Patent ID: 8377052

Claim:
A thermally adjustable surgical tool comprising: an electrical conductor; a ferromagnetic coating covering at least a portion of the electrical conductor, the ferromagnetic coating forming a ferromagnetic heating region disposed along the electrical conductor, the electrical conductor extending from a position prior to the ferromagnetic coating, through the ferromagnetic heating region and to a position beyond the ferromagnetic coating; and a structure defining a primary geometry at a working end of the thermally adjustable surgical tool, wherein the electrical conductor is disposed upon the primary geometry; wherein the thermally adjustable surgical tool is forceps and wherein the primary geometry is defined by a surface along a distal portion of the forceps and wherein a portion of the electrical conductor is disposed on the primary geometry and wherein the ferromagnetic coating is disposed on the portion of the electrical conductor which is disposed on the primary geometry; and wherein the ferromagnetic coating is sufficiently thin that the ferromagnetic coating will not fracture when transitioning between contact with air and contact with liquid while the ferromagnetic coating is heated.