Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
Gibson, Roy D (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
C606S041000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07955328
ABSTRACT:
Various devices and methods for dissecting and/or coagulating tissue are provided. In one embodiment, a surgical device is provided that includes an elongate member having proximal and distal ends, an energy emitter coupled to the distal end of the elongate member, and an insulating element that is disposed around the energy emitter. The insulating element can have an opening for receiving energy from the energy emitter, and the opening can be shaped to control a direction of energy emitted from the energy emitter.
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Bakos Gregory J.
Long Gary
Vakharia Omar
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Gibson Roy D
Lee Benjamin
Nutter & McClennen & Fish LLP
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