Electrosurgical instrument for an endoscope or a catheter
First Claim
1. An electrosurgical instrument for an endoscope or a catheter, comprising:
- a) a preferably flexible tube which can be introduced through an instrument channel of the endoscope or through a catheter lumen, is electrically nonconductive at least on its outer face, and is open at its distal end, the proximal end of which tube can be connected to a gas source for ionizable gas, in particular argon;
b) an electrode connection line which is longitudinally displaceable in the tube and whose proximal end can be connected to a high-frequency current generator;
c) an electrosurgical electrode at the distal end of the electrode connection line; and
d) a handling device which is connected to the proximal end of the electrode connection line and by means of which the electrosurgical electrode, by way of the electrode connection line, can be pushed out of the distal end of the tube and can be drawn into the tube, wherein a stationary electrode is arranged at the distal end of the tube and is stationary relative to this end, said stationary electrode being electrically conductively connected to a contact element which is arranged in the tube, and which, when the electrosurgical electrode is drawn into the tube, is in electrical contact with the electrosurgical electrode and/or with the distal end of the electrode connection line.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electrosurgical instrument (5) for an endoscope or a catheter, which can be operated by means of a high-frequency current, contact electrosurgical treatment and non-contact plasma coagulation in an ionisable gas. A stationary electrode (33) is arranged on the distal end of a guiding tube (7) that can be introduced into the instrument channel (1) of an endoscope catheter (3), and when the electrosurgical electrode for the contact treatment is in the retracted position in the guiding tube (7), the stationary electrode is connected to the electrosurgical electrode (11) by means of a contact element (37).The retracted position of the electrode (11) can, but not necessarily, be maintained by an abutment (21) of a handling device (13) and/or by a suitable arrangement and measurement of the contact element (37). The retracted position of the electrode (11) does not need to be optically controlled.
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22 Claims
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1. An electrosurgical instrument for an endoscope or a catheter, comprising:
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a) a preferably flexible tube which can be introduced through an instrument channel of the endoscope or through a catheter lumen, is electrically nonconductive at least on its outer face, and is open at its distal end, the proximal end of which tube can be connected to a gas source for ionizable gas, in particular argon; b) an electrode connection line which is longitudinally displaceable in the tube and whose proximal end can be connected to a high-frequency current generator; c) an electrosurgical electrode at the distal end of the electrode connection line; and d) a handling device which is connected to the proximal end of the electrode connection line and by means of which the electrosurgical electrode, by way of the electrode connection line, can be pushed out of the distal end of the tube and can be drawn into the tube, wherein a stationary electrode is arranged at the distal end of the tube and is stationary relative to this end, said stationary electrode being electrically conductively connected to a contact element which is arranged in the tube, and which, when the electrosurgical electrode is drawn into the tube, is in electrical contact with the electrosurgical electrode and/or with the distal end of the electrode connection line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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