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Blood vessel coagulation/stanching device
Assignee: Kyocera Corp
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Filing: 1990-05-31
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Granted: 1992-09-29
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Expires: 2010-05-31
Abstract
Abstract A blood vessel coagulation/stanching device for flowing high-frequency current between a pair of forceps with a blood vessel being held between the ends of the forceps to cauterize, coagulate and stanch the blood vessel, the device being characterized in that the blood vessel holding section of the forceps comprises a blood vessel contact member made of an electrically insulating sintered substance with a low thermal conductivity, and the blood vessel contact member being provided on its surface with exposed electrodes at an areal ratio between 5% and 60% to the entire surface of the blood vessel contact member. With this device, the blood vessel contact section of the forceps is not excessively heated, preventing a blood vessel from burning. This eliminates any stanching failure due to removal of a coagulated blood vessel portion and ensures superior coagulation and stanching. In addition, the exposed electrode disposed at the frontest end of the forceps has cutting, coagulation and stanching functions so that a single unit of the device can be used for coagulation, stanching and cutting.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyasu Kamiyama
- 👤 Hirokazu Amino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 19:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1442; A61B18/1402; A61B17/00; A61B17/28; A61B17/2812; A61B17/282; A61B2017/2825; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00059; A61B2018/00071; A61B2018/00083; A61B2018/00107; A61B2018/00119; A61B2018/1405; A61B2018/1425; A61B2018/143; A61B2018/1467
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
In a bipolar-type blood vessel coagulation/stanching device having a pair of conductive forceps including blood vessel holding sections provided at end portions of said forceps and adapted to cauterize, coagulate and stanch said blood vessel, the improvement comprising: an electrically and thermally insulative blood vessel contact member of sintered substance provided at each of said end portions, each of said contact members having a blood vessel contact surface which includes a plurality of exposed electrodes at an areal ratio between 5% and 60% to the entire surface area of said blood vessel contact surface of said blood vessel contact member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
In a bipolar-type blood vessel coagulation/stanching device having a pair of conductive forceps including blood vessel holding sections provided at end portions of said forceps and adapted to cauterize, coagulate and stanch said blood vessel, the improvement comprising: an electrically and thermally insulative blood vessel contact member of sintered substance provided at each of said end portions, each of said contact members having a blood vessel contact surface which includes a plurality of exposed electrodes at an areal ratio between 5% and 60% to the entire surface area of said blood vessel contact surface of said blood vessel contact member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A blood vessel coagulation/stanching device according to claim 1, wherein said exposed electrodes are made of conductive resin adhesive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A blood vessel coagulating/stanching device according to claim 2, wherein each said blood vessel contact member defines a plurality of through holes and said electrodes comprise said conductive resin adhesive filled in said through holes, said electrodes being exposed at said blood vessel contact surface, said exposed electrodes being dispersed over the blood vessel contact surface of said blood vessel contact member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A blood vessel coagulating/stanching device according to claim 3, wherein a contact member further comprises a cutting electrode provided at a front most end of said blood vessel contact member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A blood vessel coagulating/stanching device according to claim 2, wherein said conductive resin adhesive is an epoxy resin-based, non-solvent, single-solution type conductive resin adhesive with 100% solid content, including high purity silver powder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
A blood vessel coagulating/stanching device according to claim 1, wherein each forcep end portion defines a recess and each blood vessel contact member has a flat chip shape and is received in an associated recess of said forceps, said device further comprising a conductive resin adhesive layer between each blood vessel contact member and the associated end portion of said forceps.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A blood vessel coagulation/stanching device according to claim 1, wherein said blood vessel contact member is extensively provided over the entire surface of said forceps.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A blood vessel coagulating/stanching device according to claim 1, wherein said sintered substance is ceramics made of one of zirconia, alumina, silicon nitride and silicon carbide.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
131 words
