Multifunctional element and method to prevent the carbonization of tissue by means of a multi-functional element

US9050080B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Fischer · Augsburg, DE
• Alexander Neugebauer · Messingen, DE
• Markus Enderle · Lörrach, DE
• Matthias Zenker · Tübingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 7, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 9, 2015
• Expiry date: Dec 26, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05H2277/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A multi-functional element suitable for performing at least two surgical/therapeutic interventions, for example, the injection and cutting of tissue, with an anti-carbonization device to prevent the carbonization of tissue upon plasma coagulation by way of a suitable surgical instrument, where the surgical instrument has a feed line for an oxidizing agent, a feed line for a gas and an electrode for generating a plasma. A gas oxidizing agent mixture for producing a gas oxidizing agent plasma is provided by the anti-carbonization device.