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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. 16, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1993
Robert L Cartmell, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Carl E Goubeaux, Troy, OH (US);
New Dimensions in Medicine, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical scalpel for cutting the tissue of a patient and for selectively applying an electrosurgical cutting current or an electrosurgical coagulation current from an electrosurgical generator to the patient, includes a scalpel body defining a contoured external surface configured to be held comfortably in the hand of a surgeon, and an electrically conductive blade, mounted on and extending from the scalpel body, for cutting the tissue of a patient and for selectively applying electrosurgical cutting current or electrosurgical coagulation current to the tissue of a patient. The scalpel further includes a cable having an electrical connector for electrical connection to the electrosurgical generator, and manual switch means, mounted on the scalpel body, for controlling the application of electrosurgical cutting current and electrosurgical coagulation current to the tissue of a patient.