DE69636259D1 - Flexibler Argon-Plasma-Endoskopiekoagulator - Google Patents

Flexibler Argon-Plasma-Endoskopiekoagulator

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DE69636259D1
DE69636259D1 DE69636259T DE69636259T DE69636259D1 DE 69636259 D1 DE69636259 D1 DE 69636259D1 DE 69636259 T DE69636259 T DE 69636259T DE 69636259 T DE69636259 T DE 69636259T DE 69636259 D1 DE69636259 D1 DE 69636259D1
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coagulator
endoscopy
argon plasma
flexible
flexible argon
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Guenter Farin
Karl Ernst Prof Dr Grund
Klaus Fischer
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Erbe Elecktromedizin GmbH
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Priority claimed from DE19535811A external-priority patent/DE19535811C1/de
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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
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00292—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery mounted on or guided by flexible, e.g. catheter-like, means
    • A61B2017/00296—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery mounted on or guided by flexible, e.g. catheter-like, means mounted on an endoscope
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/0046—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable
    • A61B2017/00469—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable for insertion of instruments, e.g. guide wire, optical fibre
    • 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
    • A61B2018/1495—Electrodes being detachable from a support structure
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/06—Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for
    • A61B2090/062—Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for penetration depth
DE69636259T 1995-09-26 1996-09-25 Flexibler Argon-Plasma-Endoskopiekoagulator Revoked DE69636259T2 (de)

Priority Applications (1)

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DE69636259T DE69636259T2 (de) 1995-09-26 1996-09-25 Flexibler Argon-Plasma-Endoskopiekoagulator

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DE19535811A DE19535811C1 (de) 1995-09-26 1995-09-26 Einrichtung zur Koagulation biologischer Gewebe
DE19535811 1995-09-26
DE19538807 1995-10-18
DE19538807 1995-10-18
US579879 1995-12-28
US08/579,879 US5720745A (en) 1992-11-24 1995-12-28 Electrosurgical unit and method for achieving coagulation of biological tissue
DE69636259T DE69636259T2 (de) 1995-09-26 1996-09-25 Flexibler Argon-Plasma-Endoskopiekoagulator

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DE69636259D1 true DE69636259D1 (de) 2006-07-27
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DE69636259T Revoked DE69636259T2 (de) 1995-09-26 1996-09-25 Flexibler Argon-Plasma-Endoskopiekoagulator
DE69632080T Expired - Lifetime DE69632080T3 (de) 1995-09-26 1996-09-25 Flexibler argon-plasma-endoskopiekoagulator

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EP (3) EP0957793B2 (de)
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