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20130131666 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An endoscopic surgical instrument includes a stationary component, an elongate shaft extending from the stationary component, and an end effector located at the distal end of the shaft. The stationary component includes at least one contact portion adapted to be engaged by the fingers of a user, the instrument also including a movable component including a contact portion adapted to be engaged by the thumb of a user. Longitudinal movement between the contact portions of the movable component and the stationary component cause the movable component to move longitudinally with respect to the stationary component between a first proximal position, a second distal position, and a third position, the third position being distal of the second position by a relatively small distance. The movement of the movable component between the first and second positions causes a corresponding movement of the end effector between corresponding first and second positions. | 05-23-2013 |
20150080890 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrode assembly ( | 03-19-2015 |
20150216582 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM - An electrosurgical system for the treatment of tissue includes an electrosurgical instrument, a source for supplying ionisable gas to said electrosurgical instrument, an electrosurgical generator for supplying high frequency energy to the electrosurgical instrument, and a switch mechanism. The electrosurgical instrument includes one or more conduits and one or more electrodes connected to the electrosurgical generator. The electrosurgical system is movable between at least a first and a second arrangement. The first arrangement is such that one electrode produces a stream of ionised gas exiting one of the conduits, the ionisable gas being capable of the removal of tissue. The second arrangement is such that ionised gas is produced such that it is capable of the coagulation of tissue. The switch mechanism causes the electrosurgical instrument to move between the first and second arrangements. | 08-06-2015 |
20150305795 | ELECTROSURGICAL PLASMA APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - An electrosurgical apparatus for coagulating tissue includes an elongated tube having a tubular wall and a proximal end and a distal end, and constituting a conduit though which ionisable gas can be supplied to the distal end of the tube. The tube includes one or more apertures in the tube such that the ionisable gas is capable of exiting the tube in the region of the distal end of the tube. A braided tubular component is associated with the wall of the tube, and is connected to a source of electrosurgical energy, such that the braided tubular component can form part of an electrode assembly for ionising the ionisable gas exiting the one or more apertures. | 10-29-2015 |
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20150201654 | HYDROTHERMALLY MODIFIED STARCH - A process for producing thermally inhibited starch is described resulting in a viscostable starch product. The process comprises providing an alkaline starch having a pH, when measured in a 20% (w/v) aqueous dispersion, between 9.1 and 11.2, adjusting the water content of the starch to between 2 and 22 wt. %, heating the starch between 130 and 190° C., especially between 140 and 180° C., for a sufficient time and at a sufficient pressure for the inhibition of the starch to be initiated before the water content has reached a level of 1 wt. % and before the pH has reached a value of 9, continuing heating the starch between 140 and 190° C. until viscostability is achieved, and cooling and optionally further processing the starch. | 07-23-2015 |
20150274849 | RESISTANT STARCH - A colourless resistant starch is produced by a process comprising (i) suspending starch in a C2-C4 alcohol, in particular ethanol, in the presence of 0.01-3.0% (w/w) of acid based on the starch; (ii) heating the suspended starch at a temperature of 70-160° C., in particular 78-120° C., and (c) isolating the resulting product. The resulting starch has a resistant fraction of at least 20%. | 10-01-2015 |