Title:
ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND JAW PART THEREFOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/102602
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An electrosurgical instrument is disclosed, with a jaw part made of instrument arms that can be moved towards one another, on the facing sides of which one or more electrode surfaces are respectively arranged/formed, wherein the movement of the instrument arms relative to one another can be limited by at least one first spacer acting on proximal end sections of the instrument arms, and by at least one second spacer acting on distal end sections of the instrument arms. According to the invention, at least one of the spacers on at least one electrode is produced from an electrically conductive material and is electroconductively connected to said electrode. In addition, the spacer interacts with a local spacer contact surface made of a nonconductive material which is arranged in an electrically insulating manner on at least one opposing electrode.
Inventors:
ROTHWEILER CHRISTOPH (DE)
HERNER EUGEN (DE)
HUBER CHRISTIAN (DE)
HERNER EUGEN (DE)
HUBER CHRISTIAN (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2012/076945
Publication Date:
October 24, 2013
Filing Date:
December 27, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AESCULAP AG (DE)
International Classes:
A61B18/14; A61B17/28
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2002080796A1 | 2002-10-17 |
Foreign References:
| DE102008008309A1 | 2009-08-20 | |||
| DE102006042985A1 | 2007-04-19 | |||
| DE202012100017U1 | 2012-03-22 | |||
| EP2165662A1 | 2010-03-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WINTER BRANDL FÜRNISS HÜBNER RÖSS KAISER POLTE - PARTNERSCHAFT (München, DE)
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