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Coating for applicators in electrosurgery

US10793726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

Christoph Rothweiler · Donaueschingen, DE
Holger Reinecke · Emmendingen, DE
Dieter Weißhaupt · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC25D13/22
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of applying at least one coating of at least one electrically insulating polymer to an applicator for currents, especially HF currents in surgery, the coating is produced by electrophoretic deposition from a suspension of the polymer in at least one organic solvent, wherein the applicators thus coated are especially clamps, pairs of tweezers or pairs of scissors which are used in the bipolar application technique of HF surgery. Polymers used are especially thermoplastic polymers, such as thermoplastic fluoropolymers, and more particularly polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) or ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE).

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