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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joe D. Sartor, Longmont, CO (US);
John Westwood, San Jose, CA (US);
Aaron D. Leyva, Aurora, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1407 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1475 (2013.01); A61B 2018/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft extending from the handle portion, a pad electrode coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and a loop electrode configured to be selectively transitioned from a deployed configuration, wherein the loop electrode extends outwardly from a distal end of the shaft in a manner capable of receiving tissue, to a non-deployed configuration, wherein the loop electrode is disposed proximate to the distal end of the shaft, to treat tissue.