Surgical tool

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8574229
APP PUB NO 20080172052A1
SERIAL NO

11743579

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The invention is concerned with cauterizing and resecting tissue. A pair of electrodes are placed on opposed tissue surfaces, and radio frequency power is applied through the electrodes to cauterizing a tissue mass therebetween. After cauterization has been effected, the tissue may be resected along a plane within the cauterized region with minimum or no bleeding. The tissue mass may then be removed.

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  • AESCULAP AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Edelstein, Peter Seth San Mateo, US 17 1659
Eder, Joseph Los Altos Hills, US 22 2707
Nezhat, Camran Woodside, US 25 5983
Nordell,, II Benjamin Theodore San Mateo, US 11 1211
Walberg, Erik Redwood City, US 18 1652

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