Ultrasonic probe with detachable slidable cauterization forceps
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1. A surgical device comprising:
- a forceps member having at least one prong, said prong being formed as an electrode;
at least one electrical connector on said forceps member for operatively connecting said prong to an electrical power source; and
a mechanical connector attached to said forceps member for removably fastening said forceps member to a housing of an ultrasonic probe.
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Abstract
A surgical device for ultrasonic ablation and RF cauterization includes a forceps member having at least one prong, the prong being formed as an electrode. At least one electrical connector is provided on the forceps member for operatively connecting the prong to an electrical power source. The surgical device further includes a mechanical connector attached to the forceps member for removably fastening the forceps member to a housing of an ultrasonic probe. The forceps member can thus function to carry out a cauterization procedure during a surgical operation utilizing the probe for ultrasonic ablation.
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37 Claims
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1. A surgical device comprising:
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a forceps member having at least one prong, said prong being formed as an electrode; at least one electrical connector on said forceps member for operatively connecting said prong to an electrical power source; and a mechanical connector attached to said forceps member for removably fastening said forceps member to a housing of an ultrasonic probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A surgical device comprising:
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an ultrasonic probe; a casing disposed about said probe; a forceps member having at least one prong, said prong being formed as an electrode; at least one electrical connector on said forceps member for operatively connecting said prong to an electrical power source; and a mechanical connector attached to said forceps member removably fastening said forceps member to said casing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A medical method comprising:
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providing an ultrasonic probe having a casing; providing a forceps member having at least one prong formed as an electrode; attaching said forceps member to said casing; inserting distal ends of said probe and said forceps member substantially simultaneously into a patient; thereafter energizing said probe with a standing ultrasonic compression wave to ablate tissues of a patient; after the inserting of the distal ends of said probe and said forceps member into the patient, manipulating said forceps member to clamp tissues of the patient; thereafter delivering a radio-frequency electrical waveform to said forceps member to cauterize the clamped tissues; removing the probe and the forceps member from the patient; and thereafter detaching the forceps member from the casing. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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