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DE4091170T
DE4091170T DE19904091170 DE4091170T DE4091170T DE 4091170 T DE4091170 T DE 4091170T DE 19904091170 DE19904091170 DE 19904091170 DE 4091170 T DE4091170 T DE 4091170T DE 4091170 T DE4091170 T DE 4091170T
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Birtcher Medical Systems Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/042—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating using additional gas becoming plasma
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
    • A61B2017/00199—Electrical control of surgical instruments with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/1206—Generators therefor
    • A61B2018/1213—Generators therefor creating an arc

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  • Surgery (AREA)
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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
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DE19904091170 1989-07-10 1990-07-09 Ceased DE4091170T (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/377,528 US5041110A (en) 1989-07-10 1989-07-10 Cart for mobilizing and interfacing use of an electrosurgical generator and inert gas supply

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DE4091170T true DE4091170T (de) 1992-01-30

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DE19904091170 Ceased DE4091170T (de) 1989-07-10 1990-07-09

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US (2) US5041110A (de)
AU (1) AU652343B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2064212C (de)
DE (1) DE4091170T (de)
GB (1) GB2251554B (de)
WO (1) WO1991000709A2 (de)

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GB2251554B (en) 1994-02-23
GB9200525D0 (en) 1992-02-26
US5041110A (en) 1991-08-20
US5330469A (en) 1994-07-19
AU652343B2 (en) 1994-08-25
CA2064212A1 (en) 1991-01-11
CA2064212C (en) 2002-04-23
WO1991000709A3 (en) 1991-03-07
GB2251554A (en) 1992-07-15
WO1991000709A2 (en) 1991-01-24
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Owner name: BIRTCHER MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., IRVINE, CALIF., US

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