Cordless electrosurgical instrument
US5961514A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2201/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved electrosurgical instrument for use with a specially adapted electrosurgical trocar. The improved electrosurgical instrument including a handle, an end effector and an elongated closure tube connecting the handle to the end effector. The elongated closure tube including one or more electrical contacts adapted to provide electrical contact to the interior of a trocar cannula as the electrosurgical instrument is passed through the cannula. The contacts being electrically connected to the end effector of the electrosurgical instrument such that electrosurgical energy passes through the contacts to the end effector.
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