Surgical instrument

Details Surgical instrument Surgical instrument

1991-04-16

1992-09-15

Aschenbrenner, Peter A.

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

606142, 606167, 606174, A61B 1736

Patent

active

051473569

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a surgical instrument having a pair of opposed jaw members, at least one of which jaw members is moveable with respect to the other jaw member. A cutting and/or cauterizing heat source such as a hot wire element and/or laser transmission fiber is carried on at least one of the jaw members.

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patent: 3391690 (1968-07-01), Armao
patent: 3439523 (1969-04-01), Wood
patent: 4126136 (1978-11-01), Auth et al.
patent: 4266547 (1981-05-01), Komiya
patent: 4370980 (1983-02-01), Lottick
"Combined Diathermy Forceps and Scissors" Stevenson, Oct. 1959.

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