Surgical system for connecting body tissue

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10772679
APP PUB NO 20170071666A1
SERIAL NO

15345622

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A surgical system for connecting body tissue is provided. The surgical system includes a surgical instrument having two tool elements movable relative to each other, each of which comprises a high-frequency electrode. The high-frequency electrodes, in an approach position of the tool elements, define a minimum distance from each other, lying opposite each other and facing each other. The instrument has a shaft at the distal end of which at least a first one of the tool elements is arranged or formed. A second tool element is movable from an operating position, in which it is adapted for movement into the approach position, into a removal position and/or vice versa. A surface area of a perpendicular projection of the second tool element onto a projection plane extending perpendicularly to a shaft direction in a region of the second tool element is smaller in the removal position than in the operating position.

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AESCULAP AGAM AESCULAP-PLATZ TUTTLINGEN 78532

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Keller, Anton Duerbheim, DE 14 470
Rothweiler, Christoph Donaueschingen, DE 35 1958
Weisshaupt, Dieter Immendingen, DE 130 9566

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