Surgical device switchable between clip application and coagulation modes
First Claim
1. Surgical apparatus for treating tissue, comprising:
- an effector including at least two jaws movable toward one another;
wherein said effector holds and is configured to deploy a plurality of clips in a clip application mode; and
wherein said jaws are configured to deliver energy to coagulate tissue in a coagulation mode;
wherein said effector is switchable between clip application mode and coagulation mode; and
wherein said clip application mode and said coagulation mode are mutually exclusive, such that a single actuation of said effector causes said effector to perform in only one said mode.
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Abstract
One example of surgical apparatus for treating tissue may include an effector including at least two jaws movable toward one another, where the effector holds and is configured to deploy a of clips in a clip application mode, and where the jaws are configured to deliver energy to coagulate tissue in a coagulation mode, where said effector is switchable between clip application mode and coagulation mode. Another example of surgical apparatus for treating tissue may include an effector holding clips, and two fingers movable toward one another to close the clips one at a time, where each finger is a different pole of a bipolar coagulator. An exemplary method for treating tissue with a surgical apparatus may include placing the surgical apparatus adjacent to tissue at a location, selecting one of a plurality of operational modes of the surgical apparatus, where the operational modes include clip application mode and coagulation mode, and actuating the surgical apparatus according to the selected operational mode.
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1. Surgical apparatus for treating tissue, comprising:
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an effector including at least two jaws movable toward one another; wherein said effector holds and is configured to deploy a plurality of clips in a clip application mode; and wherein said jaws are configured to deliver energy to coagulate tissue in a coagulation mode; wherein said effector is switchable between clip application mode and coagulation mode; and wherein said clip application mode and said coagulation mode are mutually exclusive, such that a single actuation of said effector causes said effector to perform in only one said mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for treating tissue with a surgical apparatus, comprising:
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placing the surgical apparatus adjacent to tissue at a location; selecting one of a plurality of operational modes of the surgical apparatus, wherein said operational modes include clip application mode and coagulation mode; and actuating said surgical apparatus according to the operational mode selected in said selecting;
wherein said actuating causes said effector to perform only one of said clip application mode and said coagulation mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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