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Electrosurgical instrument with a longitudinal element for conducting RF energy and moving a cutting element

  • US 6,695,840 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2002
  • Issued: 02/24/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A bipolar electrosurgical instrument comprising:

  • a handle;

    a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor mounted to the handle;

    a first jaw and a second jaw operatively connected to the handle, the first jaw and the second jaw movable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position for approximating tissue therebetween in a tissue-grasping region;

    a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductor, the first electrode having a first conducting surface for contacting tissue approximated between the first and second jaws, the first conducting surface having a first electrical polarity; and

    a member slidably mounted to the handle, the member comprising a second electrode having a second conducting surface for contacting tissue approximated between the first and second jaw members.

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