Apparatus, system and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure
First Claim
1. A forceps comprising:
- a housing;
a shaft extending distally from the housing and defining a longitudinal axis;
a first plunger disposed within the shaft;
a hydraulic mechanism operatively associated with the first plunger and configured to translate the first plunger along the longitudinal axis; and
an end effector assembly positioned at a distal end of the shaft and including first and second jaw members moveable relative to one another between an open configuration and a clamped configuration, each of the jaw members defining an aperture configured to receive a portion of the first plunger when the first plunger is translated distally to move the first and second jaw members towards the clamped configuration.
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Abstract
A forceps is provided. The forceps includes a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom. The bipolar forceps also includes a hydraulic mechanism that includes a fluid line and a plunger operatively coupled to the fluid line. The plunger is translatable within at least a portion of the shaft from a proximal position to a distal position. An end effector assembly is operatively connected to a distal end of the shaft and includes a pair of first and second jaw members biased in an open configuration. Each of the first and second jaw members configured to receive at least a portion of the plunger when a fluid is caused to flow within the fluid line such that the first and second jaw members move from an open position for positioning to a closed position for grasping tissue.
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18 Claims
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1. A forceps comprising:
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a housing; a shaft extending distally from the housing and defining a longitudinal axis; a first plunger disposed within the shaft; a hydraulic mechanism operatively associated with the first plunger and configured to translate the first plunger along the longitudinal axis; and an end effector assembly positioned at a distal end of the shaft and including first and second jaw members moveable relative to one another between an open configuration and a clamped configuration, each of the jaw members defining an aperture configured to receive a portion of the first plunger when the first plunger is translated distally to move the first and second jaw members towards the clamped configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A forceps comprising:
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a housing; a shaft extending distally from the housing and defining a longitudinal axis; a plunger assembly disposed within the shaft and including first and second plungers; an end effector assembly positioned at a distal end of the shaft and including first and second jaw members moveable relative to one another between an open configuration and a clamped configuration; and a hydraulic mechanism operatively associated with the first and second plungers and configured to translate the first and second plungers along the longitudinal axis, the first plunger configured to engage the first and second jaw members to move the first and second jaw members toward the clamped configuration when the first plunger is translated distally along the longitudinal axis, the second plunger operatively associated with a knife and configured to translate the knife along the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the first and second jaw members defines aperture and the first plunger is configured to selectively engage the aperture of each of the first and second jaw members when the first plunger is translated distally to move the first and second jaw members towards the clamped configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for performing an electrosurgical procedure, the method comprising:
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positioning tissue between first and second jaw members of an electrosurgical instrument; actuating a hydraulic mechanism of the electrosurgical instrument to move the first and second jaw members towards each other such that tissue is grasped therebetween, wherein actuating the hydraulic mechanism includes engaging an aperture defined in at least one of the first and second jaw members with a first plunger of the hydraulic mechanism; applying electrosurgical energy to the jaw members to electrosurgically treat the grasped tissue; and reactuating the hydraulic mechanism to sever the treated tissue. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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Specification