Patent ID: 6645198
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A system for treating cut edges of tissue in surgical perforations comprising:at least one member configured and dimensioned to have a surface, which surface may be placed on the cut edge of the tissue; at least a first energy delivery element disposed on said member surface, positioned to be in contact with the cut edge when said member is positioned adjacent to the cut edge of tissue; and an RF energy source communicating with the energy delivery element which applies energy to the cut edge in a controlled manner to reduce post-surgical complications, wherein the member is either a trocar having a hollow channel further comprising a detachable unit, which mounts on a proximal end of said member and produces the controlled RF energy and wherein the energy delivery element is at least one electrode, wherein the detachable unit has an electrical contact and the trocar has an electrical contact, whereby the controlled RF energy is transmitted from the detachable unit to the delivery electrode located when the two electrical contacts are in electrical communication, wherein the detachable unit further comprises an attachment means used to lock and unlock the detachable unit to said trocar, wherein said attachment means are protruding latches that lock and unlock the detachable unit to the sleeve by twisting the detachable unit, relative to the position of the trocar, in one direction and in the opposite direction, respectively, or the member is a non-conductive sheet.