Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension
First Claim
1. An endoscopic forceps, comprising:
- a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, the shaft including first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, each of the first and second jaw members adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the first and second jaw members are selectively capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to treat the tissue;
a first actuator operably associated with the housing and configured to move the first and second jaw members relative to one another from a first condition wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second condition wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp the tissue therebetween;
a monopolar element housed within at least the first jaw member and selectively movable from a first position within the first jaw member to a second position extending from a distal end of the first jaw member;
a second actuator operatively associated with the housing and configured to extend the monopolar element from the first position to the second position; and
a knife that is selectively movable within a knife channel defined within at least one of the first and second jaw members to cut the tissue disposed between the first and second jaw members, the knife being selectively movable to cut the tissue at least when the monopolar element is in the first position within the first jaw member.
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Abstract
An endoscopic forceps for treating tissue includes a housing having a shaft affixed thereto which has first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof. The forceps also includes an actuator for moving jaw members relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. Each of the jaw members is connected to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the jaw members are selectively capable of operating in a bipolar mode which enables the jaw members to conduct bipolar energy through tissue held therebetween to treat tissue. The forceps also includes a monopolar element housed within the first jaw member which is selectively movable from a first position within the first jaw member to a second position distal to the first jaw member. The monopolar element is connected to the source of electrosurgical energy and is selectively activateable independent of the bipolar mode.
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6 Claims
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1. An endoscopic forceps, comprising:
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a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, the shaft including first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, each of the first and second jaw members adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the first and second jaw members are selectively capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to treat the tissue; a first actuator operably associated with the housing and configured to move the first and second jaw members relative to one another from a first condition wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second condition wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp the tissue therebetween; a monopolar element housed within at least the first jaw member and selectively movable from a first position within the first jaw member to a second position extending from a distal end of the first jaw member; a second actuator operatively associated with the housing and configured to extend the monopolar element from the first position to the second position; and a knife that is selectively movable within a knife channel defined within at least one of the first and second jaw members to cut the tissue disposed between the first and second jaw members, the knife being selectively movable to cut the tissue at least when the monopolar element is in the first position within the first jaw member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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