1. An over shoe selectively positionable on at least one jaw member of an electrosurgical instrument having two opposing jaw members, the over shoe comprising:
a substantially planar tissue contacting wall configured to overlay a tissue contacting surface of the at least one jaw member and having a plurality of apertures defined therein;
a side wall having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge is joined to a perimetric edge of the tissue contacting wall; and
a bottom wall joined along an edge thereof to the second edge of the side wall;
wherein inner surfaces of the tissue contacting wall, the side wall, and the bottom wall are configured to frictionally retain the over shoe on the at least one jaw member of the electrosurgical instrument.
2. The over shoe according to claim 1, wherein the apertures are evenly sized.
3. The over shoe according to claim 1, wherein the apertures are circular.
4. The over shoe according to claim 3, wherein the apertures have a diameter of between 10 \u03bcm and 1000 \u03bcm.
5. The over shoe according to claim 1, wherein the apertures are elongated slots.
6. The over shoe according to claim 5, wherein the elongated slots are in a parallel orientation with respect to each other.
7. The over shoe according to claim 1, wherein the tissue contacting wall includes a plurality of apertures arranged in pairs along its length.
8. The over shoe in according to claim 1, further comprising a longitudinally oriented slot defined in the bottom wall and extending along at least a portion of the length of the bottom member.
9. The over shoe according to claim 1, wherein the tissue contacting wall is formed from an insulative material.
10. The over shoe according to claim 1, wherein the tissue contacting wall is formed from conductive material.
11. An over shoe selectively positionable on at least one jaw member of an electrosurgical instrument having two opposing jaw members, the over shoe comprising:
a substantially planar tissue contacting wall formed from a non-conductive material and being configured to overlay an electrode of a first jaw member of the two opposing jaw members;
a side wall having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge is joined to a perimetric edge of the tissue contacting wall;
a bottom wall joined along an edge thereof to the second edge of the side wall;
wherein inner surfaces of the tissue contacting wall, the side wall, and the bottom wall are configured to frictionally retain the over shoe on the at least one jaw member of the electrosurgical instrument; and
a protrusion extending from the tissue contacting wall and configured to electrically communicate with an electrode of the first jaw member when the overshoe is selectively positioned on the first jaw member.
12. The over shoe according to claim 11, wherein the protrusion is configured to create a pattern of tissue welds for treating tissue.
13. The over shoe according to claim 11, wherein the protrusion is coated with non-stick material, wherein the non-stick material is selected from the group consisting of nickel-chrome, chromium nitride and tin-nickel.
14. An over shoe selectively positionable on at least one jaw member of an electrosurgical instrument, the over shoe comprising:
a non-conductive material configured to overlay a tissue-contacting surface of at least one jaw member of the electrosurgical instrument, the non-conductive material having a tissue-contacting wall and an inner surface, the non-conductive material including a plurality of apertures extending between the tissue-contacting wall and the inner surface;
wherein the inner surface of the tissue-contacting wall is configured to frictionally retain the over shoe on the at least one jaw member of the electrosurgical instrument.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-114. (canceled)
115. A composite awning device comprising a combination of a protruded corner awning device S1 equipped with a take-up device for winding and unwinding a protruded corner canvas G1, and a rectangular awning device Q equipped with a winding device for winding and unwinding a rectangular canvas P;
wherein, the take-up device of a protruded corner awning device S1 is equipped with take-up shafts J1 to J4 for a protruded corner canvas G1, and a front bars F1, E1, said take-up shafts J1 to J4 being comprised of an inner shaft and an outer roller 12, 12a fittedly inserted into said inner shaft.
116. A composite awning device according to claim 115,
wherein the take-up device of a rectangular awning device Q is equipped with a take-up roller 38 of said rectangular canvas P and front bars F2, F2a, E2;
the front bars F1, E1 for the protruded corner canvas G1 are fitted on and supported by the front bars F2, F2a, E2 for the rectangular canvas P to be slidably guided; and
the front bars F2, F2a, E2 of the rectangular canvas P at one side are translated forward and rearward by swing arms supporting the front bars F1, F2, F2a, E1, E2 of the protruded corner canvas G1 and the rectangular canvas P, whereas the front bars F1, E1 of the protruded corner canvas G1 at the other side are translated obliquely.
117. A composite awning device according to claim 115, wherein the front bars F1, E1 for the protruded corner canvas G1 are structured so that they are translated obliquely forward or withdrawn obliquely rearward as they are movably guided by the front bars F2, F2a, E2 for the rectangular canvas P.
118. A composite awning device according to claim 116, wherein the front bars F1, F2, F2a, E1, E2 are supported by either two or more of swing arms selected from linear I-like arms I1, I2, bi-foldable V-like arms V1, V2, Y-like arms Y1, Y2 in the shape of reversed letter y, and L-like arms L1, L2 expandable and contractible in two phases.
