Hybrid energy instrument combined with clip application capability
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1. A medical device comprising:
- an elongated housing having a distal end, said housing defining a lumen channel therein;
an end effector disposed at said distal end, said end effector including an energy-based surgical instrument having an elongated treatment portion and a clamp arm assembly, wherein said clamp arm assembly is moveable relative to said treatment portion;
at least one clip disposed within said lumen channel; and
a firing bar movable through said lumen channel to advance said clip from a first position within said lumen channel to a second position external of said lumen channel.
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Abstract
A medical device including an elongated housing having a distal end, the housing defining a lumen channel therein, an end effector disposed at the distal end, the end effector including an energy-based surgical instrument having an elongated treatment portion and a clamp arm assembly, wherein the clamp arm assembly is moveable relative to the treatment portion, at least one clip disposed within the lumen channel and a firing bar movable through the lumen channel to advance the clip from a first position within the lumen channel to a second position external of the lumen channel.
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26 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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an elongated housing having a distal end, said housing defining a lumen channel therein; an end effector disposed at said distal end, said end effector including an energy-based surgical instrument having an elongated treatment portion and a clamp arm assembly, wherein said clamp arm assembly is moveable relative to said treatment portion; at least one clip disposed within said lumen channel; and a firing bar movable through said lumen channel to advance said clip from a first position within said lumen channel to a second position external of said lumen channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A medical device comprising:
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an elongated housing having a distal end, said housing defining a lumen channel therein; an end effector disposed at said distal end, said end effector including an ultrasonic blade having an elongated treatment portion and a clamp arm assembly, wherein said clamp arm assembly is moveable relative to said treatment portion to grasp tissue positioned therebetween; an actuation member connected to said clamp arm assembly, said actuation member being adapted to move said clamp arm assembly from an open positioned to a closed position; at least one clip disposed within said lumen channel; and a firing bar movable through said lumen channel to advance said clip from a first position within said lumen channel to a second position between said clamp arm assembly and said ultrasonic blade. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method for treating a target tissue comprising the steps of:
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providing a hybrid medical device including a distal end having a clamp arm assembly and a energy-based surgical instrument portion disposed thereon, said energy-based surgical instrument portion including a treatment portion; positioning said distal end of said device adjacent to said target tissue; manipulating said distal end of said device to position said target tissue generally between said clamp arm assembly and said treatment portion; advancing a surgical clip from said device into a space between said clamp arm assembly and said treatment portion; crushing said clip over said target tissue; and energizing said treatment portion to treat said target tissue.
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26. A method for treating a target tissue comprising the steps of:
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providing a hybrid medical device including a distal end having a clamp arm assembly and a energy-based surgical instrument portion disposed thereon, said energy-based surgical instrument portion including a treatment portion; positioning said distal end of said device adjacent to said target tissue; manipulating said distal end of said device to position said target tissue generally between said clamp arm assembly and said treatment portion to capture and ligate said target tissue; advancing a surgical clip from said device into a space between said clamp arm assembly and said treatment portion; crushing said clip over said target tissue; and energizing said treatment portion to treat said target tissue.
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