公开(公告)号：US20060224158A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11095123

申请日：2005-03-31

申请人： Darren Odom ,  Curt Hammill

发明人： Darren Odom ,  Curt Hammill

IPC分类号： A61B18/14 ,  A61B17/32

CPC分类号： A61B18/1445 ,  A61B2018/0063 ,  A61B2090/034

摘要： An Electrosurgical bipolar forceps for sealing tissue is disclosed which includes at least one shaft member having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. The jaw members are movable from a first position in spaced relation relative to one another to at least one subsequent position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. Each of the jaw members including a sealing plate which communicates electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween. At least one of the sealing plates includes one or more adjustable stop members coupled to one or more controllers. The adjustable stop member(s) are adapted for separating the sealing plates by a predetermined gap distance and the controller(s) adapted for adjusting the adjustable stop member(s) to close the sealing plates at a predetermined rate.