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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Lawrence T. Kirwan, Jr., Pembroke, MA (US);
Kirwan Surgical Products, Inc., Marshfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An electro-surgical forceps has a recessed irrigation channel. The forceps includes a pair of blades mounted in a cap portion. A groove is recessed in the inner surface of a first blade of the pair of blades. Tubing is disposed in the groove. The tubing terminates at a location spaced from the termination of the groove to provide an outlet from the groove. The depth of the groove and the outer diameter of the tubing are selected such that the tubing is substantially recessed below the inner surface of the first blade sufficiently that a surgeon's view of the inner faces of the tips of the blades is not obstructed by the irrigation channel. The blades may be covered with an insulating material if desired.