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Apparatus for delivery of energy to a surgical site

  • US 6,283,960 B1
  • Filed: 03/19/1998
  • Issued: 09/04/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for delivering energy to a surgical site from an energy source, comprising:

  • a handle;

    an actuator movably coupled to the handle with a pivot structure to arcuately move from a first position to a second position;

    a shaft including a proximal end, a deflectable portion and an energy delivery portion, and the proximal end of the shaft coupled to the handle and the energy delivery portion coupled to the energy source for delivery of energy to the surgical site; and

    a deflection wire including a proximal portion and a distal portion, and the distal portion fixed to the shaft, and the proximal portion affixed to the actuator, and a movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position moving the deflection wire to produce a deflection of the deflectable portion, wherein an axis of rotation defined by the pivot structure is substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the proximal portion of the deflection wire.

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