Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-06
2005-09-06
Peffley, Michael (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
active
06939350
ABSTRACT:
Surgical methods and apparatus for coagulating tissue including an energy transmission device cooling apparatus.
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Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Henricks Slavin & Holmes LLP
Peffley Michael
Vrettakos Pete
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