Patent ID: 7914529
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical device comprising: a forceps comprising a pair of elongate, resiliently biased, arms, each arm having a free end and an opposite joined end for engaging the joined end of the opposite arm, wherein the arms are joined so as to provide for resilient movement of the arms between a normally open position in which the arms are disposed in spaced-apart relation and a squeezed closed position, wherein said free ends are disposed in a substantially abutting relationship, each arm further including a receptacle disposed between the free end and the joined end; a cautery member associated with each arm, each cautery member comprising: wherein each electrode tip is configured to supply energy to tissue, and each cooling member is configured for conducting heat away from the respective electrode tip, wherein said cooling member further comprises a first cooling member portion associated with said electrode tip, and a second cooling member portion, the first cooling member portion having a first diameter, and the second cooling member portion having a reduced-diameter portion extending axially to a terminal end of the cooling member; and wherein the socket has an outer diameter substantially equal to the first diameter, the socket further having at one end a socket portion sized to receive said reduced-diameter portion of the second cooling member and at an opposite end an arm engaging portion sized to be received within the receptacle of a respective arm.