Electrosurgical stapling device
US5735848A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00601
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An surgical stapling instrument is provided which uses a thermogenic energy preferably bipolar radiofrequency energy for cauterization and/or welding tissue. The instrument compresses tissue between one pole of a bipolar energy sources contained on a first interfacing surface and a second pole of a bipolar energy source contained on a second interfacing surface. Staples and thermogenic energy are applied to the compressed tissue. In a preferred embodiment a cutting element for cutting tissue is incorporated into the instrument.
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