Patent ID: 11871985
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a housing mechanically coupled with a primary electrode and defining a guide slot having sections transverse and parallel to an axis of the housing including a first transverse section and a second transverse section disposed toward at opposing ends of a first parallel section;
a sleeve having a distal end configured to engage an electrosurgical apparatus and a proximal end configured to be slidably received within a first end of the housing;
a latch disposed at the first end of the housing configured to selectively enable the housing to move along the sleeve to move the primary electrode to a first location relative to a reference point;
a secondary actuator received within the housing and coupled with a secondary electrode, wherein the secondary actuator is configured to move independently of the primary electrode parallel to the axis of the housing; and
an interlock lever mechanically coupled with the secondary actuator and extending through the guide slot, the interlock lever further including a clamp configured to lock the secondary actuator to the sleeve when the secondary electrode reaches a second location relative to the reference point, and wherein the interlock lever is further configured to:
engage the first transverse section of the guide slot to constrain the secondary actuator to move with the housing when the housing is moved relative to the sleeve to move the primary electrode to the first location;
move along the first parallel section of the guide slot when the primary electrode is positioned at the first location to enable the secondary actuator to move the secondary electrode independently of the first electrode; and
rotate across the second transverse section of the guide slot when the secondary electrode is positioned at the second location to cause the clamp to lock the secondary actuator to the sleeve.