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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:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard F Jones, Winnetka, IL (US);
Scott B Kerrigan, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Nels A Sorensen, Zion, IL (US);
Assignee:
MediCor Corporation, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 45 ; 606 41 ;
Abstract
An electrosurgical blade having an electrically insulating coating narrowly offset from the cutting edge and an optional porous polymeric coating on the cutting edge. The electrosurgical blade exhibits a bimodal temperature profile transversely across the blade, i.e., the blade is relatively hotter at the cutting edges as compared to the sides of the blade.