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US 2017/0281191 A1Published application
Stand alone energy-based tissue clips
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsBoris Chernov, Igoris Misuchenko, Georgy Martsinovskiy, Mikhail Verbitsky
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Abstract
A tissue clip for use in electrosurgical procedures includes an arm having a first electrode formed thereon. The tissue clip also includes a body pivotally coupled to the arm. The body includes a power source and a second electrode. The arm is moveable from a first position relative to the body for approximating tissue and a second position closer to the body for grasping tissue therebetween.
Claims19
1-15. (canceled)
A method of sealing tissue, comprising:
- positioning a first tissue clip within a body of a patient;
- grasping a first portion of tissue of the patient between an arm and a body of the first tissue clip;
- releasing the first tissue clip;
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- energizing an electrode of at least one of the arm or the body of the first tissue clip by a power source disposed within the body of the first tissue clip, thereby sealing the grasped first portion of the tissue.
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