A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Jealous much, cutters?

Badur send me a link to a “plasma blade” cutting tool, what seems like a big improvement on various electrocautery-type cutting tools… Should be amazing for procedures like subincisions…

As you can tell from the screenshot, the video is a little gory (Caitlin says “ewww! what is it!!! is it a baked potato with corn in it!?!?”)*.

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(* Caitlin now says “why must you make fun of me?”)

Comments

178 responses to “Jealous much, cutters?”

  1. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    It’s not just corn…it’s CREAMED corn =)

  2. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    It’s not just corn…it’s CREAMED corn =)

  3. MissCarla Avatar
    MissCarla

    i am a surgical technologist, and the plasma blade works wonders. yet its not super popular yet. . .

  4. MissCarla Avatar
    MissCarla

    i am a surgical technologist, and the plasma blade works wonders. yet its not super popular yet. . .

  5. MissCarla Avatar
    MissCarla

    oh and that yummy fat. once on your gloves its sticky and oily and just down right annoying cause it like clings to you… icky and fascinating fun at the same time

  6. MissCarla Avatar
    MissCarla

    oh and that yummy fat. once on your gloves its sticky and oily and just down right annoying cause it like clings to you… icky and fascinating fun at the same time

  7. Furnace Avatar
    Furnace

    I sure hope #20 is right about the live pig stuff. Animal experimentations make me want to cry. Strangely enough, things done to people have no effect on me. Nice device.

  8. Furnace Avatar
    Furnace

    I sure hope #20 is right about the live pig stuff. Animal experimentations make me want to cry. Strangely enough, things done to people have no effect on me. Nice device.

  9. Jacques Avatar

    Mmmmmmm, that’s a lot of fatty tissue.

  10. Jacques Avatar

    Mmmmmmm, that’s a lot of fatty tissue.

  11. Mignon Avatar
    Mignon

    #3 I am so confused because i thought clusterphobia was the fear of clusters or crowds what does that have to do with watching a video about cutting some skin open? I’m not trying to be rude or anything but i’m just so confused by that response!!!

  12. Mignon Avatar
    Mignon

    #3 I am so confused because i thought clusterphobia was the fear of clusters or crowds what does that have to do with watching a video about cutting some skin open? I’m not trying to be rude or anything but i’m just so confused by that response!!!

  13. Kalinkina Avatar

    It’s a pretty cool tool.

  14. Kalinkina Avatar

    It’s a pretty cool tool.

  15. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    Wow. I just watched this earlier today on Boing Boing while bored at work. I was pretty much amazed at how much better it performed then other similar surgical instruments. This should be a great thing for the future of medicine.

    On the topic of fat; I had the privilege to take a field trip to Baldwin Wallace University when I was a senior in high school. Apparently they are one of the few undergrad programs in the nation that does human dissections. I was in awe of the amount of fat under the skin, of even a relatively slender person. It was never anything like I pictured it to be.

  16. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    Wow. I just watched this earlier today on Boing Boing while bored at work. I was pretty much amazed at how much better it performed then other similar surgical instruments. This should be a great thing for the future of medicine.

    On the topic of fat; I had the privilege to take a field trip to Baldwin Wallace University when I was a senior in high school. Apparently they are one of the few undergrad programs in the nation that does human dissections. I was in awe of the amount of fat under the skin, of even a relatively slender person. It was never anything like I pictured it to be.

  17. kaesen Avatar
    kaesen

    “reduced scarring.”

    erm.. isn’t it we do cutting for scar unless for Medical issue?
    anyway, awesome tool for cutting..

  18. kaesen Avatar
    kaesen

    “reduced scarring.”

    erm.. isn’t it we do cutting for scar unless for Medical issue?
    anyway, awesome tool for cutting..

  19. Mark Avatar
    Mark

    How do doctors stay sane watching these marketing videos? The soundtrack makes me want to kill. The device itself seems cool … but if I were a doctor, I’d be more impressed by like, Slayer or something. Cutting corpseflesh to a Metal score would definitely make me want to buy a plasma scalpel.

  20. Mark Avatar
    Mark

    How do doctors stay sane watching these marketing videos? The soundtrack makes me want to kill. The device itself seems cool … but if I were a doctor, I’d be more impressed by like, Slayer or something. Cutting corpseflesh to a Metal score would definitely make me want to buy a plasma scalpel.

