Patent ID: 7611510

Claim:
A surgical device comprising: an elongated body having a first channel therein; a first movable arm connected to said elongated body having a second channel therein, said second channel being in fluid communication with said first channel; a second movable arm having a third channel therein, said third channel being in fluid communication with said first channel means for moving said first and second movable arms between first and second positions, said second position being extended at least partially away from said body; a wire within said first channel, said wire having a loop at a distal end and a portion of said loop being within said second channel and a portion of said loop being within said third channel channel; a first plug for connecting said first channel to a source of an inert, ionizable gas; a second plug for connecting said wire to a source of RF energy; and enclosure means at a distal end of said second channel and said third channel for enclosing said loop when said arms are in a closed position.