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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Applicant:
Thomas H. Mcgaffigan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas H. McGaffigan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Starion Instruments Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A resistance heater for use in a tissue sealing and cutting device, including a tubular heating element adapted to conduct current therethrough; and a thermally conductive electrical insulator disposed within the tubular heating element.