Patent ID: 11890049
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An instrument comprising:
a forceps comprising:
i. a first arm having a first gripper, a first force receiving section, a lumen in communication with a source of irrigation fluid, and one or more fluid outlets in communication with the lumen for delivering the irrigation fluid from the source to a surgical site;
ii. a second arm having a second gripper, a second force receiving section, a lumen in communication with a source of suction, and one or more suction outlets in communication with the lumen for providing suction to the surgical site; and
iii. a moveable blade disposed between an external surface of the first arm and an external surface of the second arm, the blade configured to move proximally and distally relative to the first and second arms;
wherein the first arm, the second arm, or both further comprise a lumen including a heat pipe;
wherein the first arm and the second arm cross over one another, and
wherein applying a first force to the first force receiving section in a first direction and applying a second force to the second force receiving section in an opposite second direction causes the first gripper and the second gripper to separate;
wherein the instrument is switchable between a first configuration and a second configuration,
wherein in the first configuration, the instrument is configured to deliver to first therapy current through the first arm, the second arm, or both, and the blade is free from extending beyond a distal end of the first arm and beyond a distal end of the second arm, and
wherein in the second configuration, the blade extends beyond the distal end of the first arm and beyond the distal end of the second arm.