APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ELECTROSURGICAL PROCEDURE
First Claim
1. A forceps adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy for performing an electrosurgical procedure, the forceps comprising:
- a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom;
at least one vacuum source in operative communication with the forceps; and
an end effector assembly having a pair of first and second jaw members biased in an open configuration and each including a respective seal plate, the pair of first and second jaw members operatively and pivotably connected to a distal end of the shaft, wherein at least one of the first and second jaw members includes at least one aperture in fluid communication with the distal end of the shaft and the at least one vacuum source.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a bipolar forceps adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy for performing an electrosurgical procedure. The bipolar forceps includes a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom. The bipolar forceps is in operative communication with one or more vacuum sources. The bipolar forceps includes an end effector assembly having a pair of first and second jaw members biased in an open configuration; each jaw member including a respective seal plate. The pair of first and second jaw members is operatively and pivotably connected to a distal end of the shaft. One or both of the first and second jaw members includes one or more apertures in fluid communication with the distal end of the shaft and the one or more vacuum sources.
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13 Claims
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1. A forceps adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy for performing an electrosurgical procedure, the forceps comprising:
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a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom; at least one vacuum source in operative communication with the forceps; and an end effector assembly having a pair of first and second jaw members biased in an open configuration and each including a respective seal plate, the pair of first and second jaw members operatively and pivotably connected to a distal end of the shaft, wherein at least one of the first and second jaw members includes at least one aperture in fluid communication with the distal end of the shaft and the at least one vacuum source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for performing an electrosurgical procedure, the method comprising:
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providing a forceps including; a shaft; at least one fluid source in operative communication with the shaft; a pair of first and second jaw members biased in an open configuration and each including a respective seal plate, the pair of first and second jaw members pivotably connected to a distal end of the shaft, wherein the first and second jaw members each include at least one aperture in fluid communication with the distal end of the shaft and the at least one vacuum source; activating the vacuum source; positioning tissue between the pair of first and second jaw members such that the first and second jaw members are drawn within the distal end of the shaft thereby pivot the jaw members to a closed position relative to one another about the tissue such that tissue is grasped therebetween; and applying electrosurgical energy to the jaw members such that a desired tissue effect may be achieved. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system for performing an electrosurgical procedure, comprising:
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a bipolar forceps, comprising; a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom; at least one vacuum source in operative communication with the shaft; an end effector assembly having a pair of first and second jaw members biased in an open configuration and each including a respective seal plate, the pair of first and second jaw members operatively and pivotably connected to a distal end of the shaft, wherein the first and second jaw members each include at least one aperture in fluid communication with the distal end of the shaft and the at least one vacuum source; and a control system in operative communication with the bipolar forceps and having at least one algorithm for at least one of independently controlling and monitoring the delivery of electrosurgical energy from the source of electrosurgical energy to the tissue sealing plate on each of the jaw members and controlling and monitoring fluid flow to and through each of the first and second jaw members to regulate the closure pressure between the jaws. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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