119. A composite awning device comprising a recessed corner awning device U equipped with a take-up device for winding and unwinding recessed corner canvas T1, T2, instead of the rectangular awning device Q recited in claim 115.
120. A composite awning device according to claim 119, wherein the take-up device of the recessed corner awning device U is equipped with a take-up roller 38 for the recessed corner canvases T1, T2 and front bars F2, F2a, F2b, E2;
front bars F1, E1 for the protruded corner canvas G1 are fitted on and supported by the front bars F2, F2a, F2b, E2 for recessed corner canvases T1, T2 to be movably guided;
the front bars F2, F2a, F2b, E2 at one side are translated forward and rearward by the swing arms supporting both the front bars F1, F2, F2a, F2b, E1, E2, and the front bars F1, E1 at the other side are obliquely translated as being movably guided by the front bars F2, F2a, F2b, E2.
121. A composite awning device comprising a combination of a rectangular awning device Q equipped with a take-up device for winding and unwinding a rectangular canvas P, and two protruded corner awning devices S1, S2 each equipped with a take-up device for winding and unwinding protruded corner canvases G1, G2, said rectangular awning device Q and said protruded corner awning devices S1, S2 located symmetrically at fore and rear positions; and
wherein the protruded corner awning devices S1, S2 are respectively equipped with take-up shafts J1 to J4 for the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 and front bars F1, F3, F11, F13; and
wherein the take-up shafts J1 to J4 are respectively comprised of an inner shaft and an outer roller 12, 12a fittedly inserted into said inner shaft.
122. A composite awning device according to claim 121, wherein the protruded corner awning devices S1, S2 are respectively equipped with take-up shafts J1 to J4 for the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 and front bars F1, F3, F11, F13; and
wherein the take-up shafts J1 to J4 are respectively comprised of an inner shaft and an outer roller 12, 12a fittedly inserted into said inner shaft;
the rectangular awning device Q is comprised of a take-up roller 38 for a rectangular canvas P and a front bar F2, F2c, or F12;
the front bars F1, F3, or F11, F13 for the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 are respectively fitted on and supported at fore and rear positions of the front bar F2, F2c, or F12 for the rectangular canvas P to be movably guided; and
the front bar F2, F2c, or F12 is translated forward and rearward by the swing arms supporting these three front bars F1 to F3 or F11 to F13, whereas the front bars F1, F3, or F11, F13 at fore and rear positions are translated obliquely as they are movably guided by the front bars F2, F2c, or F12.
123. A composite awning device comprising a combination of two protruded awning devices S1, S2 symmetrically at fore and rear positions, each equipped with a take-up device for winding and unwinding protruded corner canvases G1, G2, wherein the protruded corner awning devices S1, S2 are equipped with take-up shafts J1 to J4 for the protruded corner canvases G1, G2, and front bars F1, F3;
the take-up shafts J1 to J4 are respectively comprised of an inner shaft and an outer roller 12, 12a fittedly inserted into the inner shaft;
two front bars F1, F3 for the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 are fitted on and supported to be movably guided to their guide rails F4;
the guide rail F4 is translated forward and rearward by swing arms supporting the guide rail F4 and the front bars F1, F3, and the front bars at fore and rear positions are translated obliquely as they are movably guided by the guide rail F4.
124. A composite awning device comprising a combination of two protruded corner awning devices S1, S2 located symmetrically at fore and rear positions and each equipped with a device for winding and unwinding the protruded corner canvases G1, G2;
the protruded corner awning devices S1, S2 are equipped with take-up shafts J1 to J4 for the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 and front bars F1, F2, and the take-up shafts J1 to J4 are comprised of an inner shaft and an outer roller 12, 12a fittedly inserted into the inner shaft;
the respective front bars F1, F2 are translated obliquely as they are relatively movably guided by the swing arms that are fittedly inserted to support two front bars F1, F2 for the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 to be relatively movably guided and also support the front bars F1, F2 (SSIV).
125. A composite awning device comprising a combination of two pairs of composite awning devices SQIII1 to 9, SQII1 to 2, SQIV1 to 5 each comprised of a protruded corner awning device S1 equipped with a device for winding and unwinding a protruded corner canvas G1, and a rectangular awning device Q equipped with a device for winding and unwinding a rectangular canvas P are attached to one and the other sides of a protruded corner portion N1 to be faced to each other, and
wherein the protruded corner awning device S1 is equipped with take-up shafts J1 to J4 for a protruded corner canvas G1, and front bars F1, E1;
the take-up shafts J1 to J4 are respectively comprised of an inner shaft and an outer roller 12, 12a fittedly inserted into the shaft;
the rectangular awning device Q is equipped with a take-up roller 38 for a rectangular canvas P and front bars F2, F2a, E2;
the front bars F1, E1 for the protruded corner canvas G1 are fitted on and supported to the front bars F2, F2a, E2 for the rectangular canvas P to be movably guided;
the front bars F2, F2a, E2 for the rectangular canvas P at one side are translated forward and rearward; and
the front bars F2, F2a, E2 of the rectangular canvas at the other side are translated leftward and rightward, so that the front bars F1, E1 for the protruded corner canvas G1 are translated obliquely by means of swing arms supporting both the front bars F1, F2, F2a, E1, E2.
