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US 6,641,581 B2Granted
Variable angle cervical excision electrode
OwnerMohiuddin M. Muzzammelinventor
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Abstract
An electrode for the excision of tissue from the cervix. The electrode, at one end, has a fine wire which can be rotated 360 degrees and which can be varied depending on the size of the cervix and the size of the lesion. This enables a single instrument to remove lesions, instead of using different sized instruments.
Claims9
An electrode for the excision of tissue comprising:
- a member having a length and a width,
- conduit means for transmitting energy capable of excision of tissue,
- said conduit means being positioned within said member,
- said conduit means having a tip at one end,
- a handle mounted near another end of said conduit means with respect to said member about a longitudinal axis of said member,
- angular positioning means mounted on said conduit means for adjusting said tip to different angular positions relative to said conduit means and,
- said angular positioning means is separate from said means for rotating said conduit means with respect to said member about a longitudinal axis of said member,
- wherein said angular positioning means comprises an arm fixedly mounted to said conduit means,
- said arm extends in an arc away from said conduit means, and
- wherein said tip extends from said conduit means to said arm, and
- said tip can be adjusted to a plurality of angular positions with respect to said conduit means,
- each of said angular positions holds said tip at a different angular position relative to the length of said conduit means.
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An electrode for excising diseased tissue, wherein said electrode comprises:
- a handle,
- said handle having a first end and a second end,
- an arm secured to said first end of said handle,
- said arm having a first end and a second end,
- said first end of said arm being shorter than said second end of said arm, and
- an electrical wire,
- said electrical wire having a first end and a second end,
- said first end of said electrical wire being connected to a tip of said first end of said arm, and
- said second end of said electrical wire begin connected to a tip of said second end of said arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.