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US 11,992,256 B2Granted
Electrosurgical attachment device
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsJoey Magno, Joel Andrew Willhite
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Abstract
An electrosurgical device is provided. The electrosurgical device can include an elongated member configured to be attached to an elongated shaft of an endoscope, the elongated member including a distal portion that, when axially extended beyond a distal end of the shaft, bends toward a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The electrosurgical device can include an electrode exposed at the distal portion of the elongated member. The electrosurgical device can include an electrical interconnect coupling the electrode to an electrosurgical energy connection at a proximal portion of the elongated member.
Claims26
An electrosurgical device comprising:
- an elongated member configured to be attached to an elongated shaft of an endoscope, the elongated member including a distal portion and at least a portion of the elongated member situated at least partially around the elongated shaft;
- an electrode exposed at the distal portion of the elongated member, the elongated member and the electrode, when axially extended beyond a distal end of the elongated shaft, bend towards a longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
- and
- an electrical interconnect coupling the electrode to an electrosurgical energy connection at a proximal portion of the elongated member.
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An electrosurgical system comprising:
- an endoscope comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- an optical illumination carrier to provide light to a distal end of the elongated shaft;
- an optical carrier to provide light incident on the distal end of the elongated shaft to a proximal portion of the endoscope;
- and
- an electrosurgical device comprising:
- an elongated member configured to be attached to the elongated shaft, the elongated member including a distal portion and at least a portion of the elongated member situated at least partially around the elongated shaft;
- an electrode on the elongated member and exposed at the distal portion of the elongated member, the elongated member and the electrode, when axially extended beyond a distal end of the elongated shaft, bend towards a longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
- and
- an electrical interconnect coupling the electrode to an electrosurgical energy connection at a proximal portion of the elongated member.
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A method of operating an electrosurgical device, the method comprising:
- providing an elongated member, the elongated member attachable to and detachable from an elongated shaft of an endoscope, the elongated member including an electrode exposed at a distal portion thereof and at least a portion of the elongated member situated at least partially around the elongated shaft;
- axially extending the elongated member and the electrode beyond a distal end of the elongated shaft causing the elongated member and the electrode to bend toward a longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
- and
- causing electricity to flow through the electrode.
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An electrosurgical device comprising:
- an elongated member configured to be attached to an elongated shaft of an endoscope, the elongated member including a distal portion, the elongated member configured to accommodate a variety of shaft widths of the elongated shaft, the shaft width perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
- an electrode exposed at the distal portion of the elongated member, the elongated member and the electrode, when axially extended beyond a distal end of the elongated shaft, bend towards the longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
- and
- an electrical interconnect coupling the electrode to an electrosurgical energy connection at a proximal portion of the elongated member.
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An electrosurgical system comprising:
- an endoscope comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- an optical illumination carrier to provide light to a distal end of the elongated shaft;
- an optical carrier to provide light incident on the distal end of the elongated shaft to a proximal portion of the endoscope;
- and
- an electrosurgical device comprising:
- an elongated member configured to be attached to the elongated shaft, the elongated member including a distal portion, the elongated member configured to accommodate a variety of shaft widths of the elongated shaft, the elongated shaft width perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
- an electrode on the elongated member and exposed at the distal portion of the elongated member, the elongated member and the electrode, when axially extended beyond a distal end of the elongated shaft, bend towards the longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
- and
- an electrical interconnect coupling the electrode to an electrosurgical energy connection at a proximal portion of the elongated member.
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A method of operating an electrosurgical device, the method comprising:
- providing an elongated member, the elongated member attachable to and detachable from an elongated shaft of an endoscope, the elongated member including an electrode exposed at a distal portion thereof, the elongated member configured to accommodate a variety of shaft widths of the elongated shaft, the elongated shaft width perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
- axially extending the elongated member and the electrode beyond a distal end of the elongated shaft causing the elongated member and the electrode to bend toward the longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
- and
- causing electricity to flow through the electrode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.