126. A composite awning device according to claim 125, wherein top end portions of the front bars F1, E1 faced to each other and located at one side and the other side of the protruded corner portion N1 are connected with each other with a stretching rope, chain, or any other connecting tool.
127. A composite awning device according to claim 125, wherein the top end portions of the front bars F1, F1 faced to each other and located at one side and the other side of the protruded corner portion N1, and are connected and fixed, so that the corresponding corner frame F5 is moved linearly obliquely (WSQIV1).
128. A composite awning device according to claim 115, wherein the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 are in a substantially right-angled trapezoidal shape when extended, and are comprised of a rectangular canvas main body portion R1 and a canvas extending portion R2 extended from one side of the can vas main body portion R1; and
the canvas top sides 1 of the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 are attached to the outer roller 12, 12a, whereas the canvas bottom sides 2 thereof are attached to the front bars F1, E1.
129. A composite awning device according to claim 128, wherein the canvas main body portion R1 is structured to be wound around the outer roller 12, 12a, whereas the canvas extending portion R2 is structured to be exposed as the outer roller 12, 12a is moved rearward.
130. A composite awning device according to claim 128, wherein, to unwind the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 wound around the take-up shafts J1, J4, the outer roller 12, 12a is moved forward in the axial direction as they are rotated to be unwound.
131. A composite awning device according to claim 115, wherein tensioning members such as connection wires 26, 27 and a connection belt are bridged between the outer roller 12, 12a and the front bars F1, F3, F11, F13, E1 into the shape of the letters X and V when seen from top.
132. A composite awning device according to claim 115, wherein the inner shaft is an inner rotation shaft 11, 11a, 11b; and
the outer roller 12, 12a is fitted on and supported by the inner rotation shaft 11, 11a, 11b to be movably guided.
133. A composite awning device according to claim 132, wherein guide grooves 111, 113 and a guide projection 112 are formed in the axial direction of the inner rotation shaft 11, 11a, 11b.
134. A composite awning device according to claim 132, wherein a wheel guide groove 113 is formed in the axial direction of the inner rotation shaft 11b; and
the outer roller 12a fittedly inserted into the inner rotation shaft 11b is structured with a wheel 79 incorporated therein to move along the guide groove 113.
135. A composite awning device according to claim 134, wherein a fitting groove 122 formed on the inner surface of the outer roller 12a, and a wheel unit D is fitted to the fitting groove 122, so that a wheel 79 assembled to the unit D can roll along a wheel guide groove 113.
136. A composite awning device according to claim 116, wherein the front bars F1, F3, E1 for the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 are at outer sides, whereas the front bars F2, F2a, F2b, F2c, E2 of the rectangular canvas P or the recessed corner canvases T1, T2 are at inner sides, and
among them, the front bars F1, E1 at the outer sides are formed with, in the longitudinal direction, fitting grooves 291, 841 to which the canvas bottom sides 2 of the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 are to be fitted, and fitting grooves 292, 842 of the front skirt 31, respectively; and
the front bars F2, F2a, F2b, F2c, E2 at the inner sides are formed with fitting grooves 471, 901 to which the canvas bottom side 6 of the rectangular canvas P or the recessed corner canvases T1, T2, respectively, in the longitudinal direction.
137. A composite awning device according to claim 116, wherein the front bars F11, F13 for the protruded corner canvas G1 is at inner sides, whereas the front bar F12 for the rectangular canvas P is at an outer side, and
wherein the front bars F12, E1 at the outer sides are formed with fitting grooves 291, 841 to which the canvas bottom side 2 of the rectangular canvas P is to be fitted, and fitting grooves 292, 842 of the front skirt 49, respectively, in the longitudinal direction; and
the front bars F11, F13, E2 at the inner sides are formed with, in the longitudinal direction, fitting grooves 471, 901 to which the canvas bottom side 2 of the protruded corner canvases G1, G2 are to be fitted, respectively.
138. A composite awning device according to claims 137, wherein, to fittedly inserting the front bar E1 at the outside into the front bar E2 at the inner side to be guided while rolling, guide wheels 861, 862 which horizontally rotate are contained into the front bar E1 at its rear end portion; and
guide wheels 931, 932 that horizontally rotate are provided to the top end portion of the front bar E2, so that the guide wheels 931, 932 roll on the inner side surface of the front bar E1, whereas the guide wheels 861, 862 roll in wheel rooms 881, 882 formed above and below the front bar E2.