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Multi-mode surgical tool

  • US 10,441,342 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2016
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multi-mode surgical tool comprising:

  • a handpiece;

    a first modality for treating tissue, the first modality connected to the handpiece and including a first bipolar electrode and a second bipolar electrode;

    a thermal element including a ferromagnetic layer covering at least a portion of an electrical conductor; and

    a control on the handpiece and configured to selectively activate the first modality in a first operational mode, the thermal element in a second operational mode, and the first modality and the thermal element in third operational mode.

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