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Title:
【発明の名称】手術中に組織を凝血、シール及び切断するための電熱デバイス
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003506190
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An instrument and method are provided for sealing and joining or hemostatically dividing tissue, which is particularly suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The instrument makes use of the controlled application of a combination of heat and pressure to seal adjacent tissues, to join adjacent tissues, or to anastomose tissues, whereby tissue is heated for an optimal time and at an optimal temperature under optimal pressure to maximize tissue seal strength while minimizing collateral tissue damage. The instrument of the present invention is lightweight and therefore portable, and is particularly useful in field conditions where a source of external power may not be readily available.

Inventors:
Treat, Michael, Earl.
Ko, Fred, Etch.
Harman, George, Day.
Howell, Thomas, A.
Kaclick, Theodore, Earl.
Monkhot, Michelle, Wye.
Morenauer, Kenice, Etch.
Application Number:
JP2001516437A
Publication Date:
February 18, 2003
Filing Date:
August 11, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
International Classes:
A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61B17/22; A61B18/04; A61B18/08; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B17/32; A61B18/20; A61F7/00; (IPC1-7): A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61B17/22; A61B18/04; A61B18/12
Domestic Patent References:
JPH1033551A1998-02-10
JPH11197158A1999-07-27
JPS62127045A1987-06-09
JPH1057390A1998-03-03
JPH1119093A1999-01-26
Foreign References:
US5445638A1995-08-29
WO1998019613A11998-05-14
WO1998038935A11998-09-11
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Mitsuo Matsui