BIPOLAR FORCEPS HAVING MONOPOLAR EXTENSION
First Claim
1. An endoscopic forceps, comprising:
- a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, the shaft including first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, each jaw member adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the jaw members are selectively capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to treat tissue;
a first actuator operably associated with the housing and configured to move the jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween;
a monopolar element housed within at least the first jaw member and selectively movable from a first position within the first jaw member to a second position extending from a distal end of the first jaw member; and
a second actuator operatively associated with the housing and configured to extend the monopolar element from the first position to the second position.
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Abstract
An endoscopic forceps for treating tissue includes a housing having a shaft affixed thereto which has first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof. The forceps also includes an actuator for moving jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. Each of the jaw members is connected to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the jaw members are selectively capable of operating in a bipolar mode which enables the jaw members to conduct bipolar energy through tissue held therebetween to treat tissue. The forceps also includes a monopolar element housed within the first jaw member which is selectively movable from a first position within the first jaw member to a second position distal to the first jaw member. The monopolar element is connected to the source of electrosurgical energy and is selectively activateable independent of the bipolar mode.
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12 Claims
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1. An endoscopic forceps, comprising:
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a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, the shaft including first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, each jaw member adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the jaw members are selectively capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to treat tissue; a first actuator operably associated with the housing and configured to move the jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween; a monopolar element housed within at least the first jaw member and selectively movable from a first position within the first jaw member to a second position extending from a distal end of the first jaw member; and a second actuator operatively associated with the housing and configured to extend the monopolar element from the first position to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An endoscopic forceps, comprising:
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a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, the shaft including first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, each jaw member adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the jaw members are selectively capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to treat tissue; a knife that is selectively moveable within a knife channel defined within at least one of the first and second jaw members to cut tissue disposed between the first and second jaw members; a first actuator operably associated with the housing and configured to move the jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween; and a second actuator operatively associated with the housing and configured to extend the knife from a first position where the knife is disposed within at least one of the jaw members to a second position wherein the knife is extended distal to at least one of the jaw members. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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