Electrosurgical attachment device
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc. d/b/a Olympus Surgical Technologies America
InventorsJoey Magno, Joel Andrew Willhite
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Abstract
An electrosurgical device is provided. The electrosurgical device can include an elongated member configured to be attached to an elongated shaft of an endoscope, the elongated member including a distal portion that, when axially extended beyond a distal end of the shaft, bends toward a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The electrosurgical device can include an electrode exposed at the distal portion of the elongated member. The electrosurgical device can include an electrical interconnect coupling the electrode to an electrosurgical energy connection at a proximal portion of the elongated member.
Claims24
An electrosurgical device comprising:
- an elongated member configured to be attached to an elongated shaft of an endoscope, the elongated member including a distal portion that, when axially extended beyond a distal end of the shaft, bends toward a longitudinal axis of the shaft;
- an electrode exposed at the distal portion of the elongated member;
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- an electrical interconnect coupling the electrode to an electrosurgical energy connection at a proximal portion of the elongated member.
An electrosurgical system comprising:
- an endoscope comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- an optical illumination carrier to provide light to a distal end of the shaft;
- an optical carrier to provide light incident on the distal end of the shaft to a proximal portion of the endoscope;
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- an electrosurgical device comprising:
- an elongated member configured to be attached to the shaft, the elongated member including a distal portion that, when axially extended beyond a distal end of the shaft, bends toward a longitudinal axis of the shaft;
- an electrode on the elongated member and exposed at the distal portion of the elongated member;
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- an electrical interconnect coupling the electrode to an electrosurgical energy connection at a proximal portion of the elongated member.
A method of operating an electrosurgical device, the method comprising:
- providing an elongated member, the elongated member attachable to and detachable from an elongated shaft of an endoscope, the elongated member including an electrode exposed at a distal portion thereof, and the elongated member, when axially extended beyond a distal end of the shaft, bends toward a longitudinal axis of the shaft;
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- causing electricity to flow through the electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.