Apparatus, system, and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure
First Claim
1. A bipolar forceps, comprising:
- a housing having a shaft extending therefrom defining a longitudinal axis;
an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft including a wheel assembly disposed in opposed relation to a jaw member, the wheel assembly having a pair of opposing wheels configured to move along the longitudinal axis relative to the opposing jaw member; and
a first electrically conductive tissue sealing surface disposed on the jaw member and at least one second electrically conductive tissue sealing surface disposed on at least one of the opposing wheels of the wheel assembly, each of the electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces adapted to connect to an electrosurgical energy source configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue disposed between the jaw member and the pair of opposing wheels.
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Abstract
A bipolar forceps includes a housing having a shaft extending therefrom including an end effector assembly at a distal end thereof. The end effector assembly has a wheel assembly opposing a jaw member and having a pair of opposing wheels configured to facilitate movement of the wheel assembly relative to the jaw member. A drive rod is operably coupled at a proximal end to a movable handle and at a distal end to the wheel assembly. The movable handle is movable relative to a stationary handle to move the wheel assembly relative to the jaw member. At least one electrically conductive tissue sealing plate is disposed on each of the wheel assembly and the jaw member and is adapted to connect to an electrosurgical energy source configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue held between the wheel assembly and the jaw member to effect a tissue seal.
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16 Claims
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1. A bipolar forceps, comprising:
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a housing having a shaft extending therefrom defining a longitudinal axis; an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft including a wheel assembly disposed in opposed relation to a jaw member, the wheel assembly having a pair of opposing wheels configured to move along the longitudinal axis relative to the opposing jaw member; and a first electrically conductive tissue sealing surface disposed on the jaw member and at least one second electrically conductive tissue sealing surface disposed on at least one of the opposing wheels of the wheel assembly, each of the electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces adapted to connect to an electrosurgical energy source configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue disposed between the jaw member and the pair of opposing wheels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A bipolar forceps, comprising:
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a housing having a shaft extending therefrom and defining a longitudinal axis; an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft and including a pair of opposing circular electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces rotatable about a rotation pin and movable along the longitudinal axis relative to a stationary electrically conductive tissue sealing surface; and an actuation mechanism operably coupled to the rotation pin and configured to move the pair of opposing circular electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces along the longitudinal axis relative to the stationary electrically conductive tissue sealing surface, each of the electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces adapted to connect to an electrosurgical energy source and configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue disposed between the circular electrically conductive tissue sealing surfaces and the stationary electrically conductive tissue sealing surface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification