Patent ID: 11864820
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A surgical system, comprising: an energy source; and a surgical instrument operably coupled to the energy source, wherein the surgical instrument comprises: a first jaw coupled to a distal end of a first jaw arm and a first jaw handle coupled to a proximal end of the first jaw arm opposite the distal end of the first jaw arm; a second jaw coupled to a distal end of a second jaw arm and a second jaw handle coupled to a proximal end of the second jar arm opposite the distal end of the second jar arm, wherein the first jaw arm and the second jaw arm are pivotally coupled at a joint located between the respective distal and proximal ends and are rotatable about the joint to cause the first jaw and the second jaw to move between an open configuration and a closed configuration; an electrically conductive member coupled to at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw, wherein the energy source is configured to provide first energy to the electrically conductive member for sealing or cutting tissue positioned between the first jaw and the second jaw; and a probe movable relative to the electrically conductive member and the first jaw handle or the second jaw handle between a deployed position and a retracted position, wherein the probe is retractable from the deployed position into an opening in a jaw arm housing on the first or second jaw arm, wherein the energy source is configured to provide non-therapeutic, second energy to the probe for providing electrical stimulation to tissue, and wherein, in the deployed position, the probe extends to a location laterally offset from the first jaw and the second jaw.