Patent ID: 9480526
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical tool comprising: first and second arms, each having a front section and a back section, and with the arms pivotally attached to each other at a pivot connection between the front and back section of each arm; first and second jaws on the front section of the first and second arms, respectively, a spring coupled to the back sections of the first and second arms such that the spring biases the arms away from each other; first and second electrodes on or embodied in the first and second jaws, respectively; a microwave generator connected via a cable directly or indirectly to the first and second electrodes; one or more irrigation fluid outlets in or adjacent to one or both of the first or second electrode; and a switch configured to apply microwave energy from the microwave generator and to supply irrigation fluid through the one or more irrigation fluid outlets when the switch is activated.