GB2054382B - Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode - Google Patents

Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode

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GB2054382B
GB2054382B GB8019400A GB8019400A GB2054382B GB 2054382 B GB2054382 B GB 2054382B GB 8019400 A GB8019400 A GB 8019400A GB 8019400 A GB8019400 A GB 8019400A GB 2054382 B GB2054382 B GB 2054382B
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capacitively coupled
indifferent electrode
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NDM Corp
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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
    • A61B18/12—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
    • A61B18/16—Indifferent or passive electrodes for grounding
    • 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
    • A61B18/16—Indifferent or passive electrodes for grounding
    • A61B2018/167—Passive electrodes capacitively coupled to the skin

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  • Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
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GB8019400A 1979-06-15 1980-06-13 Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode Expired GB2054382B (en)

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US4895279A 1979-06-15 1979-06-15

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GB2054382B true GB2054382B (en) 1984-07-04

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GB8019400A Expired GB2054382B (en) 1979-06-15 1980-06-13 Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode
GB838328514A Pending GB8328514D0 (en) 1979-06-15 1983-10-25 Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode
GB08331604A Expired GB2130100B (en) 1979-06-15 1983-11-25 Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode for electrosurgical procedures

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GB838328514A Pending GB8328514D0 (en) 1979-06-15 1983-10-25 Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode
GB08331604A Expired GB2130100B (en) 1979-06-15 1983-11-25 Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode for electrosurgical procedures

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JP (1) JPS568046A ( )
AU (1) AU537758B2 ( )
BE (1) BE883826A ( )
BR (1) BR8003706A ( )
CA (1) CA1140217A ( )
DE (1) DE3022334A1 ( )
DK (1) DK256080A ( )
ES (1) ES492423A0 ( )
FR (1) FR2459039B1 ( )
GB (3) GB2054382B ( )
HK (1) HK100184A ( )
IT (1) IT1130479B ( )
MX (1) MX149216A ( )
NZ (1) NZ193871A ( )
SE (1) SE450808B ( )
ZA (1) ZA803166B ( )

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US7736359B2 (en) 2006-01-12 2010-06-15 Covidien Ag RF return pad current detection system
US8062291B2 (en) 2006-09-28 2011-11-22 Covidien Ag Smart return electrode pad
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US7927329B2 (en) 2006-09-28 2011-04-19 Covidien Ag Temperature sensing return electrode pad
US8708210B2 (en) 2006-10-05 2014-04-29 Covidien Lp Method and force-limiting handle mechanism for a surgical instrument
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US8801703B2 (en) 2007-08-01 2014-08-12 Covidien Lp System and method for return electrode monitoring
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GB8328514D0 (en) 1983-11-23
FR2459039B1 (fr) 1985-11-29
FR2459039A1 (fr) 1981-01-09
GB2130100B (en) 1984-11-21
ES8101878A1 (es) 1980-12-16
GB2054382A (en) 1981-02-18
NZ193871A (en) 1982-12-21
ES492423A0 (es) 1980-12-16
ZA803166B (en) 1981-05-27
GB2130100A (en) 1984-05-31
BE883826A (fr) 1980-10-01
MX149216A (es) 1983-09-26
CA1140217A (en) 1983-01-25
DK256080A (da) 1980-12-16
HK100184A (en) 1985-01-04
AU5897280A (en) 1980-12-18
IT8067930A0 (it) 1980-06-13
IT1130479B (it) 1986-06-11
GB8331604D0 (en) 1984-01-04
JPS568046A (en) 1981-01-27
AU537758B2 (en) 1984-07-12
BR8003706A (pt) 1981-01-13
DE3022334A1 (de) 1980-12-18
SE450808B (sv) 1987-08-03
JPS647786B2 ( ) 1989-02-10
SE8004405L (sv) 1980-12-16

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