Monopolar electrosurgical instrument
AssigneeBlack & Black Surgical, Inc.
InventorsWilliam B. Black, Norman M. Black, III
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Abstract
A monopolar electrosurgical instrument including a pair of diverging shanks with a pair of uninsulated tips formed respectively on the distal ends thereof, a housing secured to one of the shanks and having a button disposed therein, a metal wire extending adjacent the one shank so that depression of the button bends the metal rod to energize the instrument.
Claims7
A monopolar electrosurgical instrument comprising a pair of diverging shanks extending from a base, a pair of pointed tips formed respectively on the distal ends of said shanks, a housing secured to one of said shanks intermediate said base and said distal end, a button disposed in said housing, a pair of arms extending outwardly from said button, a pair of tabs integrally formed respectively on the ends of said arms, a pair of cavities formed in said housing, said tabs being disposed respectively in said cavities, an energized metal wire extending adjacent said one shank, and said metal wire being disposed between said one shank and said button.
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