Patent ID: 9186215
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
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 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; 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; 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 a switch connected to the microwave generator and a source of irrigation fluid connected to the irrigation port such that microwave enemy and irrigation fluid are both applied when the switch is activated.