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Electrically conductive/insulative over-shoe for tissue fusion

  • US 7,442,193 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2003
  • Issued: 10/28/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrosurgical instrument comprising:

  • a pair of juxtaposed jaw members pivotably associated with one another, at least one of which includes an electrically conductive surface disposed thereon in electrical communication with an electrosurgical energy source;

    a selectively engageable over shoe adapted to engage the electrically conductive surface, the overshoe including;

    a tissue contacting wall configured and dimensioned to selectively and substantially overlie the electrically conductive surface of the electrosurgical instrument, the tissue contacting wall including a plurality of apertures formed therethrough configured to allow current therethrough, the tissue contacting wall being fabricated from a non-conductive material.

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