Medical coagulation instrument
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1. A medical coagulation instrument comprising:
- a shaft;
two electrode tips extending beyond a distal end of the shaft, at least one of said two electrode tips widening in the distal direction; and
at least one small plate affixed to one of an outer surface, an inner surface, or both an outer and an inner surface of at least one of said two electrode tips, wherein the at least one small plate is electrically conductive;
said two electrode tips being oriented essentially parallel to one another, the inner surface of each of said two electrode tips facing towards each other and the outer surface of each of said two electrode tips facing away from one another;
wherein the at least one small plate has a thickness, said thickness of the at least one small plate increases in the distal direction.
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Abstract
A medical coagulation instrument having a shaft as well as at least one electrode tip that extends beyond the distal end of the shaft. To create a coagulation instrument whose electrodes are of simple structure and ensure an atraumatic and safe handling, at least one electrode tip should be widened or be configured as widening in the distal direction.
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1. A medical coagulation instrument comprising:
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a shaft; two electrode tips extending beyond a distal end of the shaft, at least one of said two electrode tips widening in the distal direction; and at least one small plate affixed to one of an outer surface, an inner surface, or both an outer and an inner surface of at least one of said two electrode tips, wherein the at least one small plate is electrically conductive; said two electrode tips being oriented essentially parallel to one another, the inner surface of each of said two electrode tips facing towards each other and the outer surface of each of said two electrode tips facing away from one another; wherein the at least one small plate has a thickness, said thickness of the at least one small plate increases in the distal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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