WO2002065890A3 - Improved electrosurgical instrument - Google Patents
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- WO2002065890A3 WO2002065890A3 PCT/US2001/049490 US0149490W WO02065890A3 WO 2002065890 A3 WO2002065890 A3 WO 2002065890A3 US 0149490 W US0149490 W US 0149490W WO 02065890 A3 WO02065890 A3 WO 02065890A3
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- insulating layer
- metal body
- electrosurgical instrument
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- 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
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Abstract
Priority Applications (8)
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JP2002565462A JP2004520906A (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2001-12-27 | Improved electrosurgical instrument |
AU2002255454A AU2002255454B2 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2001-12-27 | Improved electrosurgical instrument |
EP01271063A EP1355562B1 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2001-12-27 | Improved electrosurgical instrument |
BR0116597-6A BR0116597A (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2001-12-27 | Improved electrosurgical instrument |
DE60130925T DE60130925D1 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2001-12-27 | IMPROVED ELECTRO-SURGICAL INSTRUMENT |
EA200300739A EA007972B1 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2001-12-27 | Improved electrosurgical instrument |
CA002433413A CA2433413A1 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2001-12-27 | Improved electrosurgical instrument |
MXPA03005925A MXPA03005925A (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2001-12-27 | Improved electrosurgical instrument. |
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US09/751,223 | 2000-12-29 | ||
US09/751,223 US6533781B2 (en) | 1997-12-23 | 2000-12-29 | Electrosurgical instrument |
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WO2002065890A2 WO2002065890A2 (en) | 2002-08-29 |
WO2002065890A3 true WO2002065890A3 (en) | 2003-03-27 |
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PCT/US2001/049490 WO2002065890A2 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2001-12-27 | Improved electrosurgical instrument |
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US (1) | US6533781B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1355562B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2004520906A (en) |
CN (2) | CN1518432A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE375111T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2002255454B2 (en) |
BR (1) | BR0116597A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2433413A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE60130925D1 (en) |
EA (1) | EA007972B1 (en) |
MX (1) | MXPA03005925A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002065890A2 (en) |
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