · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2014

Background: Although the assessment of hemostasis is frequently performed during stapling procedures, and is necessary during product development, there is currently no widely-accepted scoring system for its evaluation. In order to better measure stapler performance, we developed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2014/11653

Acute Effects of Ultrasonic Shears and Monopolar Electrosurgery on Sciatic Nerve Electrophysiology

Chaoyang Chen, John M. Cavanaugh, Srinivasu Kallakuri, Katsumasa Tanimoto, Duan Broughton, Jeffrey W. Clymer, Tamara V. Widenhouse & Joseph F. Amaral · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: When using energized surgical devices in the vicinity of nerves, care must be taken to reduce the risk of thermal or electrical injury. For example, during thyroidectomy, it is critical to avoid damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve while dissecting and coagulating...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25233