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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Kester J. Batchelor, Mound, MN (US);
Nikhil M. Murdeshwar, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jyue Boon (Jonas) Lim, New Brighton, MN (US);
Dennis G. Lamser, Marlborough, MA (US);
Tsuyoshi Hayashida, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Richard J. Curtis, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ryan Windgassen, Nowthen, MN (US);
Theodore Blus, Shoreview, MN (US);
Riyad Moe, Madison, WI (US);
GYRUS ACMI, INC., , MA (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical device comprising: (a) forceps including: (i) a first working arm and (ii) a second working arm; (b) a blade electrode; wherein the electrosurgical device is capable of being switched between a first electrical configuration so that the electrosurgical device delivers a first therapy current through the first working arm, the second working arm, or both, and a second electrical configuration so that the electrosurgical device delivers a second therapy current through the blade electrode; and wherein the first working arm and the second working arm of the forceps are immobilized in the second electrical configuration so that both the forceps and the first therapy current are disabled.