| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5921984 |
Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with coagulation feature |
July 13, 1999 |
| A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for cutting and coagulating tissue is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for using the bipolar electrosurgical instrument. The instrument includes particular patterns of electrically conductive portions and electrically non-conductive portions |
| 5868742 |
Auxiliary reference electrode and potential referencing technique for endoscopic electrosurgical |
February 9, 1999 |
| Non-insulated surgical instruments are referenced to the electrical potential of a patient during minimally invasive electrosurgery to prevent unintentional patient burns, should the surgical instruments become accidentally energized during the electrosurgical procedure. An auxiliary |
| 5695462 |
Gas insufflation needle apparatus and method of use |
December 9, 1997 |
| An insufflation needle apparatus which creates a pneumoperitoneum during the preparation of a patient for endoscopic surgical procedures is disclosed. The insufflation needle apparatus is characterized by a helical needle having a central helical passageway for gas therethrough. The |
| 5637111 |
Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with desiccation feature |
June 10, 1997 |
| A bipolar electrosurgical instrument including four shearing members is disclosed. The shearing members are movable to an open position for grasping tissue, a closed position for desiccating tissue by application of electrical current and a cutting position for shearing tissue. The e |
| 5520651 |
Self releasing suction and irrigation apparatus and method of attachment |
May 28, 1996 |
| An self-releasing suction and irrigation apparatus for providing surgical suction and irrigation to a body cavity such that, upon obstruction of the suction port by body tissue, the resulting increased vacuum pressure is automatically vented, thereby releasing the suction hold on the |
| 5226904 |
Electrosurgical instrument |
July 13, 1993 |
| A simple and reliable electrosurgical instrument includes a cable having a main contact wire and first second insulated switch wires all provided with a short insulated or bare portion. The cable is received in a main member having a first holding mechanism for holding the switch wires |
| 5135506 |
Cannula holding device |
August 4, 1992 |
| A cannula holder is provided to maintain a cannula in a fixed position on body tissue while also allowing the cannula to be reoriented with respect to an incision. The cannula holder comprises a pad having a large surface area with integral finger shaped projections extending from the pa |
