Patent ID: 6024741
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical treatment device comprising:a tissue treating portion including: a therapeutic energy delivering device arranged to deliver therapeutic energy to tissue, and a tissue manipulating device;a shaft coupled to said tissue treating portion, said shaft including a therapeutic energy communication device operatively coupled to said therapeutic energy delivering device, said energy delivering device and said energy communicating device adapted to be actuated to deliver therapeutic energy to tissue;a tissue manipulation actuating device having a locked mode and an unlocked mode, said tissue manipulation actuating device extending through said shaft and operatively coupled to said tissue manipulation device, wherein said tissue manipulation actuating device may be moved relative to said shaft in said unlocked mode,a locking mechanism coupled to said tissue manipulation actuating device for moving said tissue manipulation actuating device from said locked mode to said unlocked mode, wherein actuation of said therapeutic energy delivery device activates said locking mechanism, placing said tissue manipulation actuating device in said unlocked mode.