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7604635 |
Fluid-assisted medical devices, systems and methods
Surgical devices, systems and methods for treating tissue. An exemplary surgical device comprises a tip portion including first and second jaws each having a tissue grasping surface, at least one...
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7604634 |
Transmural ablation device
A method and apparatus for transmural ablation using an instrument containing two electrodes or cryogenic probes. A clamping force is exerted on the two electrodes or probes such that the tissue of...
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7597693 |
Vessel sealer and divider for use with small trocars and cannulas
A bipolar forceps for sealing and dividing tissue includes a housing having a shaft affixed thereto. The shaft includes first and second jaw members attached to the distal end thereof which are...
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7594916 |
Electrosurgical forceps with energy based tissue division
An electrosurgical bipolar forceps for sealing and dividing tissue is disclosed. The forceps includes one or more shaft members having an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end thereof. The...
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7591818 |
Cardiac ablation devices and methods
Devices and methods provide for ablation of cardiac tissue for treating cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. Although the devices and methods are often be used to ablate epicardial...
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7582087 |
Vessel sealing instrument
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a...
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7566334 |
Ablation device with jaws
System, device and method for ablating target tissue adjacent pulmonary veins of a patient through an incision. An ablation device can include a hinge including a cam assembly, a moving arm, a...
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7553312 |
Vessel sealing instrument
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a...
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7553311 |
Medical instrument for electrosurgery
A medical instrument for electrosurgery comprises a tubular shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, at least one jaw part arranged at the distal end of the shaft and movable relative to the...
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7549988 |
Hybrid lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods
A hybrid lesion formation apparatus including a surgical probe component and clamp component that share a common electrical connector.
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7543589 |
Method for ablating cardiac tissue
A method and apparatus for transmural ablation using an instrument containing two electrodes or cryogenic probes. A clamping force is exerted on the two electrodes or probes such that the tissue of...
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7540873 |
Four function microsurgery instrument
The present invention is directed to a four function microsurgery instrument performing the functions of aspiration, irrigation, dilation and cauterization. An embodiment of the present invention...
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7540872 |
Articulating bipolar electrosurgical instrument
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument has a pair of pivotable juxtaposed jaw members and a locking mechanism operatively associated with a second of the jaw members. The locking mechanism has a...
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7513898 |
Vessel sealing instrument
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a...
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7513897 |
Coagulation tweezers with limiter opening
Coagulation tweezers ( 1 ) provided with two tweezers legs ( 2 ) and ( 3 ), with their mutual pivoting apart from each other being limited by a stop element ( 6 ) and a counter stop element ( 7 )....
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7510556 |
Vessel sealing instrument
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument for clamping, grasping, manipulating, and sealing tissue includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a...
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7500975 |
Spring loaded reciprocating tissue cutting mechanism in a forceps-style electrosurgical instrument
Open electrosurgical forceps for sealing tissue which include a pair of first and second shaft portions each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. Each of the jaw members includes...
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7491202 |
Electrosurgical forceps with slow closure sealing plates and method of sealing tissue
An Electrosurgical bipolar forceps for sealing tissue is disclosed which includes at least one shaft member having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. The jaw members are movable from a...
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7491201 |
Tissue sealer with non-conductive variable stop members and method of sealing tissue
A bipolar forceps for sealing tissue includes an elongated shaft having opposing jaw members at a distal end thereof, each of the jaw members including an electrically conductive sealing surface....
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7491199 |
Electrosurgical generator and system
An electrosurgical system includes a generator for generating radio frequency power, and an electrosurgical instrument including at least three electrodes and. The generator includes a radio...
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7488319 |
Resecting device
A resecting device is disclosed. The resecting device comprises: a handle having a jaw trigger slidably engaged with the handle and mechanically engaged with a spring mechanism communicating a...
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7487780 |
Sub-xyphoid method for ablating cardiac tissue
A method and apparatus for transmural ablation using an instrument containing two electrodes or cryogenic probes. A clamping force is exerted on the two electrodes or probes such that the tissue of...
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7473253 |
Vessel sealer and divider with non-conductive stop members
An endoscopic bipolar forceps for sealing and dividing tissue includes an elongated shaft having opposing jaw members at a distal end thereof. The jaw members are movable relative to one another...
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7470272 |
Device and method for ablating tissue
An electrosurgery medical device is enhanced with unique solution-assistance, and comprises, in combination, co-operating device jaws including jaw portions for manipulating tissue, and a plurality...
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7468061 |
Transmural ablation device with integral EKG sensor
A method and apparatus for transmural ablation includes using an instrument comprising first and second jaws which each includes an ablation member. A clamping force is exerted on the two ablation...
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7445621 |
Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension
An endoscopic forceps for treating tissue includes a housing having a shaft affixed thereto which has first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof. The forceps also includes an...
