| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7553309 |
Electrosurgical system employing multiple electrodes and method thereof |
June 30, 2009 |
| A system and method for heat ablation of tissue in which energy is sequentially applied to at least two electrodes inserted into tissue. The system is comprised of a radiofrequency (RF) source for supplying RF energy, at least two electrodes configured to apply RF energy to tissue, a |
| 7510556 |
Vessel sealing instrument |
March 31, 2009 |
| A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. The handle being operable to effect movement of the |
| 7435249 |
Electrosurgical instruments which reduces collateral damage to adjacent tissue |
October 14, 2008 |
| An electrode assembly for use in combination with an electrosurgical instrument having opposing end effectors and a handle for effecting movement of the end effectors relative to one another. The electrode assembly includes a housing having one portion which is removably engageable w |
| 7377920 |
Laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical instrument |
May 27, 2008 |
| A laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing tissue includes a handle having an elongated tube affixed thereto. The tube includes first and second jaw members having electrically conductive sealing surfaces attached to a distal end thereof which are movable from a fi |
| 7364577 |
Vessel sealing system |
April 29, 2008 |
| A method for electrosurgically sealing a tissue includes steps of: (A) applying a first pulse of RF energy to the tissue; and (B) applying at least one subsequent RF energy pulse to the tissue and keeping constant or varying RF energy parameters of individual pulses of subsequent RF |
| 7303557 |
Vessel sealing system |
December 4, 2007 |
| A method for electrosurgically sealing a tissue includes steps of: (A) applying a first pulse of RF energy to the tissue; and (B) applying at least one subsequent RF energy pulse to the tissue and keeping constant or varying RF energy parameters of individual pulses in accordance with |
| 7241296 |
Bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing vessels |
July 10, 2007 |
| A bipolar electrosurgical instrument has opposable seal surfaces on its jaws for grasping and sealing vessels and vascular tissue. Inner and outer instrument members allow arcuate motion of the seal surfaces. An open lockbox provides a pivot with lateral support to maintain alignment |
| 7160298 |
Electrosurgical instrument which reduces effects to adjacent tissue structures |
January 9, 2007 |
| An electrosurgical instrument which includes opposing end effectors and a handle for effecting movement of the end effectors relative to one another. The instrument includes a housing and a pair of electrodes. Each electode preferably includes an electrically conductive surface (e.g., |
| 7137980 |
Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator |
November 21, 2006 |
| A closed-loop control system has a user interface for allowing a user to select at least one pre-surgical parameter. The system also has a sensor module for continually sensing at least one of electrical and physical properties proximate a surgical site and generating at least one signal |
| 7135020 |
Electrosurgical instrument reducing flashover |
November 14, 2006 |
| An electrode assembly for use in combination with an electrosurgical instrument which includes opposing end effectors and a handle for effecting movement of the end effectors relative to one another. The assembly includes a housing having one portion which is removably engageable wit |
| 6887240 |
Vessel sealing wave jaw |
May 3, 2005 |
| A forceps for clamping, grasping, manipulating, coagulating/desiccating and cutting tissue includes a shaft portion having a proximal end, a distal end and first and second jaw members pivotally attached to the distal end of the shaft by a pivot assembly. Each of the jaw members includin |
| 6796981 |
Vessel sealing system |
September 28, 2004 |
| A method for electrosurgically sealing a tissue includes steps of: (A) applying a first pulse of RF energy to the tissue; and (B) applying at least one subsequent RF energy pulse to the tissue and varying RF energy parameters of individual pulses of subsequent RF energy pulses in acc |
| 6726686 |
Bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing vessels |
April 27, 2004 |
| A bipolar electrosurgical instrument has opposable seal surfaces on its jaws for grasping and sealing vessels and vascular tissue. Inner and outer instrument members allow arcuate motion of the seal surfaces. An open lockbox provides a pivot with lateral support to maintain alignment of |
| 6511480 |
Open vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodes |
January 28, 2003 |
| A removable electrode assembly for use in combination with a forceps having opposing end effectors and a handle for effecting movement of the end effectors relative to one another. The electrode assembly includes a housing which is removably engageable with the forceps and a pair of |
| 6398779 |
Vessel sealing system |
June 4, 2002 |
| A method for electrosurgically sealing a tissue includes steps of: (A) applying an initial pulse of RF energy to the tissue, the pulse having characteristics selected so as not to appreciably heat the tissue; (B) measuring a value of an impedance of the tissue in response to the applied |
| 6179834 |
Vascular tissue sealing pressure control and method |
January 30, 2001 |
| A clamping force mechanism and its method of use with electrosurgery allow a user to seal and/or join patient's particular vascular tissue; the mechanism is elongate with user and patient ends. An actuator is at the user end and the effectors are at the patient end. Each effector has a |
| 6039733 |
Method of vascular tissue sealing pressure control |
March 21, 2000 |
| A clamping force mechanism and its method of use with electrosurgery allow a user to seal and/or join patient's particular vascular tissue; the mechanism is elongate with user and patient ends. An actuator is at the user end and the effectors are at the patient end. Each effector has a |
| 5827271 |
Energy delivery system for vessel sealing |
October 27, 1998 |
| Electrosurgical energy is used in combination with a surgical tool to seal vessels and vascular tissue of a patient. One of the important advances of the present system is that it can effectively seal vessels of a patient without leaving any foreign material in the body of the patient. T |
| 5776130 |
Vascular tissue sealing pressure control |
July 7, 1998 |
| A clamping force mechanism for use with electrosurgery allow a user to seal and/or join patient's particular vascular tissue; the mechanism is elongate with user and patient ends. An actuator is at the user end and the effectors are at the patient end. Each effector has a face of an area |
