Hybrid lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods
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1. A lesion formation apparatus, comprising:
- a probe component including a shaft, at least one energy transmission device on an outer portion of the shaft, and an electrical connector operably connected to the at least one energy transmission device; and
a clamp component including a first clamp member and a second clamp member that are pivotably connected to each other, the clamp component being tethered to the probe component by an electrical cable and including at least one energy transmission device operably connected to the probe component electrical connector by the electrical cable.
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Abstract
A hybrid lesion formation apparatus including a surgical probe component and clamp component that share a common electrical connector.
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47 Claims
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1. A lesion formation apparatus, comprising:
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a probe component including a shaft, at least one energy transmission device on an outer portion of the shaft, and an electrical connector operably connected to the at least one energy transmission device; and a clamp component including a first clamp member and a second clamp member that are pivotably connected to each other, the clamp component being tethered to the probe component by an electrical cable and including at least one energy transmission device operably connected to the probe component electrical connector by the electrical cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A lesion formation apparatus, comprising:
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a probe component including a shaft, at least one energy transmission device on the shaft, and an electrical connector operably connected to the at least one energy transmission device; and a clamp component including at least one energy transmission device operably connected to the probe component electrical connector, wherein the at least one clamp component energy transmission device comprises first and second energy transmission devices and the clamp component includes a first mounting device configured to mount the first energy transmission device on a first clamp member and a second mounting device configured to mount the second energy transmission device on a second clamp member.
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16. A lesion formation apparatus, comprising:
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a probe component including a shaft, at least one energy transmission device on the shaft, and an electrical connector operably connected to the at least one energy transmission device; and a clamp component including at least one energy transmission device operably connected to the probe component electrical connector, wherein the at least one clamp component energy transmission device comprises first and second energy transmission devices and the first energy transmission device is connected to the electrical connector and the second energy transmission is not connected to the electrical connector.
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17. A lesion formation apparatus for use with a source of tissue coagulation energy, the source of tissue coagulation energy including a power output port and a power return port, the lesion formation apparatus comprising:
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a tissue coagulation probe including a shaft and an energy transmission device carried on an outer portion of the shaft; a bipolar tissue coagulation device including first and second energy transmission devices; first connector means comprising a cable for facilitating connection of the energy transmission device on the tissue coagulation probe and the first energy transmission device on the bipolar tissue coagulation device to the power output port; and second connector means for connecting the second energy transmission device on the bipolar tissue coagulation device to the power return port. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A lesion formation apparatus for use with a source of tissue coagulation energy, the source of tissue coagulation energy including a power output port and a power return port, the lesion formation apparatus comprising:
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a tissue coagulation probe including a shaft and an energy transmission device carried on the shaft; a bipolar tissue coagulation device including first and second energy transmission devices; first connector means for facilitating connection of the energy transmission device on the tissue coagulation probe and the first energy transmission device on the bipolar tissue coagulation device to the power output port; and second connector means for connecting the second energy transmission device on the bipolar tissue coagulation device to the power return port, wherein the bipolar tissue coagulation device includes a first mounting device for mounting the first energy transmission device to a first clamp member and a second mounting device for mounting the second energy transmission device to a second clamp member.
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25. A lesion formation system, comprising:
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a source of tissue coagulation energy including an energy output port and an energy return port; a lesion formation apparatus including a probe component including a shaft, at least one energy transmission device on an outer portion of the shaft, and an electrical connector operably connected to the at least one energy transmission device; and a clamp component including a first clamp member and a second clamp member that are pivotably connected to each other, the clamp component being tethered to the probe component by an electrical cable and including a first energy transmission device operably connected to the probe component electrical connector by the electrical cable, a second energy transmission device, and an electrical connector operably connected to the second energy transmission device and adapted to be connected to the energy return port. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A lesion formation system, comprising:
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a source of tissue coagulation energy including an energy output port and an energy return port; a lesion formation apparatus including a probe component including a shaft, at least one energy transmission device on the shaft, and an electrical connector operably connected to the at least one energy transmission device; and a clamp component including a first energy transmission device operably connected to the probe component electrical connector, a second energy transmission device, and an electrical connector operably connected to the second energy transmission device and adapted to be connected to the energy return port, wherein at least one clamp component energy transmission device comprises first and second energy transmission devices and the clamp component includes a first mounting device configured to mount the first energy transmission device on a first clamp member and a second mounting device configured to mount the second energy transmission device on a second clamp member.
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36. A lesion formation method, comprising:
simultaneously connecting at least one energy transmission device on an outer portion of a shaft of a tissue coagulation probe and a clamp-based tissue coagulation device to the same power output port of a source of tissue coagulation energy, the clamp-based tissue coagulation device being tethered to the tissue coagulation probe by an electrical cable and including a first clamp member and a second clamp member that are pivotably connected to each other. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A lesion formation apparatus, comprising:
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a probe component including a shaft, at least one energy transmission device on an outer portion of the shaft, and an electrical connector operably connected to the at least one energy transmission device; and a clamp component tethered to the probe component by an electrical cable, the clamp component including a first support structure carrying a first energy transmission device and a second support structure carrying a second energy transmission device, at least one of the first and second energy transmission devices being operably connected to the probe component electrical connector by the electrical cable.
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47. A lesion formation system, comprising:
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a source of tissue coagulation energy including an energy output port and an energy return port; and a lesion formation apparatus including a probe component including a shaft, at least one energy transmission device on an outer portion of the shaft, and an electrical connector operably connected to the at least one energy transmission device, and a clamp component tethered to the probe component by an electrical cable, the clamp component including a first support structure carrying a first energy transmission device that is operably connected to the probe component electrical connector by the electrical cable, a second support structure carrying a second energy transmission device, and an electrical connector operably connected to the second energy transmission device and adapted to be connected to the energy return port.
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