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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence T. Kirwan, Jr., Pembroke, MA (US);
John Paul Ariola, Jr., Norton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Kirwan Surgical Products, Inc., Marshfield, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/814 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/814 ;
Abstract
An electro-surgical forceps has a pair of tines. At least one of the tines has an inner core of a metal such as stainless steel, nickel, or titanium, and an outer plating of a material having a thermal conductivity and preferably also an electrical conductivity greater than the core material. The outer plating covers all or substantially all of the tine. The outer plating is suitably formed by an electroplating process.