SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE

A flexible electrode of a surgical instrument is disclosed. The flexible electrode includes a therapeutic electrode, a sensing electrode and an insulative layer. The therapeutic electrode is couplable to a source of radiofrequency energy. The insulative layer is positioned between the therapeutic el...

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Hauptverfasser: WIDENHOUSE, Tamara, ALDRIDGE, Jeffrey L, HARRIS, Jason L, WIENER, Eitan T, MESSERLY, Jeffrey D, SHELTON IV, Frederick E, YATES, David C, MORGAN, Jerome R
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A flexible electrode of a surgical instrument is disclosed. The flexible electrode includes a therapeutic electrode, a sensing electrode and an insulative layer. The therapeutic electrode is couplable to a source of radiofrequency energy. The insulative layer is positioned between the therapeutic electrode and the sensing electrode. The therapeutic electrode and the sensing electrode are configured to contact tissue positioned between first and second jaws of the surgical instrument.