Apparatus for providing enhanced tissue fragmentation and/or hemostasis
US5015227A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2300/014
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved device for delivering RF current to the operating tool of an ultrasonic surgical apparatus which comprises a switch module for selecting said RF current, an electrically conducting metal band connected to the switch module and an electrically conductive O-ring in electrical contact with the metal band and located around the acoustic conecting member of the apparatus.
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