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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael S Klicek, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Valleylab, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 42 ; 606 48 ; 606 50 ;
Abstract
An electrosurgical bipolar treating apparatus comprising a handpiece to which is connected a first active electrode and a second return electrode having exposed distal ends which define a bipolar tip for electrosurgically treating tissue at an operational site on a patient, which tip is structured so that both distal ends simultaneously contact said tissue and wherein the active electrode has a higher tissue to electrode impedance than the return electrode.
Published as:
CA2130554A1; WO9319681A1; AU3430693A; US5281216A; FI944522A7; FI944522L; NO943627D0; NO943627L; DE9390075U1; EP0633749A1; JPH07501474A; AU670258B2; EP0633749B1; JP2648239B2; ATE156987T1; DE69313269D1; DE69313269T2; CA2130554C;