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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2000
Applicants:
Henrick K. Gille, Oceanside, CA (US);
William D. Fountain, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Fritz A. Brauer, Oceanside, CA (US);
Inventors:
Henrick K. Gille, Oceanside, CA (US);
William D. Fountain, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Fritz A. Brauer, Oceanside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Clinicon Corporation, Carisbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B018/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical tool that can be used for both cauterizing and cutting during a surgical procedure. The surgical tool may include a tip having an edge for cutting and electrodes formed at or near the edge for cauterizing. The electrodes are configured to be in electrical contact with a contact electrode passing through a handle of the surgical tool. An electrical current may be passed through the contact electrode to the electrodes formed at or near the edge of the tip.