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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2010
Seiji Maeda, Kunitachi, JP;
Hideyuki Kasahara, Hamura, JP;
Ken Yamatani, Fuchu, JP;
Akihito Kano, Hino, JP;
Randal James Kadykowski, South Lyon, MI (US);
Lyne Madeleine Charron-keller, Brighton, MI (US);
Seiji Maeda, Kunitachi, JP;
Hideyuki Kasahara, Hamura, JP;
Ken Yamatani, Fuchu, JP;
Akihito Kano, Hino, JP;
Randal James Kadykowski, South Lyon, MI (US);
Lyne Madeleine Charron-Keller, Brighton, MI (US);
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An endoscopic surgical instrument includes an insertion section which is inserted into a body cavity, and a surgical section which is disposed on a tip of the insertion section and treats an object. The surgical section includes a body section, and a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode which are disposed on the body section. The surgical section coagulates and cuts the object by using a combination of not less than two of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode.