Bipolar surgical snare and methods of use

Details Bipolar surgical snare and methods of use Bipolar surgical snare and methods of use

1992-05-01

1994-06-07

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

606 48, 606 49, 606 50, A61B 1739

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053185641

ABSTRACT:
A bipolar snare instrument for use in surgery is provided. The snare instrument has a snaring loop comprising a flexible continuous electrically-insulating loop for supporting bipolar electrodes. The electrodes may be arranged in various geometries on the insulating loop to provide localized selective necrosis and hemostasis of a patient's protruding tissue. Methods of performing surgery with such devices are also provided.

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