Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Patent
1991-12-02
1993-03-30
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
606 41, 606 48, 606 50, 128784, 128786, A61B 1736
Patent
active
051979632
ABSTRACT:
An electrosurgical instrument having a protective, extendable and retractable sheath or sleeve is disclosed. The sheath is disposed around and coaligned with an elongated cylindrical rod, from which extends at least one electrode. A conductor extending from the electrode is joined to a conventional power supply cord for connection to a source of RF voltage. Power supply is regulated using either a convention hand or foot switch. The sheath protects the distal electrode(s) as the instrument is inserted through a laparoscopic trocar or endoscope. It also provides an effective extension of an irrigation/aspiration lumen which extends along the length of the cylindrical rod. The proximal end of the irrigation/aspiration lumen is joined to a supply tube which either may be connected to a fluid reservoir for irrigation or to a collection reservoir for aspiration of fluids. Alternative embodiments feature alternative mechanisms for extending the sheath. In one embodiment, the sheath is retractable and shields the electrode(s) only when placed in a distal, extended position. In another embodiment, the cylindrical rod-shaped housing on which the electrode resides is retractable. When the cylindrical rod is withdrawn to a proximal, retracted position with the sheath, it shields the electrode and extends the effective end of the irrigation lumen.
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Everest Medical Corporation
Pellegrino Stephen C.
Schmidt Jeffrey A.
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