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Cartridge for a surgical instrument

  • US 5,913,874 A
  • Filed: 09/25/1997
  • Issued: 06/22/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A detachable cartridge for sealable insertion into and removal from an actuating instrument having a body having a sheath that is shaped for detachable reception of said cartridge, said cartridge comprising:

  • a housing that is sized and shaped for insertion into said sheath of said actuating instrument;

    a pair of spaced electrocautery jaws carried in said housing and extending longitudinally proximally from a distal portion of said housing; and

    a cutting blade mounted at least partially within said housing and also extending longitudinally proximally from said distal end of said housing for reciprocal longitudinal movement along said housing and between said jaws;

    releasable attaching and releasing means at said housing and releasably connectable to said sheath, wherein said housing is sealably mountable and connectable within said sheath for driveable connection for relative longitudinal movement of said housing with respect to said sheath, andcontrol means attached to said actuating instrument for control of movement of said electrocautery jaws and said cutting blade of said cartridge during use of said cartridge.

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