EP1135073A4 - RESISTIVE AND REUSABLE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROSURGERY - Google Patents

RESISTIVE AND REUSABLE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROSURGERY

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Publication number
EP1135073A4
EP1135073A4 EP99935675A EP99935675A EP1135073A4 EP 1135073 A4 EP1135073 A4 EP 1135073A4 EP 99935675 A EP99935675 A EP 99935675A EP 99935675 A EP99935675 A EP 99935675A EP 1135073 A4 EP1135073 A4 EP 1135073A4
Authority
EP
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Prior art keywords
return electrode
electrosurgical return
reusable electrosurgical
resistive
resistive reusable
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
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EP99935675A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1135073A1 (en
Inventor
Richard P Fleenor
David B Kieda
James D Isaacson
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
MegaDyne Medical Products Inc
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MegaDyne Medical Products Inc
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Publication of EP1135073A1 publication Critical patent/EP1135073A1/en
Publication of EP1135073A4 publication Critical patent/EP1135073A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • A61B18/08—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by means of electrically-heated probes

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
EP99935675A 1998-11-30 1999-07-20 RESISTIVE AND REUSABLE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROSURGERY Withdrawn EP1135073A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201998 1994-02-25
US20199898A 1998-11-30 1998-11-30
PCT/US1999/016223 WO2000032122A1 (en) 1998-11-30 1999-07-20 Resistive reusable electrosurgical return electrode

Publications (2)

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EP1135073A1 EP1135073A1 (en) 2001-09-26
EP1135073A4 true EP1135073A4 (en) 2003-01-15

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EP99935675A Withdrawn EP1135073A4 (en) 1998-11-30 1999-07-20 RESISTIVE AND REUSABLE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROSURGERY

Country Status (12)

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EP (1) EP1135073A4 (ja)
JP (2) JP2002531162A (ja)
KR (1) KR20010075658A (ja)
CN (1) CN1256069C (ja)
AU (1) AU757953B2 (ja)
BR (1) BR9914684B1 (ja)
CA (1) CA2345270C (ja)
HK (1) HK1039886B (ja)
IL (1) IL143434A0 (ja)
NZ (1) NZ509124A (ja)
WO (1) WO2000032122A1 (ja)
ZA (1) ZA200100163B (ja)

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US6796828B2 (en) 2001-06-01 2004-09-28 Sherwood Services Ag Return pad cable connector
US7566332B2 (en) * 2003-11-06 2009-07-28 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Methods and apparatus for dispersing current flow in electrosurgery
US8231614B2 (en) 2007-05-11 2012-07-31 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Temperature monitoring return electrode
US8801703B2 (en) 2007-08-01 2014-08-12 Covidien Lp System and method for return electrode monitoring
US8523853B2 (en) 2008-02-05 2013-09-03 Covidien Lp Hybrid contact quality monitoring return electrode
US10980994B2 (en) * 2016-01-26 2021-04-20 Jens Axelgaard Dual-sided electrode pad
US11364076B2 (en) 2019-12-12 2022-06-21 Covidien Lp Monopolar return pad

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US4669468A (en) * 1979-06-15 1987-06-02 American Hospital Supply Corporation Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode
WO1998018396A1 (en) * 1996-10-30 1998-05-07 Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. Reusable electrosurgical return pad
WO1998018395A1 (en) * 1996-10-30 1998-05-07 Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. Capacitive reusable electrosurgical return electrode
US5836942A (en) * 1996-04-04 1998-11-17 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Biomedical electrode with lossy dielectric properties

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Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2052269A (en) * 1979-05-21 1981-01-28 Mochida Pharm Co Ltd Patient plate for electrosurgical unit
US4669468A (en) * 1979-06-15 1987-06-02 American Hospital Supply Corporation Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode
US5836942A (en) * 1996-04-04 1998-11-17 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Biomedical electrode with lossy dielectric properties
WO1998018396A1 (en) * 1996-10-30 1998-05-07 Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. Reusable electrosurgical return pad
WO1998018395A1 (en) * 1996-10-30 1998-05-07 Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. Capacitive reusable electrosurgical return electrode

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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HK1039886A1 (en) 2002-05-17
EP1135073A1 (en) 2001-09-26
CA2345270A1 (en) 2000-06-08
CN1328433A (zh) 2001-12-26
CN1256069C (zh) 2006-05-17
NZ509124A (en) 2003-10-31
AU5110399A (en) 2000-06-19
BR9914684B1 (pt) 2008-11-18
AU757953B2 (en) 2003-03-13
CA2345270C (en) 2009-04-07
JP2002531162A (ja) 2002-09-24
HK1039886B (zh) 2006-12-29
KR20010075658A (ko) 2001-08-09
IL143434A0 (en) 2002-04-21
ZA200100163B (en) 2001-08-03
JP2009066426A (ja) 2009-04-02
WO2000032122A1 (en) 2000-06-08
BR9914684A (pt) 2001-07-24

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