Patent ID: 11864819
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. An electrosurgical tool for performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
a main body;
an elongated vent tube disposed in the main body, the vent tube having a wall that defines an opening through a thickness thereof;
an elongated electrode disposed in the vent tube and configured to move longitudinally relative to at least one of the main body or the vent tube;
a first conducting member electrically coupled to the electrode; and
a second conducting member, wherein the first conducting member has a section that extends through the opening of the vent tube and into sliding contact with the second conducting member, wherein the first conducting member is axially fixed to the vent tube, such that the first conducting member moves longitudinally with the vent tube.