Patent ID: 9629676
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
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; a finger ring on the back section of each arm; a spring between the back sections of the arms, with the spring urging the back sections of the arms away from each other; first and second jaws on the front section of the first and second arms, respectively, with the first and second jaws having a length of 5 to 8 cm; first and second electrodes on the first and second jaws, respectively; an irrigation port on the first arm connected to an irrigation line leading to one or more irrigation fluid outlets in or adjacent to the first or second electrode; and the irrigation line, the irrigation line being attached to the first arm and external to the first arm.