Treatment device for cutting living tissue

Details Treatment device for cutting living tissue Treatment device for cutting living tissue

2002-12-24

2008-01-08

Gibson, Roy D. (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

Reexamination Certificate

active

07316683

ABSTRACT:
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a treatment device for cutting a living tissue, comprising a main unit which is to be inserted into a body, a tip-end treatment portion which is disposed at a tip end of the main unit to cut the living tissue, a notch groove which is disposed at the tip-end treatment portion and which compresses the living tissue guided into the notch groove, and an electrode which is positioned in a part of the notch groove and which electrically cuts the living tissue compressed by the notch groove.

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