Patent ID: 9439714
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical device for coagulating a soft tissue and for use with a vacuum source to improve contact with the soft tissue and a track to position the surgical device, the surgical device comprising: a shaft; an energy transfer element; a housing being flexible to conform to a surface of the soft tissue and to conform to a shape of the track, the housing being located at a distal portion of the shaft and having a main cavity containing the energy transfer element, the housing having at least one opening in a side wall to expose the main cavity and allow the energy transfer element to contact the soft tissue, the housing further including a track lumen extending along and having an opening at a distal end of the housing such that the track lumen allows for the housing to be advanced over the track, where the track lumen is fluidly isolated from the main cavity; and a flexible extension located about at least a portion of the at least one opening and connected to the housing where the flexible extension is conformable to the soft tissue improving an ability of the flexible extension to form a seal against the soft tissue and where the housing is configured to hold a vacuum within the main cavity to maintain the housing against the soft tissue upon application of the vacuum source to the main cavity.