Bipolar surgical shears

Details Bipolar surgical shears Bipolar surgical shears

1997-10-10

1999-11-02

O'Connor, Cary

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

606 41, 606 50, 606 52, 128DIG28, A61B 1736

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059761326

ABSTRACT:
In a bipolar surgical shears, pivoted cutting members serve as a first electrode, and separate conductors, mounted on the cutting members and insulated therefrom, serve as second and third electrodes. One of the second and third electrodes is connected to a terminal on the opposite cutting member through a pivot pin comprising an insulating tube, so that all power supply connections are mounted on one of the pivoted cutting members. A power supply can be switched selectably to a selected one, or both, of the second and third electrodes.

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