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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2019
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Joseph L. Mark, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Brian C. Dougherty, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A surgical device is disclosed that comprises a shaft member and a pair of electrodes. The shaft member has a pair of electrode channels that open at the distal end of the shaft member, wherein the electrode channels are positioned adjacent to one another. The pair of electrodes are configured to deliver energy, and one of the pair of electrodes is configured to be disposed in each electrode channel such that distal ends of each of the electrodes are arranged to protrude from the distal end of the shaft member. The shaft member further includes at least one lumen opening at the distal end of the shaft member. A lighting arrangement including a fiber optic cable configured to deliver light at the distal end of the fiber optic cable, the fiber optic cable positioned within the at least one lumen.