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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Neil Godara, Milton, CA;
Taylor Hillier, Georgetown, CA;
Abraham Roza, Hamilton, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark, Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrosurgical apparatus is provided. The electrosurgical apparatus comprises an elongate shaft having a proximal region, a distal region comprising an electrically conductive region and one or more lumens therethrough; a stylet occluding at least a portion of an opening defined by a distal end of the elongate shaft; and a temperature sensor associated with the distal region, the stylet being a component of the temperature sensor.