Clip on electrocauterizing sheath for orthopedic shave devices
US6004320A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1861
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an integrated surgical and cauterizing apparatus, comprising a surgical instrument including a drive member, a cannula, and a tool, and the cannula attached at a proximal end to the drive member and defining at a distal end thereof an opening, and the tool including a shaft and a tip, and the shaft contained within he cannula and connecting the tip in the opening of the cannula to the drive member to produce a surgical motion of the tip; and a cauterizing instrument comprising at least one electrode, and a conductor, and at least one electrode affixed to the cannula adjacent to the distal end of the cannula and the conductor providing an electrical path from the at least one electrode for the application of electrical power to the at least one electrode to produce a cauterizing effect.
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