Patent SG-11201806975T-A (SG)
Title: Electrosurgical forceps instrument
Inventor: HANCOCK CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A61B18/18
Filed: 2017-05-16
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization 11111141101110101011111 0101111 1 0 I 011111111110110011111011 1111011110111111 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\" WO 2017/198672 Al 23 November 2017 (23.11.2017) WIPO I PCT — (51) (21) (22) (25) Filing Language: (26) (30) (71) (72) International Patent Classification: Court, Beaufort Park, Chepstow, Monmouthshire NP16 A61B 18/14 (2006.01) A61B 18/18 (2006.01) 5UH (GB). BURN, Patrick; c/o Creo Medical Limited, International Application Number: Riverside Court, Beaufort Park, Chepstow, Monmouthshire PCT/EP2017/061741 NP16 5UH (GB). WHITE, Malcolm; c/o Creo Medical Limited, Riverside Court, Beaufort Park, Chepstow, Mon- International Filing Date: mouthshire NP16 5UH (GB). CRAVEN, Thomas; c/o Creo 16 May 2017 (16.05.2017) Medical Limited, Riverside Court, Beaufort Park, Chep- stow, Monmouthshire NP16 5UH (GB). English Publication Language: English (74) Agent: JOHNSON, Richard et al.; Mewburn Ellis LLP, City Tower, 40 Basinghall Street, London, Greater London Priority Data: EC2V 5DE (GB). 1608632.4 17 May 2016 (17.05.2016) GB (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Applicant: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED [GB/GB]; kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, Riverside Court, Beaufort Park, Chepstow, Monmouthshire AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, NP16 5UH (GB). CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, Inventors: HANCOCK, Christopher; 37 Napier Road, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset BA1 4LN (GB). ULL- KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, RICH, George; c/o UW Designs Ltd., 2 Pen Y Bonc, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, Bangor, Caernarfon Road, Gwynedd LL57 4DB (GB). PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, WEBB, David; c/o UW Designs Ltd., 2 Pen Y Bonc, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, Caernarfon Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 4DB (GB). TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. MORRIS, Steven; c/o Creo Medical Limited, Riverside = Title: ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS INSTRUMENT 206a 214a 218a 214a 208a verridomm iw __ r-----/ ,_,_ 41..... _... _ 210a 212a k- - i 218b . Th. ----.4% 44..._ 204 200 2 216 NMI = (54) = = _ = = = = = = 210b 212b \" I -40 0...- ...°I..°\" „..,.„00• 0 ___'” _.,•••••\" r ...Inre---- 217 214b 208b 206b FIG. 2 : An electro surgical forceps instrument m which an energy conveying structure for (e.g. microwave energy and/or radiofrequency energy) from a coaxial cable to electrodes a compact jaw opening structure. The jaw opening structure may be dimensioned to be suitable for insertion down the instrument of a endoscope or other scoping device. Alternatively, the device may be configured as a laparoscopic device or be used in procedures. The instrument may be used as a tool to perform new minimally invasive surgical techniques such as Natural Orifice Endosurgery (NOTES) or the like. © Transluminal MMO = 202 218a/b efficiently transferring electromagnetic on the forceps jaws is incorporated = _ = 1-1 ei IN (57) GO energy C:N into 1-1 —. channel IN open 1-1 ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/198672 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIROIDEMOMOHHEIENHINEVOIMIE (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))