Legal Opinion
Arthrocare Corp. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 10, 2005No. 2004-1323PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
The term electrosurgery refers to a surgical technique in which high frequency electrical current is applied to cut or ablate body tissue. There are two forms of elec-trosurgical devices, monopolar and bipolar. In monopolar devices, electric current passes from a single exposed electrode into the body tissue that is to be ablated. The current then passes through the body to a return electrode, usually attached to the outside of the patient’s body. In bipolar devices, both electrodes are inserted into the body. The current passes from one electrode, through the targeted…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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