DE602006012409D1 - Flexibler endoskopischer Katheter mit einem Endeffektor zum Koagulieren und Trennen von Gewebe - Google Patents

Flexibler endoskopischer Katheter mit einem Endeffektor zum Koagulieren und Trennen von Gewebe

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DE602006012409D1
DE602006012409D1 DE602006012409T DE602006012409T DE602006012409D1 DE 602006012409 D1 DE602006012409 D1 DE 602006012409D1 DE 602006012409 T DE602006012409 T DE 602006012409T DE 602006012409 T DE602006012409 T DE 602006012409T DE 602006012409 D1 DE602006012409 D1 DE 602006012409D1
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coagulating
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separating tissue
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Kristin D Johnson
Joe Don Sartor
Gene H Arts
Randel A Frazier
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Covidien AG
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12Surgical 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
    • A61B18/14Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1442Probes having pivoting end effectors, e.g. forceps
    • A61B18/1445Probes having pivoting end effectors, e.g. forceps at the distal end of a shaft, e.g. forceps or scissors at the end of a rigid rod
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    • A61B17/32Surgical cutting instruments
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    • A61B17/00234Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00353Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery one mechanical instrument performing multiple functions, e.g. cutting and grasping
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    • A61B17/28Surgical forceps
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    • A61B2017/2901Details of shaft
    • A61B2017/2905Details of shaft flexible
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    • A61B17/28Surgical forceps
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    • A61B2017/2926Details of heads or jaws
    • A61B2017/2927Details of heads or jaws the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft
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    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
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    • A61B18/12Surgical 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
    • A61B18/14Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B2018/1405Electrodes having a specific shape
    • A61B2018/1407Loop
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