  21. Frester Avatar
    Frester

    I’m guessing the reduced scarring could be helpful for things like subs and tongue splits, where the desired end result isn’t giant keloids.

  22. Frester Avatar
    Frester

    I’m guessing the reduced scarring could be helpful for things like subs and tongue splits, where the desired end result isn’t giant keloids.

  23. Cristal Avatar
    Cristal

    At #35

    I love you and you just made my night

  24. Cristal Avatar
    Cristal

    At #35

    I love you and you just made my night

  25. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Very sweet.

  26. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Very sweet.

  27. sequinsandmorphine Avatar
    sequinsandmorphine

    # 35
    you rock my socks

  28. sequinsandmorphine Avatar
    sequinsandmorphine

    # 35
    you rock my socks

  29. Snap Dragon Avatar

    I would of rather that been a potato with corn and butter in it.

    However now I will not look at a baked potato the same…. Uck

  30. Snap Dragon Avatar

    I would of rather that been a potato with corn and butter in it.

    However now I will not look at a baked potato the same…. Uck

  31. brute Avatar

    excellent post. you should file it under “education”

  32. brute Avatar

    excellent post. you should file it under “education”

  33. Skod Avatar

    Goddamn, if I can’t have my tongue split with a laser, I’d like to have it done with one of these. Anybody 100% sure on what the legality of splits is these days in the United States of Anti-Surgical Mods?

  34. Skod Avatar

    Goddamn, if I can’t have my tongue split with a laser, I’d like to have it done with one of these. Anybody 100% sure on what the legality of splits is these days in the United States of Anti-Surgical Mods?

  35. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    #34 kaesen – This is a video marketed to people in the medical field. They don’t want scarring. Shannon posted it because it’s interesting to people with our uses. Besides, it could be used for tongue splitting and stuff where you don’t want much scarring.

  36. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    #34 kaesen – This is a video marketed to people in the medical field. They don’t want scarring. Shannon posted it because it’s interesting to people with our uses. Besides, it could be used for tongue splitting and stuff where you don’t want much scarring.

  37. candycovered Avatar

    yuck, could not watch it. that was EXACTLY what my ex used to to to himself [ cut till that yellow stuff showed ] **shudder**

  38. candycovered Avatar

    yuck, could not watch it. that was EXACTLY what my ex used to to to himself [ cut till that yellow stuff showed ] **shudder**

  39. Joshmeshuggah Avatar

    @ #5 yeah like i said, “ex-VIVO” to ME is spanglish. so, get your shit together.
    & i wasn’t being sarcastic when i said “How professional”

  40. Joshmeshuggah Avatar

    @ #5 yeah like i said, “ex-VIVO” to ME is spanglish. so, get your shit together.
    & i wasn’t being sarcastic when i said “How professional”

  41. Alyssa Jane Avatar
    Alyssa Jane

    You still need a $20-50K electrosurgical generator to be able to use it effectivly without errors.

    Sounds very similair to the Force TriVerse pencil. Either way, you are still going to need a $20-50k electrosurgical generator to use it effectivly.

  42. Alyssa Jane Avatar
    Alyssa Jane

    You still need a $20-50K electrosurgical generator to be able to use it effectivly without errors.

    Sounds very similair to the Force TriVerse pencil. Either way, you are still going to need a $20-50k electrosurgical generator to use it effectivly.

  43. Alyssa Jane Avatar
    Alyssa Jane

    well i stuffed that up didnt i!

  44. Alyssa Jane Avatar
    Alyssa Jane

    well i stuffed that up didnt i!

  45. Andy Avatar

    I want my tongue split even more now. The scalpel method makes me cringe, though not as much as the electro-cautery.

  46. Andy Avatar

    I want my tongue split even more now. The scalpel method makes me cringe, though not as much as the electro-cautery.

  47. kaesen Avatar
    kaesen

    #43 Kelli – oops.. totally forgot about splitting. my mind was just focused on scarification. sorry. =P but still is good news for Medical field and the ad did spoil my lunch..

  48. kaesen Avatar
    kaesen

    #43 Kelli – oops.. totally forgot about splitting. my mind was just focused on scarification. sorry. =P but still is good news for Medical field and the ad did spoil my lunch..

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