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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:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip E. Eggers, Dublin, OH (US);
Eric A. Eggers, Columbus, OH (US);
Andrew R. Eggers, Ostrander, OH (US);
Assignee:
Neothermia Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/818 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/818 ;
Abstract
Apparatus system and method for cauterizing a volume of tissue wherein electrode assemblies are deployed from the forward end region of an instrument in conjunction with an electrosurgical cutting activity. Upon deployment to one or more deployed orientations, the electrodes assemblies are made biactive and the cauterization of tissue is carried out in a bipolar fashion. Following the procedure, the electrode assemblies are retracted toward the instrument and the instrument is withdrawn from the tissue region.
Published as:
CA2388442A1; WO0128446A1; AU1077001A; US6287304B1; EP1223879A1; JP2003527888A; AU768437B2; EP1223879A4; IL148990A;