AU659261B2 - Electrosurgical trocar assembly - Google Patents

Electrosurgical trocar assembly Download PDF

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AU659261B2
AU659261B2 AU31825/93A AU3182593A AU659261B2 AU 659261 B2 AU659261 B2 AU 659261B2 AU 31825/93 A AU31825/93 A AU 31825/93A AU 3182593 A AU3182593 A AU 3182593A AU 659261 B2 AU659261 B2 AU 659261B2
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trocar
power source
cutting element
electrosurgical
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Deborah E Forbey
John S Gentelia
Sharyn E Longo
Ernesto G. Sevilla
William C Wheatley
Frank R Williams
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Conmed Corp
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/34Trocars; Puncturing needles
    • A61B17/3462Trocars; Puncturing needles with means for changing the diameter or the orientation of the entrance port of the cannula, e.g. for use with different-sized instruments, reduction ports, adapter seals
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • 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
    • A61B18/1487Trocar-like, i.e. devices producing an enlarged transcutaneous opening
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • 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
    • A61B18/1206Generators therefor
    • A61B18/1233Generators therefor with circuits for assuring patient safety
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • A61B2018/00636Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00696Controlled or regulated parameters
    • A61B2018/00738Depth, e.g. depth of ablation
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • 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
    • A61B18/1206Generators therefor
    • A61B2018/1246Generators therefor characterised by the output polarity
    • A61B2018/126Generators therefor characterised by the output polarity bipolar

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
AU31825/93A 1992-06-19 1993-01-18 Electrosurgical trocar assembly Ceased AU659261B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US07/901,024 US5300070A (en) 1992-03-17 1992-06-19 Electrosurgical trocar assembly with bi-polar electrode
US901024 1992-06-19

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AU3182593A AU3182593A (en) 1993-12-23
AU659261B2 true AU659261B2 (en) 1995-05-11

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FR (1) FR2692469B1 (it)
GB (1) GB2267829B (it)
IT (1) IT1261905B (it)

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FR2692469A1 (fr) 1993-12-24
GB2267829B (en) 1996-04-24
IT1261905B (it) 1996-06-03
AU3182593A (en) 1993-12-23
GB9302337D0 (en) 1993-03-24
JPH0630948A (ja) 1994-02-08
ITGE930024A1 (it) 1994-09-19
ITGE930024A0 (it) 1993-03-19
GB2267829A (en) 1993-12-22
FR2692469B1 (fr) 1997-04-25

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