A surgical instrument

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A61B 18/14 (2006.01)

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CA 2548459

A bipolar electrosurgical instrument (12) for cutting and scaling tissue comprises first and second jaw members (4, 5) movable between open and closed positions so as to be capable of grasping tissue therebetween. The first jaw member (4) includes first and second coagulating electrodes (13, 15) on its inner surface, and an insulating member (9) separating the first and second electrodes. The first jaw member (4) also includes a third cutting electrode (19) on an outer surface separate from the inner surface, and the second jaw member (5) has a tissue-contacting surface (23) which is electrically insulating over its entire surface. The electrosurgical instrument is capable of selectively causing coagulation of tissue between the first and second electrodes (13, 15), and/or the cutting of tissue contacted by the third electrode (19).

La présente invention concerne un instrument électro-chirurgical bipolaire (12) destiné à découper et à faire coaguler des tissus, comprenant un premier et un second élément de mâchoire (4, 5) qui peuvent se déplacer entre une position ouverte et une position fermée de façon être capable de saisir des tissus entre eux. Le premier élément de mâchoire (4) présente sur sa face intérieure une première et une seconde électrode de coagulation (13, 15), et un élément isolant (9) qui sépare la première et la seconde électrode. Le premier élément de mâchoire (4) comprend également une troisième électrode (19) située sur une face extérieure séparée de la face intérieure, et le second élément de mâchoire (5) présente une face de contact tissulaire (23) qui est électriquement isolante sur toute sa surface. L'instrument électro-chirurgical est capable de provoquer la coagulation sélective de tissus entre la première et la seconde électrode (13, 15), et/ou de découper les tissus qui sont en contact avec la troisième électrode (19).

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