Patent ID: 9452009
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An electrosurgical device comprising: forceps having: a first working arm, a second working arm, wherein the electrosurgical device has a first electrosurgical configuration where the first working arm and the second working arm are in an opposed position so that the forceps deliver a first therapy current that flows between the first working arm and the second working arm; wherein the electrosurgical device has a second electrosurgical configuration when the first working arm, the second working arm, or both are repositionable relative to each other so that the first working arm is extended with respect to the second working arm or vice versa and a second therapy current is delivered from the first working arm to a remote electrode; wherein the forceps have a handpiece that a user grips during use and the handpiece includes a track that the second working arm moves along so that the second working arm is extendable and retractable; wherein a bias device is located within the handpiece so that when the second working arm is fully extended the bias device extends the second working arm from the track in the handpiece; and wherein the second working arm includes a guide lock that guides the second working arm along the track in the handpiece and assists in locking the second working arm proximate to the handpiece so that the second working arm is not damaged in the second electrosurgical configuration, and the guide lock extends from the track when the second working arm is fully extended and the electrosurgical device is in the first electrosurgical configuration.