| US 7,578,817 B2 | ||
| Combination argon plasma coagulation and electrocautery device and method | ||
| Jerome Canady, 1119 Jefferson St., McKeesport, Pa. 15132 (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/199,631. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/600550, filed on Aug. 11, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0036239 A1, Feb. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 18/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 606—45 [606/49] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A combination surgical device comprising:
a shaft;
an electrosurgical tool attached to said shaft, said electrosurgical tool comprising:
a neck; and
a plurality of members connected to said neck, said members being movable between first and second positions, wherein an opening
exists in said electrosurgical tool when said members are in said first position and such opening is substantially closed
when said members are in said second position;
means connected to said electrosurgical tool for providing RF energy to said electrosurgical tool;
a collet connected to said shaft, said collet being movable relative to said shaft; wherein movement of said collet relative
to said shaft causes said members to move between said first position and said second position; and
means for providing an inert ionizable gas and RF energy through said shaft and said electrosurgical tool to said opening
in said electrosurgical tool.
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