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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Sean T. Dycus, Superior, CO (US);
Dax D. Brown, Golden, CO (US);
David Farascioni, Bethel, CT (US);
Michael Primavera, Milford, CT (US);
David Fowler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sean T. Dycus, Superior, CO (US);
Dax D. Brown, Golden, CO (US);
David Farascioni, Bethel, CT (US);
Michael Primavera, Milford, CT (US);
David Fowler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sherwood Services AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
An electrosurgical instrument includes a housing having a shaft attached thereto which connects a pair of first and second jaw members in an opposing manner relative to one another. The jaw members are movable relative to one another from a first open position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second closed position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The instrument also includes a handle which imparts movement of the first and second jaw members from the first and second positions and a rotating assembly for rotating the jaw members about a longitudinal axis defined through the shaft. A pair of electrical leads connect the jaw members to a source of electrical energy such that the jaw members are capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween. The leads include a slack-like loop disposed in the rotating assembly which permits rotation of the jaw members about the longitudinal axis without unduly straining the electrical leads.