Electro-surgical bipolar forceps
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsLISETTE MANRIQUE, JOHN BUONANNO
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Abstract
An electro-surgical bipolar forceps includes a first tip and a second tip, each having a body. The body has a distal end and a proximal end. The body has a first groove having a substantially planar base proximate the proximal end. A substantially planar face is proximate to the distal end of the tip body. The base and the face on each tip define planes that are approximately perpendicular with respect to each other. A tip assembly includes a tip and an engagement plug. When making the tip assembly, a planar surface on the engagement plug is aligned with the planar base of the groove in the tip. Then the tip is connected to the engagement plug.
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A tip for use with an electro-surgical medical device, said tip comprising:
- a body having a distal end and a proximal end, said body having a first groove proximate said proximal end, said first groove having a substantially planar base, said body having a substantially planar face proximate said distal end, said body having a recess spaced from said proximal end, wherein said body has a thickness at said recess that is smaller than a thickness of said body at said proximal end;
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- wherein said base and said planar face define planes that are approximately perpendicular with respect to each other, said first groove being disposed between said recess and said planar face.
An electro-surgical bipolar forceps comprising:
- a first tip having a body, said body having a distal end and a proximal end, said body having a first groove proximate said proximal end, said first groove having a substantially planar base, said body having a substantially planar face proximate said distal end, said body having a recess spaced from said proximal end;
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- wherein said base and said planar face define planes that are approximately perpendicular with respect to each other, said first groove being disposed between said recess and said planar face.
A method of assembling a multi-part tip assembly for use in an electro-surgical medical device, said multi-part tip including an engagement plug and a tip, said tip having a body having a distal end and a proximal end, said body having a first groove proximate said proximal end, said first groove having a substantially planar base, a substantially planar face proximate said distal end, said engagement plug having a planar surface, wherein said method comprising the steps of:
- aligning the engagement plug planar surface with the first groove planar base surface;
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- connecting the tip to the engagement plug.
A method of assembling a multi-part tip assembly for use in an electro-surgical bipolar forceps, said multi-part tip including an engagement plug and a tip, said tip having a body having a distal end and a proximal end, said body having a first groove proximate said proximal end, said first groove having a substantially planar base, said body having a second groove proximate said proximal end, said second groove having a substantially planar base, a substantially planar face proximate said distal end, said engagement plug having a planar surface, wherein said method comprising the steps of:
- aligning the engagement plug planar surface with the first groove planar base surface and the second groove planar base surface;
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- connecting the tip to the engagement plug.
A method of manufacturing a tip for use in an electro-surgical medical device, said tip having a body having a distal end and a proximal end, said body having a first groove proximate said proximal end, said first groove having a substantially planar base, wherein said method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining the position of the tip body by grasping the planar base of the first groove;
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- machining a substantially planar face in said tip body proximate its distal end while the position of said tip body is being maintained.
A method of manufacturing a tip for use in an electro-surgical medical device, said tip having a body having a distal end and a proximal end, said body having a first groove and a second groove proximate said proximal end, said first groove and said second groove each having a substantially planar base, wherein said method comprising the steps of:
- maintaining the position of the tip body by grasping the planar base of the first groove and the planar base of the second groove;
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- machining a substantially planar face in said tip body proximate its distal end while the position of said tip body is being maintained.
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