Patents Assigned to Starion Instruments
  • Integrated metalized ceramic heating element for use in a tissue cutting and sealing device
    Patent number: 7771424
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Starion Instruments
    Inventor: Thomas Haynes McGaffigan
  • Integrated Metalized Ceramic Heating Element for Use in a Tissue Cutting and Sealing Device
    Publication number: 20090198224
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Starion Instruments
    Inventor: Thomas H. McGaffigan