Medical instrument for electrosurgery
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1. A medical instrument for electrosurgery, comprising:
- a tubular shaft having a distal end and a proximal end,at least one jaw part arranged at said distal end of said shaft and movable relative to said tubular shaft about a pivot axis,at least one electrode arranged at said at least one jaw part,at least one current supply line leading to said at least one electrode and designed as a wire-shaped element, a distal end of which being connected to said at least one electrode, said wire-shaped element being configured as a loop in the region of said pivot axis;
said wire-shaped element, at least in the region of said loop, is made of a resilient, electrically conductive material; and
said wire-shaped element is made of spring steel, at least in the region of said loop.
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Abstract
A medical instrument for electrosurgery comprises a tubular shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, at least one jaw part arranged at the distal end of the shaft and movable relative to the tubular shaft about a pivot axis, at least one electrode arranged at the at least one jaw part, and at least one current supply line leading to the at least one electrode and designed as a wire-shaped element, a distal end of which being connected to the at least one electrode, the wire-shaped element being configured as a loop in the region of the pivot axis.
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11 Claims
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1. A medical instrument for electrosurgery, comprising:
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a tubular shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, at least one jaw part arranged at said distal end of said shaft and movable relative to said tubular shaft about a pivot axis, at least one electrode arranged at said at least one jaw part, at least one current supply line leading to said at least one electrode and designed as a wire-shaped element, a distal end of which being connected to said at least one electrode, said wire-shaped element being configured as a loop in the region of said pivot axis; said wire-shaped element, at least in the region of said loop, is made of a resilient, electrically conductive material; and
said wire-shaped element is made of spring steel, at least in the region of said loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A medical instrument for electrosurgery, comprising:
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a tubular shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, at least one jaw part arranged at said distal end of said shaft and movable relative to said tubular shaft about a pivot axis, at least one electrode arranged at said at least one jaw part, and at least one current supply line leading to said at least one electrode and designed as a wire-shaped element, a distal end of which being connected to said at least one electrode, said wire-shaped element being configured as a loop in the region of said pivot axis; and wherein a proximal end of said wire-shaped element is fixed on said tubular shaft and connected conductively to said tubular shaft. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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