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Current Assignee
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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Benjamin Theodore Nordell, II0
Joseph Eder0
Camran Nezhat0
Date of Patent
January 4, 2011
0Patent Application Number
113826350
Date Filed
May 10, 2006
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The invention is concerned with cauterizing and resecting tissue. A pair of electrodes are placed on opposed tissue surfaces, and radio frequency power is applied through the electrodes to cauterizing a tissue mass therebetween. After cauterization has been effected, the tissue may be resected along a plane within the cauterized region with minimum or no bleeding. The tissue mass may then be removed.
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