Anti-carbonization device

US9050081B2 · 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 14, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2018/00583
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An anti carbonization device to prevent the carbonization of tissue upon plasma coagulation by a suitable surgical instrument, wherein 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 generating a gas oxidizing agent plasma is provided by the anti-carbonization device.