Patent ID: 9452011
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An electrosurgical device comprising: a. forceps including: b. a blade electrode; c. an immobilization feature that is slidable along the electrosurgical device; wherein the electrosurgical device is capable of being switched between a first electrical configuration so that the electrosurgical device delivers a first therapy current through the first working arm, the second working arm, or both, and a second electrical configuration so that the electrosurgical device delivers a second therapy current through the blade electrode; wherein the first working arm and the second working arm of the forceps are immobilized in the second electrical configuration by the immobilization feature being moved from a first position to a second position so that both the forceps and the first therapy current are disabled, and wherein the blade electrode extends between and beyond the first working arm and the second working arm in the second electrical configuration; wherein the electrosurgical device includes a shuttle that slides along the forceps and the immobilization feature is part of the shuttle and the immobilization feature assists in disabling both the forceps and the first therapy current; and wherein the shuttle has a second position where the shuttle covers one or more first activation buttons for applying the first therapy current and a first position where the shuttle covers one or more second activation buttons for applying the second therapy current so that only the one or more first activation buttons or the one or more second activation buttons are exposed at one time.