DE69523517T2 - Vorrichtung zur elektrochirurgischen Behandlung von Gewebe - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur elektrochirurgischen Behandlung von Gewebe

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DE69523517T2
DE69523517T2 DE69523517T DE69523517T DE69523517T2 DE 69523517 T2 DE69523517 T2 DE 69523517T2 DE 69523517 T DE69523517 T DE 69523517T DE 69523517 T DE69523517 T DE 69523517T DE 69523517 T2 DE69523517 T2 DE 69523517T2
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William L Hassler
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Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc
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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
    • A61B18/1206—Generators therefor
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    • 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
    • A61B18/1442—Probes having pivoting end effectors, e.g. forceps
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00666—Sensing and controlling the application of energy using a threshold value
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    • A61B2018/00678—Sensing and controlling the application of energy using a threshold value upper
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    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00696—Controlled or regulated parameters
    • A61B2018/00702—Power or energy
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    • A61B2018/00696—Controlled or regulated parameters
    • A61B2018/00702—Power or energy
    • A61B2018/00708—Power or energy switching the power on or off
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    • A61B2018/00791—Temperature
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    • A61B2018/00875—Resistance or impedance
DE69523517T 1994-07-28 1995-07-27 Vorrichtung zur elektrochirurgischen Behandlung von Gewebe Expired - Lifetime DE69523517T2 (de)

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US08/282,522 US5540684A (en) 1994-07-28 1994-07-28 Method and apparatus for electrosurgically treating tissue

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EP (1) EP0694291B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH0898845A (de)
AT (1) ATE207725T1 (de)
AU (1) AU688045B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2154743C (de)
DE (1) DE69523517T2 (de)
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