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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:
May. 16, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claude Tihon, Hennepin, MN (US);
W Scott Andrus, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ronald Svejkovsky, Hennepin, MN (US);
Assignee:
American Medical Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 46 ; 606 47 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for electrosurgical incision of a stricture within or adjacent to a body lumen, which comprises an electrically conducting, deflectable wire associated with an introducer for introducing the apparatus into the body lumen, wherein a proximal portion of the wire is deflectable outwardly relative to the introducer, and a source of RF electric current connected to the wire whereby RF electric current may be transmitted through the wire when it is in the deflected position.
Published as:
CA2169560A1; WO9508957A1; AU7466994A; US5415656A; DE9490463U1; EP0720449A1; JPH08509894A; AU690136B2; JP2763963B2; EP0720449B1; ATE186191T1; DE69421543D1; DE69421543T2; CA2169560C; EP0720449B2; DE69421543T3;