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Clip on electrocauterizing sheath for orthopedic shave devices

  • US 6,004,320 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1998
  • Issued: 12/21/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An integrated surgical and cauterizing apparatus, comprising:

  • a surgical instrument including a drive member, a cannula, and a tool, the cannula being attached at a proximal end to the drive member and defining at a distal end thereof an opening, the tool including a shaft and a tip, the shaft being contained within the cannula and connecting the tip in the opening of the cannula to the drive member to produce a surgical motion of the tip; and

    a cauterizing instrument comprising a first electrode, a first conductor, a first second clamp dimensioned to affix the first electrode to the cannula, and a second clamp dimensioned to affix the first conductor to the cannula, the first electrode being affixed to the cannula adjacent to the distal end of the cannula and the first conductor providing an electrical path from the first electrode for application of electrical power to the first electrode to produce a cauterizing effect.

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