Apparatus for treating a portion of a reproductive system and related methods of use
AssigneeSoulor Surgical, Inc.
InventorsRoger M. Brecheen, John H. Koehler
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Abstract
A medical device for performing a surgical procedure may include an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may also include a handle connected to the proximal end of the elongate member, an end effector assembly connected to the distal end of the elongate member, and a cutting device configured to extend from the end effector assembly, wherein the cutting device has a retracted configuration in which the cutting device is withdrawn into the end effector assembly and a deployed configuration in which the cutting device extends from the end effector assembly.
Claims21
1-38. (canceled)
A medical device for performing a surgical procedure, the medical device comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween;
- a handle connected to the proximal end of the elongate member;
- an end effector assembly connected to the distal end of the elongate member and extending along a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a cautery blade having a thickness and a width greater than the thickness, wherein the cautery blade is configured to extend from the end effector assembly, wherein the cautery blade is configured to transition between a retracted configuration in which the cautery blade is withdrawn into the end effector assembly and a deployed configuration in which the cautery blade extends from the end effector assembly at an angle to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the cautery blade is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis relative to the end effector assembly.
A medical device for performing a surgical procedure, the medical device comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween;
- a handle connected to the proximal end of the elongate member;
- an end effector assembly connected to the distal end of the elongate member and extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein the end effector assembly includes an elongate manipulation member extending distally along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a cautery blade configured to extend from the end effector assembly, wherein the cautery blade has a thickness and a width greater than the thickness, wherein the cautery blade is configured to transition between has a retracted configuration in which the cautery blade is withdrawn into the end effector assembly and a deployed configuration in which the cautery blade extends from the end effector assembly at an angle to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the cautery blade is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis relative to the end effector assembly,
- wherein at least one of the end effector assembly and the cautery blade includes a coating covering at least a portion of an outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.