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Insulated surgical scissors

US5827281A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 5, 1996
Grant dateOct 27, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 5, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/1457
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An insulated surgical scissors, having a monopolar or a bipolar scissors construction, that can be used during laparoscopic, endoscopic and open surgery for cutting and coagulating tissue.

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