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US 6,267,759 B1Granted
Shaped scalpel
AssigneeSenoRx, Inc.
InventorRichard L. Quick
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Abstract
An electrosurgical tool includes a cutting loop, which can be an RF cutting loop, which is secured to a shaft which rotates about an axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tool.
Claims20
A surgical tool comprising:
- a handle having a proximal end, a distal end, and a movable actuator;
- a probe having a longitudinal axis and which is attached to said handle distal end;
- a shaft which has a longitudinal axis and which is rotatably mounted to said probe at an angle with respect thereto;
- a motion transmission member connecting said movable actuator and said shaft;
- a cutting wire secured to said shaft, and
- an electrical conductor in electrical communication with said cutting wire extending proximally through said probe.
3 more elements
A process of cutting tissue in a patient, comprising the steps of:
- supplying electrical energy to a cutting wire which is secured to a shaft which has a longitudinal axis, and which is rotatably mounted to a probe at an angle with respect thereto;
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- rotating said shaft about said shaft axis while supplying electrical energy to said cutting wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.