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US 11,766,288 B2Granted
Flexible bipolar sheath
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsAhmad Alsaffar, Joel Willhite
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Abstract
A medical instrument sheath including an elongated hollow tube having a wall comprised of polymeric material; and at least one electrical lead embedded inside the wall, wherein the at least one electrical lead is configured to be connected with a respective electrode disposed in a member located inside the sheath and extending from a distal end of the sheath.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- a debrider that includes:
- a shaft;
- an outer blade located at a distal end of the shaft;
- an electrical insulator band located around and directly abutting the outer blade;
- an electrically conductive band located around and directly abutting the electrical insulator;
- an electrical insulator sheath covering the shaft and a portion of the outer blade, the sheath including:
- an elongated hollow tube having a wall;
- and
- at least one electrical lead embedded inside the wall;
- and
- a leg including a strip extending between the electrically conductive band and a portion of the electrical insulator sheath, wherein the at least one electrical lead is configured to electrically couple with the electrically conductive band via the leg.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.