Laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical instrument
First Claim
1. A laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing tissue, comprising:
- a handle being selectively movable to actuate a pair of first and second opposable jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, the jaw members being movable from a first position for approximating tissue to at least one subsequent position for grasping tissue therebetween, each of the jaw members including an electrically conductive sealing surface and adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the scaling surfaces are capable of conducting electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween and each jaw member including;
a cam slot defined therein having a cul de sac at a distal end thereof;
a yoke being dimensioned to operatively engage each of the jaw members to affect movement thereof, said yoke including first and second pins extending from the sides thereof which operatively engage a respective cam slot in each of the jaw members, said pins being movable within said cam slots upon actuation of said handle and said pins being dimensioned to enter each cul de sac when said jaw members are disposed at an angle of about 3 degrees relative to one another.
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Abstract
A laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing tissue includes a handle having an elongated tube affixed thereto. The tube includes first and second jaw members having electrically conductive sealing surfaces attached to a distal end thereof which are movable from a first position for approximating tissue to a second position for grasping tissue therebetween. The handle includes a fixed handle and a handle which is movable relative to the fixed handle to effect movement of the jaw members from the first position to the second position for grasping tissue. The jaw members connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the opposable sealing surfaces are capable of conducting electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween. A stop is included for maintaining a minimum separation distance between opposing sealing surfaces. A ratchet is also included to maintain a closure force in the range of about 7 kg/cm2 to about 13 kg/cm2 between opposing sealing surfaces.
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1. A laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing tissue, comprising:
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a handle being selectively movable to actuate a pair of first and second opposable jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, the jaw members being movable from a first position for approximating tissue to at least one subsequent position for grasping tissue therebetween, each of the jaw members including an electrically conductive sealing surface and adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the scaling surfaces are capable of conducting electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween and each jaw member including;
a cam slot defined therein having a cul de sac at a distal end thereof;a yoke being dimensioned to operatively engage each of the jaw members to affect movement thereof, said yoke including first and second pins extending from the sides thereof which operatively engage a respective cam slot in each of the jaw members, said pins being movable within said cam slots upon actuation of said handle and said pins being dimensioned to enter each cul de sac when said jaw members are disposed at an angle of about 3 degrees relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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