GB2271932B - Surgical instrument for tissue coagulation - Google Patents

Surgical instrument for tissue coagulation

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Publication number
GB2271932B
GB2271932B GB9223003A GB9223003A GB2271932B GB 2271932 B GB2271932 B GB 2271932B GB 9223003 A GB9223003 A GB 9223003A GB 9223003 A GB9223003 A GB 9223003A GB 2271932 B GB2271932 B GB 2271932B
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Prior art keywords
surgical instrument
tissue coagulation
coagulation
tissue
surgical
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GB9223003A
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GB9223003D0 (en
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George Thomas Watts
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/22—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
    • A61B17/221—Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets for gripping calculi or similar types of obstructions
    • 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
    • A61B18/1485—Probes or electrodes therefor having a short rigid shaft for accessing the inner body through natural openings
    • 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
    • A61B18/1492—Probes or electrodes therefor having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/22—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
    • A61B17/221—Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets for gripping calculi or similar types of obstructions
    • A61B2017/2212—Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets for gripping calculi or similar types of obstructions having a closed distal end, e.g. a loop
    • 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
    • A61B2018/00053—Mechanical features of the instrument of device
    • A61B2018/00214—Expandable means emitting energy, e.g. by elements carried thereon
    • 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
    • A61B2018/00053—Mechanical features of the instrument of device
    • A61B2018/00214—Expandable means emitting energy, e.g. by elements carried thereon
    • A61B2018/00267—Expandable means emitting energy, e.g. by elements carried thereon having a basket shaped structure
    • 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
    • A61B2018/00315—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body for treatment of particular body parts
    • A61B2018/00505—Urinary tract
GB9223003A 1992-11-03 1992-11-03 Surgical instrument for tissue coagulation Expired - Fee Related GB2271932B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB9223003A GB2271932B (en) 1992-11-03 1992-11-03 Surgical instrument for tissue coagulation

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GB9223003A GB2271932B (en) 1992-11-03 1992-11-03 Surgical instrument for tissue coagulation

Publications (3)

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GB9223003D0 GB9223003D0 (en) 1992-12-16
GB2271932A GB2271932A (en) 1994-05-04
GB2271932B true GB2271932B (en) 1996-05-08

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US6096053A (en) * 1996-05-03 2000-08-01 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Medical retrieval basket
US6800080B1 (en) 1996-05-03 2004-10-05 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Medical retrieval device
US6014589A (en) * 1997-11-12 2000-01-11 Vnus Medical Technologies, Inc. Catheter having expandable electrodes and adjustable stent
US6315778B1 (en) 1999-09-10 2001-11-13 C. R. Bard, Inc. Apparatus for creating a continuous annular lesion
EP1642544B1 (en) 2000-05-03 2009-04-08 C.R.Bard, Inc. Apparatus for mapping and ablation in electrophysiology procedures
DE60230499D1 (en) 2001-04-27 2009-02-05 Bard Inc C R CATHETER FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL ILLUSTRATION OF ELECTRIC ACTIVITY IN BLOOD VESSELS
US7727229B2 (en) 2001-05-01 2010-06-01 C.R. Bard, Inc. Method and apparatus for altering conduction properties in the heart and in adjacent vessels
US7722604B2 (en) 2003-03-28 2010-05-25 C.R. Bard, Inc. Braided mesh catheter
WO2005112813A1 (en) 2004-05-17 2005-12-01 C.R. Bard, Inc. Method and apparatus for mapping and7or ablation of cardiac tissue
EP2769695A1 (en) 2013-02-20 2014-08-27 Cook Medical Technologies LLC Expandable mesh platform for large area ablation

Citations (2)

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EP0392837A2 (en) * 1989-04-13 1990-10-17 Leslie Alexander Geddes Apparatus for thermally destroying tissue
EP0472368A2 (en) * 1990-08-21 1992-02-26 Med Institute, Inc. Ablation catheter

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0392837A2 (en) * 1989-04-13 1990-10-17 Leslie Alexander Geddes Apparatus for thermally destroying tissue
EP0472368A2 (en) * 1990-08-21 1992-02-26 Med Institute, Inc. Ablation catheter

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GB9223003D0 (en) 1992-12-16

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Effective date: 19971103