Energy-based surgical instrument including integrated nerve detection system
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1. An energy-based surgical system comprising:
- a light beam source configured to selectively provide a beam of light;
a probe defining a side opening near a distal end thereof;
a feedline disposed within the probe, the feedline configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to the probe, the probe configured to supply the electrosurgical energy to tissue to treat tissue, the feedline defining a channel along a longitudinal axis thereof which extends through the probe and is communication with the side opening, the channel operatively connected to the light beam source and configured to transmit the beam of light from the side opening of the probe; and
a fiber optic cable disposed within the channel, the fiber optic cable operatively connected to the light beam source to transmit the beam of light from the light beam source through the side opening, the distal end of the fiber optic cable being angled to direct the beam of light through the side opening.
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Abstract
An energy-based surgical system includes a light beam source and a probe. The light beam source is configured to selectively provide a beam of light. The probe defines a channel about a longitudinal axis thereof and a side opening near a distal end thereof. The channel is operatively connected to the light beam source and is configured to transmit the beam of light from the side opening. The beam of light is configured to detect the presence of a nerve within targeted tissue. The probe may further be configured apply treatment energy to tissue to treat tissue.
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1. An energy-based surgical system comprising:
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a light beam source configured to selectively provide a beam of light; a probe defining a side opening near a distal end thereof; a feedline disposed within the probe, the feedline configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to the probe, the probe configured to supply the electrosurgical energy to tissue to treat tissue, the feedline defining a channel along a longitudinal axis thereof which extends through the probe and is communication with the side opening, the channel operatively connected to the light beam source and configured to transmit the beam of light from the side opening of the probe; and a fiber optic cable disposed within the channel, the fiber optic cable operatively connected to the light beam source to transmit the beam of light from the light beam source through the side opening, the distal end of the fiber optic cable being angled to direct the beam of light through the side opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An energy-based surgical device comprising:
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a feedline defining a proximal portion of a channel about a longitudinal axis thereof; a probe defining a distal portion of a channel about a longitudinal axis thereof and a side opening near a distal end thereof, the channel configured to transmit a beam of light from a light beam source through the side opening, the probe configured to treat tissue with electrosurgical energy received from the feedline; and a fiber optic cable disposed within the channel and operatively connected to the light beam source, the fiber optic cable having an angled distal end configured to redirect the beam of light at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the fiber optic cable such that the beam of light is transmitted through the side opening. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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