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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Jean-luc Boulnois, Boston, MA (US);
David Strome, Newtown, PA (US);
Charles Faust, Bensalem, PA (US);
James Barnitz, Skippack, PA (US);
Peter Aliski, Malden, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jean-Luc Boulnois, Boston, MA (US);
David Strome, Newtown, PA (US);
Charles Faust, Bensalem, PA (US);
James Barnitz, Skippack, PA (US);
Peter Aliski, Malden, MA (US);
Assignee:
Microline Surgical Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3201 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0088 (2013.01); A61B 17/3201 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2945 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1432 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bipolar scissor for cutting and coagulating tissue includes a first blade having a first cutting edge and a first shearing blade surface and a second blade having a second cutting edge and a second shearing blade surface. Additionally, one of the first and second blades may include a non-conductive material having an embedded electrode.