Patent ID: 8827995
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument for sealing a blood vessel, the instrument comprising: an injection device for injecting an adhesive into the blood vessel; a dosing device, the injection device and dosing device being configured such that a predetermined amount of the adhesive can be injected into a sealing section of the blood vessel; a clamp device comprising gripping elements, wherein the gripping elements are formed trough-shaped such that the blood vessel can be gripped and sealed at sealing points spaced apart from one another such that the sealing section of the blood vessel which can be filled with the adhesive remains between the sealing points; and an energy-supply device for heating up and/or coagulating the sealing section, the energy-supply device further comprising electrodes between the gripping elements, which form the respective trough base of the trough-shaped gripping elements, for passing a high-frequency current through the blood vessel, restricted to the sealing section.