Electro-surgical bipolar forceps

US6860882B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Christopher A. Battles · Seymour, US
• Paul DiCesare · Norwalk, US
• Patrick N. Gutelius · Monroe, US
• Daniel Paul Ferriera · Milford, US
• Richard Barry Stevens · Mashpee, US
• John Buonanno · Bristol, US
• Donald A. Coelho, Jr. · Bellingham, US
• Sharon A. Mulligan · Bristol, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 9, 2003
• Grant date: Mar 1, 2005
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2018/1495
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In accordance with a currently preferred exemplary embodiment, the present invention involves an electro-surgical bipolar forceps having a first member, a second member, and a tip assembly. The first member has a first insert tube extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. The second member has a second insert tube extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. At least one of the first and second insert tube has an inner surface, a portion of which is covered with an electrically insulating material. The first tip assembly has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the first tip assembly is selectively engageable with one of the first and second insert tubes. The first tip assembly includes an electrically conductive tip disposed at the distal end of the first tip assembly.