Multitool surgical device
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1. A surgical device, the surgical device comprising:
- a shaft having a lumen and a first slot disposed at a distal end, the shaft movable between a rear position and a forward position;
an anvil slidingly disposed in the first slot between open and closed positions to capture tissue within the first slot, the anvil having a surface disposed at a distal end;
at least one electrode for applying RF energy to the tissue captured in the first slot; and
an actuator operatively connected to the shaft for moving the shaft between the rear position and the forward position.
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Abstract
A surgical device is provided including a shaft having a lumen and an opening disposed at a distal end, the shaft movable between a rear position and a forward position. An anvil is slidingly disposed in the opening between open and closed positions to capture tissue within the opening. The device also includes at least one electrode for applying RF energy to the tissue captured in the opening and an actuator operatively connected to the shaft for moving the shaft between the rear position and the forward position.
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1. A surgical device, the surgical device comprising:
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a shaft having a lumen and a first slot disposed at a distal end, the shaft movable between a rear position and a forward position;
an anvil slidingly disposed in the first slot between open and closed positions to capture tissue within the first slot, the anvil having a surface disposed at a distal end;
at least one electrode for applying RF energy to the tissue captured in the first slot; and
an actuator operatively connected to the shaft for moving the shaft between the rear position and the forward position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surgical device, the device comprising:
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a shaft having a lumen and an opening disposed at a distal end;
a tip disposed at the distal end of the shaft, the tip having a slot;
a cutting blade slidingly disposed in the opening between an open position and a closed position, the cutting blade having a cutting edge to sever the tissue disposed in the opening, the cutting blade further slidable from the closed position at least partially within the slot to a forward position whereat the cutting edge is distal to the tip; and
an actuator operatively connected to the cutting blade for moving the cutting blade between the open position and the closed position and between the closed position and the forward position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for severing tissue, the method comprising:
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providing a surgical device comprising;
a shaft having a lumen and an opening disposed at a distal end;
a tip disposed at the distal end of the shaft, the tip having a slot;
a cutting blade slidingly disposed in the opening between an open position and a closed position, the cutting blade having a cutting edge to sever the tissue disposed in the opening, the cutting blade further slidable from the closed position at least partially within the slot to a forward position whereat the cutting edge is distal to the tip, the cutting blade being electrically connected to a source of RF energy; and
an actuator operatively connected to the cutting blade for moving the cutting blade between the open position and the closed position and between the closed position and the forward position;
capturing tissue in the opening;
sliding the cutting blade from the open position to the forward position such that at least the cutting edge is disposed distal to the tip; and
applying RF energy with the cutting edge of the cutting blade to cauterize tissue located distal to the tip. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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