Surgical instrument

Details Surgical instrument Surgical instrument

1996-01-26

1998-09-15

Lewis, William

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

606167, A61B 1700

Patent

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058073949

ABSTRACT:
To ensure continuous incising or coagulating technique without adhesion of carbonized body tissue proteins and fats which may be produced by thermal action of an arc discharge or Joule heat attendant on the electrotomy or electrocoagulation, at least a part of a surgical instrument, such as an electric knife or a forceps, is formed of a C/C composite material.

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patent: 5053035 (1991-10-01), McLaren
patent: 5222987 (1993-06-01), Jones
patent: 5258002 (1993-11-01), Jeffers et al.

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