Surgical instrument for coagulation purposes

Details Surgical instrument for coagulation purposes Surgical instrument for coagulation purposes

1976-09-13

1977-06-28

Pace, Channing L.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

A61N 304, A61B 1738

Patent

active

040318982

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to surgical instruments such as probes or forceps which are heated from an external current source, and more particularly to such instruments which are used, for example, for laparoscopy.
The invention consists in the provision of a switch in the circuit of a heating element, a settable electronic control means for closing said switch for an adjustable length of time and means for automatically opening said switch for a length of time equivalent to the cooling-off period for the appropriate part of said instrument.

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patent: 3768482 (1973-10-01), Shaw
patent: 3789853 (1974-02-01), Reinhard
patent: 3801800 (1974-04-01), Newton
patent: 3826263 (1974-07-01), Cage et al.
patent: 3929137 (1975-12-01), Gonser

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