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7442193 |
Electrically conductive/insulative over-shoe for tissue fusion
An over shoe for use with electrosurgical instruments having a pair of juxtaposed jaw members pivotably associated with one another, at least one of which includes an electrically conductive...
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7435250 |
Method and apparatus for tissue ablation
A device for ablating tissue is provided. The device comprises a conductive element with a channel for irrigating fluid formed therein, which is in contact with a non-conductive microporous...
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7435249 |
Electrosurgical instruments which reduces collateral damage to adjacent tissue
An electrode assembly for use in combination with an electrosurgical instrument having opposing end effectors and a handle for effecting movement of the end effectors relative to one another. The...
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7431721 |
Bonding of soft biological tissues by passing high frequency electric current therethrough
Technique for bonding soft biological tissue having an incision therein with forceps adapted to grip a portion of tissue on both sides of incision. Electrodes are secured to forceps for contracting...
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7422591 |
Apparatus for converting a clamp into an electrophysiology device
An apparatus for use with a clamp including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and at least one energy transmission device carried by the base member. An apparatus for use with a...
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7422590 |
Surgical instrument
In order to improve a surgical instrument having at least one tool comprising a carrier and at least one functional component adhesively bonded to the carrier, in such a way that the carrier can be...
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7396356 |
Combined dissecting, cauterizing, and stapling device
A medical device for simultaneously cutting tissue with a heating element, cauterizing the tissue with sealing elements, and stapling the tissue together. The heating elements comprise bipolar RF...
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7393353 |
Transmural ablation device with temperature sensor
A method and apparatus for transmural ablation using an instrument containing first and second jaw member and at least one of the jaw members having an ablation member. A clamping force is exerted...
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7387126 |
Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillation
The invention provides surgical systems and methods for ablating heart tissue within the interior and/or exterior of the heart. A plurality of probes is provided with each probe configured for...
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7384421 |
Slide-activated cutting assembly
An endoscopic bipolar forceps is provided. The forceps includes a housing, a shaft, a drive assembly, a handle assembly and a slide activated cutting assembly. The shaft is affixed to the housing...
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7381209 |
Electrosurgical instrument
An embodiment of the invention includes an electrosurgical jaw structure that carries cooperating PTC bodies in both series and parallel circuit components for controlled RF energy application to...
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7367976 |
Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension
An endoscopic forceps for treating tissue includes a housing having a shaft affixed thereto which has first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof. The forceps also includes an...
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7354440 |
Electrosurgical instrument and method of use
Embodiments of the invention provide an electrosurgical jaw structure comprising first and second opposing jaws one or both of which include 3D variable resistance bodies. The jaw structure can be...
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7354439 |
Treatment tool for endoscope having end effector operating like pincers
A bipolar high frequency treatment tool includes an inserting portion to be inserted into a human body through an instrument channel of the endoscope. An electrode assembly is attached to the...
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7329257 |
Medical treatment instrument
According to the present invention, a heat generating element to be current-carried is provided at a grasp portion on the tip side of a treatment portion, the patient's body tissue grasped between...
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7329255 |
System for regulating heating in a tissue sealing and cutting device
A device for handling tissue; including: a main body; a pair of opposing arms connected to the main body, the opposing arms having working surfaces thereon; a heating element disposed on one of the...
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7326209 |
Bipolar high frequency treatment tool for endoscope
A bipolar high frequency treatment tool includes a flexible insulating tube to be inserted through an accessory channel of the endoscope. The insulating tube has a pair of guide channels extending...
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7306599 |
Medical instrument and medical instrument system
A medical instrument includes an elongated insertion section, a pair of holding portions which hold tissue, a heat source portion, and an operation section which relatively opens/closes the holding...
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7288092 |
Method and apparatus for ablating cardiac tissue with guide facility
A method and apparatus for ablation of cardiac tissue at a selected cardiac location is achieved by providing at least one flexible elongated guide facility having a first end, a second end, and an...
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7270664 |
Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanism
An end effector assembly for use with an instrument for sealing vessels and cutting vessels includes a pair of opposing first and second jaw members which are movable relative to one another from a...
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7270660 |
Apparatus and method for sealing and cutting tissue
An axial elongate bipolar tissue sealer/cutter and method of use by a surgeon for electrosurgery on tissue. A chassis on a handle extends axially for axial movement. An effector on a distal end of...
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7252667 |
Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanism and distal lockout
An open electrosurgical forceps for sealing tissue includes a pair of first and second shaft members each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. The jaw members are movable from a...
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7252666 |
Arterial hole closure apparatus
A closure device for use following various surgical procedures to close access openings through the tissue wall while permitting post operative flow through the tissue conduit includes a housing...
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7241296 |
Bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing vessels
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument has opposable seal surfaces on its jaws for grasping and sealing vessels and vascular tissue. Inner and outer instrument members allow arcuate motion of the...
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