AU2001243151A1 - Electrosurgical systems and methods for removing and modifying tissue - Google Patents

Electrosurgical systems and methods for removing and modifying tissue

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Publication number: AU2001243151A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: methods; electrosurgical systems; modifying tissue; modifying; tissue
Prior art date: 2000-02-16
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.): Abandoned

Application number

AU2001243151A

Inventor

Philip E. Eggers

James L. Pacek

Hira V Thapliyal

Craig Tsuji

Jean Woloszko

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Arthrocare Corp

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Arthrocare Corp

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2000-02-16

Filing date

2001-02-13

Publication date

2001-08-27

2001-01-25 Priority claimed from US09/771,299 external-priority patent/US6915806B2/en

2001-02-13 Application filed by Arthrocare Corp filed Critical Arthrocare Corp

2001-08-27 Publication of AU2001243151A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001243151A1/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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