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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Gyrus Medical Limited, Cardiff, GB;
Inventors:
Wayne Williams, Penarth, GB;
Lewis Jones, Cardiff, GB;
Assignee:
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED, Cardiff, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/1233 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00404 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00666 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00708 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00755 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00761 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00767 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00892 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bipolar surgical instrument comprises a body, first and second opposed jaws located at the distal end of a shaft, the first jaw being movable with respect to the second jaw between an open position in which the first and second jaws are spaced apart from one another, and a closed position in which the first and second jaws are adjacent one another. The first and second elongate jaw members have respective first and second electrodes. A controller is operable to detect a short circuit between the first and second electrodes when in use.