Surgical system including clamp and apparatus for securing an energy transmission device to the clamp and method of converting a clamp into an electrophysiology device

A surgical system, comprising:

• a clamp including a first clamp member, a second clamp member, and movement apparatus that moves at least one of the first and second clamp members relative to the other of the first and second clamp members such that the surgical apparatus has an open state and a closed state;
• and
• mounting means for removably mounting at least one electrode on at least one of the first and second clamp members.

A surgical system for use with a probe including a probe body and at least one energy transmission device carried by the probe body, the surgical system comprising:

• a clamp including a first clamp member, a second clamp member, and movement apparatus that moves at least one of the first and second clamp members relative to the other of the first and second clamp members such that the surgical apparatus has an open state and a closed state;
• and
• an apparatus for use with the clamp including a base member configured to be removably secured to at least one of the first and second clamp members and an engagement device associated with the base member and configured to releasably engage the probe.

A method of converting a clamp including first and second clamp members into an electrophysiology device, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a base member;
• providing an energy transmission device;
• removably mounting an energy transmission device on at least one of the first and second clamp members with the base member.