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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Joseph Charles Eder, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Benjamin Theodore Nordell, Ii, San Mateo, CA (US);
Peter Seth Edelstein, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Camran Nezhat, Woodside, CA (US);
Mark Kane, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Charles Eder, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Benjamin Theodore Nordell, II, San Mateo, CA (US);
Peter Seth Edelstein, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Camran Nezhat, Woodside, CA (US);
Mark Kane, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00505 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00678 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrode structure and a mechanism for automated or user-selected operation or compensation of the electrodes, for example to determine tissue coverage and/or prevent arcing between bottom electrodes during electrocautery is disclosed.