Energy-based surgical instrument including integrated nerve detection system
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorWILLIAM H. NAU, JR.
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Abstract
An energy-based surgical system includes a light beam source and a probe. The light beam source is configured to selectively provide a beam of light. The probe defines a channel about a longitudinal axis thereof and a side opening near a distal end thereof. The channel is operatively connected to the light beam source and is configured to transmit the beam of light from the side opening. The beam of light is configured to detect the presence of a nerve within targeted tissue. The probe may further be configured apply treatment energy to tissue to treat tissue.
Claims14
An energy-based surgical system comprising:
- a light beam source configured to selectively provide a beam of light;
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- a probe defining a channel about a longitudinal axis thereof and a side opening near a distal end thereof, the channel operatively connected to the light beam source and configured to transmit the beam of light from the side opening.
An energy-based surgical device comprising:
- a probe defining a channel about a longitudinal axis thereof and a side opening near a distal end thereof, the channel configured to transmit a beam of light from a light beam source through the side opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.