Patent ID: 7753908

Claim:
A bi-polar tissue coagulation device for creating a lesion during a minimally invasive procedure, the device comprising: a clamp comprising a first clamp member and a second clamp member; a first surgical probe comprising a first shaft coupled with a first electrode; a second surgical probe comprising a second shaft coupled with a second electrode; a first probe support device comprising a base member and a slot, wherein the base member comprises a first longitudinally extending aperture configured to receive the first clamp member, a second longitudinally extending aperture configured to receive a wire, and a wire hole disposed between the second longitudinally extending aperture and the slot, wherein the first and second longitudinally extending apertures and the slot of the first probe support device are coextensive through a cross-section of the first probe support device, and wherein the first probe support device is removably secured to the first clamp member via the base member, and is coupled with the first surgical probe via the slot; a first wire extending from the second longitudinally extending aperture of the first probe support device, into the first probe support device wire hole, and to the first surgical probe; a second probe support device comprising a base member and a slot, wherein the base member comprises a first longitudinally extending aperture configured to receive the second clamp member, a second longitudinally extending aperture configured to receive a wire, and a wire hole disposed between the second longitudinally extending aperture and the slot, and wherein the second probe support device is removably secured to the second clamp member via the base member, and is removably secured to the second surgical probe via the slot; and an electrosurgical unit comprising an output connector and a return connector, wherein the output connector is coupled with the first surgical probe and the return connector is removably secured to the second surgical probe.