Handling device for an electrosurgical instrument, method for producing a handling device, and electrosurgical instrument

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025049496-A1
Application number	US-202218717501-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 30, 2022
Priority date	Dec 9, 2021
Publication date	Feb 13, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A handling device for an electro-surgical instrument includes a joint mechanism which has at least one handling-side lever which can be moved for manipulation; a lever extension which is configured as an electrical insulator and is fixedly coupled to the lever; and an electrically conductive contact portion which is fixedly coupled to the lever extension. The electrically conductive contact portion is arranged on a side of the lever extension which can be subjected to force via the joint mechanism and is configured for electro-surgical contacting biological tissue. A method produces a handling device for an electro-surgical instrument and a corresponding electro-surgical instrument, in particular an endoscopic instrument.

First claim

1 . A handling device for an electro-surgical instrument, the handling device comprising:
a joint mechanism which has at least one handling-side lever which is configured to be moved for manipulation; a lever extension, which is configured as an electrical insulator and which is fixedly coupled to the lever; and an electrically conductive contact portion, which is fixedly coupled to the lever extension and which is arranged on a side of the lever extension that is configured to be subjected to force via the joint mechanism and is configured for electro-surgical contacting biological tissue.

2 . The handling device according to claim 1 , wherein the lever extension is form-fittingly connected to the lever.

3 . The handling device according to claim 2 , wherein in that the form-fitting connection has a circumferential tongue-and-groove connection around a handling-side end of the lever and a corresponding mounting portion of the lever extension.

4 . The handling device according to claim 3 , wherein the tongue-and-groove connection is secured with an additional locking mechanism.

5 . The handling device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact portion is form-fittingly connected to the lever extension.

6 . The handling device according to claim 5 , wherein the form-fitting connection is formed with a tongue-and-groove connection running circumferentially around a handling-side end of the lever extension and a corresponding mounting portion of the contact portion.

7 . The handling device according to claim 6 , wherein the tongue-and-groove connection is configured to be fixed with an additional locking mechanism.

8 . The handling device according to claim 1 , wherein the lever extension mechanically extends the lever.

9 . The handling device according to claim 8 , wherein the contact portion is arranged in a region which is mechanically extended by the lever extension and into which the lever does not extend.

10 . The handling device according to claim 1 , wherein the lever extension has a passage opening which is configured for an electrical conductor to pass through from the side of the joint mechanism to the contact portion for high-frequency activation of the contact portion.

11 . The handling device according to claim 1 , wherein the joint mechanism has a second lever which can be moved for manipulation.

12 . The handling device according to claim 11 , wherein the joint mechanism is configured as a non-emerging joint mechanism, so that the levers can be rotationally manipulated without displacement.

13 . The handling device according to claim 11 , wherein the second lever is fixedly coupled to a second lever extension configured as an electrical insulator and the second lever extension is coupled to an electrically conductive second contact portion, wherein the contact portions are arranged corresponding to one another in each case on an inner side of the lever extensions and are configured for the bipolar high-frequency treatment of biological tissue.

14 . A method for producing a handling device for an electro-surgical instrument, the handling device comprising a joint mechanism which has at least one handling-side lever configured to be moved for manipulation, a lever extension, which is configured as an electrical insulator and which is fixedly coupled to the lever, and an electrically conductive contact portion, which is fixedly coupled to the lever extension and which is arranged on a side of the lever extension that can be subjected to force via the joint mechanism and is configured for electro-surgical contacting of biological tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
form-fittingly connecting the lever extension configured as the electrical insulator to the lever of the joint mechanism; fixing the form-fitting connection between the lever extension and the lever by means of a securing element; form-fittingly connecting an electrically conductive contact portion configured for electro-surgical contacting of biological tissue to the lever extension on a side which can be subjected to force via the joint mechanism; and fixing the form-fitting connection between the lever extension and the contact portion by means of a securing element.

15 . An electro-surgical instrument, comprising an endoscopic instrument, having a handling device, the handling device comprising:
a joint mechanism which has at least one handling-side lever which can be moved for manipulation; a lever extension, which is configured as an electrical insulator and which is fixedly coupled to the lever; and an electrically conductive contact portion, which is fixedly coupled to the lever extension and which is arranged on a side of the lever extension that can be subjected to force via the joint mechanism and is configured for electro-surgical contacting biological tissue, wherein the electro-surgical Electro-surgical instrument is produced by the method comprising the steps of: form-fittingly connecting the lever extension configured as the electrical insulator to the lever of the joint mechanism; fixing the form-fitting connection between the lever extension and the lever by means of a securing element; form-fittingly connecting an electrically conductive contact portion configured for electro-surgical contacting of biological tissue to the lever extension on a side which can be subjected to force via the joint mechanism; and fixing the form-fitting connection between the lever extension and the contact portion by means of a securing element.

16 . The handling device according to claim 4 , wherein the tongue-and-groove connection is secured with an additional locking mechanism, wherein the securing element is integrally bond connected to the lever.

17 . The handling device according to claim 7 , wherein the tongue-and-groove connection can be fixed with an additional locking mechanism, wherein the securing element is integrally bond connected to the lever.

18 . The handling device according to claim 9 , wherein the contact portion is arranged in a region which is mechanically extended by the lever extension and into which the lever does not extend completely.

Assignees

• Storz Karl Se & Co Kg

Inventors

• Schneider Janosz
• Stefan Jochen

Classifications

• A61B2018/00083

  low, i.e. electrically insulating · CPC title

• A61B34/71

  Manipulators operated by drive cable mechanisms · CPC title

• A61B2017/00526

  Methods of manufacturing · CPC title

• A61B2018/00077

  high, i.e. electrically conducting · CPC title

• A61B18/1445 Primary

  at the distal end of a shaft, e.g. forceps or scissors at the end of a rigid rod · CPC title