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Electrosurgical instrument

US7189233B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateSep 3, 2004
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention includes an electrosurgical jaw structure that carries cooperating PTC bodies in both series and parallel circuit components for controlled RF energy application to engaged tissue to effectively weld tissue.

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