OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Kennedy et al. "High-burst-strength, feedback-controlled bipolar vessel sealing" Surgical Endoscopy (1998) 12: 876-878. Peterson et al. "Comparison of Healing Process Following Ligation with Sutures and Bipolar Vessel Sealing" Surgical Lechnology International (2001).
Linehan et al. "A Phase I Study of the LigaSure Vessel Sealing System in Hepatic Surgery" Section of HPB Surger, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO, Presented at AHPBA, Feb. 2001.
Johnson et al. "Evaluation of the LigaSure Vessel Sealing System in
Hemorrhoidectormy" American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinicla
Congress Poster (2000).
Sayfan et al. "Sutureless Closed Hemorrhoidectomy: A New Tech-
nique" Annals of Surgery vol. 234 No. 1 Jul. 2001 pp. 21-24.
Heniford et al. "Initial Results with an Electrothermal Bipolar Vessel
Sealer" Surgical Endoscopy (2000) 15:799-801.
Heniford et al. "Initial Research and Clinical Results with an
Electrothermal Bipolar Vessel Sealer" Oct. 1999.
McLellan et al. "Vessel Sealing for Hemostasis During Pelvic Sur-
gery" Int'l Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics FIGO World
Congress 2000, Washington, D.C.
Crawford et al. "Use of the LigaSure Vessel Sealing System in Urologic Cancer Surger" Grand Rounds in Urology 1999 vol. 1 Issue 4 pp. 10-17.
Rofhenberg et al. "Use of the LigaSure Vessel Sealing System in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Children" Int'l Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) 2000.
Palazzo et al. "Randomized clinical trial of Ligasure versus open haemorrhoidectomy" British Journal of Surgery 2002, 89, 154-157.
Chung et al., "Clinical Experience of Sutureless Closed Hemorrhoidectomy with LigaSure" Diseases of the Colon & Rectum vol. 46, No. 1 Jan 2003.
Strasberg et al., "Use of a Bipolar Vessel-Sealing Device for Parenchymal Transection During Liver Surgery" Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, vol. 6, No. 4, Jul./Aug. 2002 pp. 569-574. Paul G. Horgan, "A Novel Technique for Parenchymal Division During Hepatectomy" The American Journal of Surgery, vol. 181, No. 3, □Apr. 2001 pp. 236-237.
Michael Choti, "Abdominoperineal Resection with the LigaSure Vessel Sealing System and LigaSure Atlas 20 cm Open Instrument" Innovations That Work, □Jun. 2003.
Craig Johnson, "Use of the LigaSure Vessel Sealing System in Bloodless Hemorrhoidectomy" Innovations That Work, DMar. 2000. Muller et al., "Extended Left Hemicolectomy Using the LigaSure Vessel Sealing System" Innovations That Work,DSep. 1999. Herman et al., "Laparoscopic Intestinal Resection With the LigaSure Vessel Sealing System: A Case Report" Innovations That Work,DFeb. 2002.
Cams et al., "Initial Experience With The LigaSure Vessel Sealing System in Abdominal Surgery" Innovations That Work,DJun. 2002. Levy et al. "Randomized Trial of Suture Versus Electrosurgical Bipolar Vessel Sealing in Vaginal Hysterectomy" Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 102, No. 1, Jul. 2003.
Levy et al., "Update on Hysterectomy—New Technologies and Techniques" OBG Management, Feb. 2003.
Barbara Levy, "Use of a New Vessel Ligation Device During Vaginal Hysterectomy" FIGO 2000, Washington, D.C. Sengupta et al., "Use of a Computer-Controlled Bipolar Diathermy System in Radical Prostatectomies and Other Open Urological Surgery" ANZ Journal of Surgery (2001) 71.9 pp. 538-540. Joseph Ortenberg "LigaSure System Used in Laparoscopic 1st and 2nd Stage Orchiopexy" Innovations That Work, Nov. 2002. Koyle et al., "Laparoscopic Palomo Varicocele Ligation in Children and Adolescents" Pediatric Endosurgery & Innovative Techniques, vol. 6, No. 1,2002.
"Innovations In Electrosurgery" Sales/Product Literature; Dec. 31, 2000.
LigaSure Vessel Sealing System, the Seal of Confidence in General,
Gynecologic, Urologic, and Laparaoscopic Surgery Sales/Product
Literature; Jan. 2004.
Olsson et al. "Radical Cystectomy in Females" Current Surgical
Techniques in Urology, vol. 14, Issue 3, 2001.
Dulemba et al. "Use of a Bipolar Electrothermal Vessel Sealer in
Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy" Sales Product Lit-
erature; Jan. 2004.
Johnson et al. "Evaluation of a Bipolar electrothermal Vessel Sealing
Device in Hemorrhoidectomy" Sales Product Literature; Jan. 2004.
International Search Report PCT/US01/11224 dated Nov. 13, 2001.
International Search Report EP 98958575.7 dated Sep. 20, 2002.
International Search Report EP 04013772 dated Apr. 1, 2005.
International Search Report EP 05013895 dated Oct. 14, 2005.
International Search Report EP 05017281 dated Nov. 16, 2005.
Int'l Search Report EP 05013463.4 dated Sep. 28, 2005.
Int'l Search Report EP 05019130.3 dated Oct. 18, 2005.
Int'l Search Report EP 05020665.5 dated Feb. 16, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 05020666.3 dated Feb. 17, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 05021779.3 dated Jan. 18, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 05021197.8 dated Jan. 31, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 05021937.7 dated Jan. 13, 2006.
Int'l Search Report—extended—EP 05021937.7 dated Mar. 6,2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 05023017.6 dated Feb. 16, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 05021780.1 dated Feb. 9, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 06002279.5 dated Mar. 22, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 05016399 dated Jan. 5, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 06005185.1 dated Apr. 18, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 06008779.8 dated Jun. 13, 2006.
Int'l Search Report EP 1683496 dated Jun. 13, 2006.
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