Patent ID: 9173707
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
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 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; and 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, wherein the irrigation line is attached to and extends to the first an outer surface of the first arm.