Surgical cardiac tissue ablation clamp
OwnerTamim Antakiinventor
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Abstract
A system for cardiac ablation including a first Jaw, second jaw, shaft, and joint. The first jaw having a longitudinal axis. The second jaw having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw. The shaft having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw and the longitudinal axis of the second jaw. The joint secured to the first jaw, the second jaw, and shaft. The joint is operable to position the first jaw and second jaw in an open position or a closed position. The longitudinal axes of the first jaw, second jaw, and shaft are parallel in both the open position and closed position.
Claims20
A system for cardiac ablation comprising:
- a first jaw having a longitudinal axis;
- a second jaw having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw;
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw and the longitudinal axis of the second jaw;
- and
- a joint secured to the first jaw, the second jaw, and shaft;
- wherein the joint is operable to position the first jaw and second jaw in an open position or a closed position;
- and
- wherein the longitudinal axes of the first jaw, second jaw, and shaft are parallel in both the open position and closed position.
9 The system of claim 7 further comprising an actuator adapted to maintain the first jaw and the second jaw in a closed position.
A system for ablation comprising:
- a first jaw having a longitudinal axis;
- a second jaw having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw;
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw and the longitudinal axis of the second jaw, comprising,
- a hollow, outer housing, and
- an inner housing slidably carried within the outer housing;
- a joint secured to the first jaw, the second jaw, and a second end of the inner housing:
- a first energy conductor pad located on a face of the first jaw;
- wherein the joint is operable to position the first jaw and second jaw in an open position or a closed position;
- and
- wherein the longitudinal axes of the first jaw, second jaw, and shaft are parallel in both the open position and closed position.
A system for ablation comprising:
- a first jaw having a longitudinal axis;
- a second jaw having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw;
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first jaw and the longitudinal axis of the second jaw, further comprising,
- a hollow, outer housing,
- an inner housing slidably carried within the outer housing, and
- a spring having a first end secured to the outer housing and a second end secured to the inner housing;
- a first handle secured to a first end of the outer housing;
- a second handle secured to a first end of the Inner housing;
- a joint secured to the first jaw, the second jaw, and a second end of the inner housing, comprising:
- a first elongate member having a first end secured to a first end of the first jaw and a second end secured to the second end of the inner housing,
- a second elongate member having a first end secured to a first end of the second jaw and a second end secured to the second end of the inner housing,
- a third elongate member having a first end secured to a length of the first jaw and a second end secured to the second end of the inner housing, and
- a fourth elongate member having a first end secured to a length of the second jaw and a second end secured to the second end of the inner housing, and
- wherein the third elongate member is parallel to the first elongate member and the fourth elongate member is parallel to the second elongate member;
- a first energy conductor pad located on a face of the first jaw;
- a second energy conductor pad located on a face of the second jaw;
- a first locking mechanism located on a second end of the first jaw;
- a second locking mechanism located on a second end of the second jaw;
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- an actuator adapted to activate the first locking mechanism;
- wherein the joint is operable to position the first jaw and second jaw in an open position or a closed position;
- and
- wherein the longitudinal axes of the first jaw, second jaw, and shaft are parallel In both the open position and closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.