Integrated metalized ceramic heating element for use in a tissue cutting and sealing device
CA 2539891 C · Owner: Starion Instruments Corporation · Inventors: Mcgaffigan, Thomas H.
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A tissue cutting and sealing device, having a pair of opposing elements dimensioned to grasp tissue therebetween; and a heating assembly on at least one of the opposing elements wherein the heating assembly includes: a ceramic body; and a metalized portion extending along a top surface of the ceramic body. The top surface of the ceramic body preferably has a width greater than the metalized portion.
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- Filed March 16, 2006 and granted December 17, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 16, 2026.
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