GB2374532B - Electrosurgery apparatus - Google Patents

Electrosurgery apparatus

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Publication number: GB2374532B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: electrosurgery apparatus; electrosurgery
Prior art date: 2001-02-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Inventor

David Armstrong

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

DOTTEREL Ltd

Smiths Group PLC

Eschmann Holdings Ltd

Original Assignee

DOTTEREL Ltd

Smiths Group PLC

Eschmann Holdings Ltd

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2001-02-23

Filing date

2001-02-23

Publication date

2004-10-06

2001-02-23Application filed by DOTTEREL Ltd, Smiths Group PLC, Eschmann Holdings LtdfiledCriticalDOTTEREL Ltd

2001-02-23Priority to GB0104614ApriorityCriticalpatent/GB2374532B/en

2001-04-11Publication of GB0104614D0publicationCriticalpatent/GB0104614D0/en

2002-10-23Publication of GB2374532ApublicationCriticalpatent/GB2374532A/en

2004-10-06Application grantedgrantedCritical

2004-10-06Publication of GB2374532BpublicationCriticalpatent/GB2374532B/en

2021-02-23Anticipated expirationlegal-statusCritical

StatusExpired - Fee Relatedlegal-statusCriticalCurrent

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
- A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
- A61B18/1206—Generators therefor
- A61B18/1233—Generators therefor with circuits for assuring patient safety

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Surgery (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Biomedical Technology (AREA)
Molecular Biology (AREA)
Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
Medical Informatics (AREA)
Otolaryngology (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Surgical Instruments (AREA)
Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)

GB0104614A2001-02-232001-02-23Electrosurgery apparatusExpired - Fee RelatedGB2374532B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0104614AGB2374532B (en)	2001-02-23	2001-02-23	Electrosurgery apparatus

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0104614AGB2374532B (en)	2001-02-23	2001-02-23	Electrosurgery apparatus

Publications (3)

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GB2374532A GB2374532A (en)	2002-10-23
GB2374532Btrue GB2374532B (en)	2004-10-06

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2002-02-27	COOA	Change in applicant's name or ownership of the application
2011-10-26	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date:20110223

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