GB2130100B - Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode for electrosurgical procedures - Google Patents

Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode for electrosurgical procedures

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GB2130100B
GB2130100B GB08331604A GB8331604A GB2130100B GB 2130100 B GB2130100 B GB 2130100B GB 08331604 A GB08331604 A GB 08331604A GB 8331604 A GB8331604 A GB 8331604A GB 2130100 B GB2130100 B GB 2130100B
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capacitively coupled
indifferent electrode
electrosurgical procedures
coupled indifferent
electrosurgical
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James Vernon Cartmell
Joseph Francis Derosa
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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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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)
GB08331604A 1979-06-15 1983-11-25 Capacitively coupled indifferent electrode for electrosurgical procedures Expired GB2130100B (en)

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US4895279A 1979-06-15 1979-06-15

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GB2130100A GB2130100A (en) 1984-05-31
GB2130100B true GB2130100B (en) 1984-11-21

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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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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

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JP (1) JPS568046A (en)
AU (1) AU537758B2 (en)
BE (1) BE883826A (en)
BR (1) BR8003706A (en)
CA (1) CA1140217A (en)
DE (1) DE3022334A1 (en)
DK (1) DK256080A (en)
ES (1) ES8101878A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2459039B1 (en)
GB (3) GB2054382B (en)
HK (1) HK100184A (en)
IT (1) IT1130479B (en)
MX (1) MX149216A (en)
NZ (1) NZ193871A (en)
SE (1) SE450808B (en)
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BE883826A (en) 1980-10-01
IT1130479B (en) 1986-06-11
HK100184A (en) 1985-01-04
GB2130100A (en) 1984-05-31
CA1140217A (en) 1983-01-25
SE450808B (en) 1987-08-03
ES492423A0 (en) 1980-12-16
IT8067930A0 (en) 1980-06-13
JPS647786B2 (en) 1989-02-10
GB2054382B (en) 1984-07-04
GB2054382A (en) 1981-02-18
ES8101878A1 (en) 1980-12-16
GB8331604D0 (en) 1984-01-04
AU537758B2 (en) 1984-07-12
DK256080A (en) 1980-12-16
NZ193871A (en) 1982-12-21
BR8003706A (en) 1981-01-13
AU5897280A (en) 1980-12-18
JPS568046A (en) 1981-01-27
GB8328514D0 (en) 1983-11-23
DE3022334A1 (en) 1980-12-18
ZA803166B (en) 1981-05-27
MX149216A (en) 1983-09-26
FR2459039A1 (en) 1981-01-09
SE8004405L (en) 1980-12-16
FR2459039B1 (en) 1985-11-29

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732 Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
732 Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Effective date: 20000612