Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with movable electrode and related systems and methods
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Application No.: US16837418Application Date: 2020-04-01
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Publication No.: US11241272B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Joe D. Sartor , David N. Heard , Arlen K. Ward
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agency: Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
An electrosurgical device is provided that includes a handset having a shaft extending therefrom, a pair of active electrodes at a distal end of the shaft, and a movable, electrically floating electrode selectively positionable between the active electrodes. The floating electrode, when positioned to contact tissue between the active electrodes, modifies the electrosurgical current flows through tissue. The resultant modified current flows enables a surgeon to more effectively to control tissue desiccation by focusing electrosurgical energy toward targeted tissue and by reducing peripheral current flows. Embodiments are provided wherein the active electrodes include cooling provisions. Related electrosurgical systems and method of use are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200246059A1 BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MOVABLE ELECTRODE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2020-08-06
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