A device for passing current through living tissue to coagulate the tissue, comprising: a pair of elongated members, said elongated members being adapted to be brought into physical proximity to each other at a distal end of each elongated member, each elongated member having an electrically insulative and thermally insulative tissue contact member provided at its associated distal end, each tissue contact member having a tissue contact surface opposing the tissue contact surface of the other tissue contact member, each tissue contact surface having a plurality of electrodes, each electrode having a predetermined size and spacing from the other electrodes of the tissue contact surface so as to inhibit overheating of the tissue contact surface by the coagulated tissue; and coupling means for insulatively coupling said members at proximal ends thereof.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
131 words
A device for passing current through living tissue to coagulate the tissue, comprising: a pair of elongated members, said elongated members being adapted to be brought into physical proximity to each other at a distal end of each elongated member, each elongated member having an electrically insulative and thermally insulative tissue contact member provided at its associated distal end, each tissue contact member having a tissue contact surface opposing the tissue contact surface of the other tissue contact member, each tissue contact surface having a plurality of electrodes, each electrode having a predetermined size and spacing from the other electrodes of the tissue contact surface so as to inhibit overheating of the tissue contact surface by the coagulated tissue; and coupling means for insulatively coupling said members at proximal ends thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device according to claim 9 wherein said tissue contact member defines at least one through hole, at least one of said electrodes being received in said through hole.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The device according to claim 10 wherein said tissue contact member defines a plurality of through holes substantially uniformly dispersed over the tissue contact surface, a corresponding number of said electrodes being received in said through holes.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device according to claim 11 wherein said electrodes cover an area of between 5% and 60% of the entire tissue contact surface of said tissue contact member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device according to claim 10 wherein said electrode comprises a conductive resin adhesive filled in said through hole.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device according to claim 13 wherein said conductive resin adhesive comprises an epoxy resin-based, non-solvent, single-solution type adhesive with 100% solid content, containing high purity silver powder therein.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device according to claim 9 further comprising a conductive resin adhesive layer provided between said electrically non-conductive tissue contact member and each of said elongated members.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device according to claim 9 further comprising a cutting electrode provided at a front most end of said tissue contact member, said cutting electrode being electrically insulated from said electrodes.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device according to claim 9 wherein said electrically non-conductive tissue contact member comprises a ceramic.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 17 wherein said ceramic comprises any one of zirconia, alumina, silicon nitride and silicon carbide.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
158 words
A blood vessel coagulation/stanching device comprising: a pair of electrically conductive elongated members; coupling means for insulatively coupling said members at proximal ends thereof; an electrically and thermally insulative ceramic tissue contact member provided adjacent a distal end of each of the elongated members, each of said tissue contact members further having a polished tissue contact surface and defining a plurality of through holes substantially uniformly dispersed over said tissue contact polished surface of said tissue contact member at an areal ratio between 5% and 60% to the entire area of said tissue contact surface of said tissue contact member; a plurality of electrodes of conductive resin adhesive received in said through holes and being exposed at said tissue contact surface of each of said tissue contact members; and a conductive resin adhesive layer provided between each non-conductive tissue contact member and the associated conductive elongated member thereby electrically coupling said electrodes and the associated conductive elongated member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
158 words
A blood vessel coagulation/stanching device comprising: a pair of electrically conductive elongated members; coupling means for insulatively coupling said members at proximal ends thereof; an electrically and thermally insulative ceramic tissue contact member provided adjacent a distal end of each of the elongated members, each of said tissue contact members further having a polished tissue contact surface and defining a plurality of through holes substantially uniformly dispersed over said tissue contact polished surface of said tissue contact member at an areal ratio between 5% and 60% to the entire area of said tissue contact surface of said tissue contact member; a plurality of electrodes of conductive resin adhesive received in said through holes and being exposed at said tissue contact surface of each of said tissue contact members; and a conductive resin adhesive layer provided between each non-conductive tissue contact member and the associated conductive elongated member thereby electrically coupling said electrodes and the associated conductive elongated member.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The blood vessel coagulation/stanching device according to claim 19 further comprising a cutting electrode provided adjacent a front most end of one of said tissue contact members.
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