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Electrosurgical instrument with minimally invasive jaws

US7063699B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2001
Grant dateJun 20, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/1455
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument useful in harvesting blood vessels such as veins and arteries and for manipulating and grasping tissue. The instrument has a pair of jaws and a closing tube to open and close the jaws.

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