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Combined dissecting, cauterizing, and stapling device

US6602252B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 2002
Grant dateAug 5, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/0063
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical device for simultaneously cutting tissue with a heating element, cauterizing the tissue with heating elements, and stapling the tissue together.

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