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Bipolar forceps

US8262655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ragae M. Ghabrial · Cincinnati, US
Omar J. Vakharia · Mason, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 21, 2007
Grant date	Sep 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B18/1445
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bipolar forceps including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a conductor operably connected to an electrical source, wherein the conductor can be selectively placed in electrical communication with the first electrode when the first electrode is moved between open and closed positions. The conductor can include a contact end which is not in contact with the first electrode when the first electrode is in its open position. In such an open position, the first electrode may not be in electrical communication with the electrical source and, as a result, current may not flow through the first electrode. The first electrode can be moved into its closed position such that the first electrode is in contact with the contact end of the wire. In such a closed position, the first electrode may be in electrical communication with the electrical source allowing current to flow through the first electrode.

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