Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulating

US10856896B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Stephen E. Eichmann · Cincinnati, US
• Karen K. Isaacs · Burlington, US
• Kenneth S. Kramer · Trabuco Canyon, US
• Michael R. Lamping · Cincinnati, US
• Ashvani K. Madan · Mason, US
• Matthew C. Miller · Cincinnati, US
• Aaron C. Voegele · Loveland, US
• Eitan T. Wiener · Cincinnati, US
• Joseph E. Young · Loveland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 8, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 19, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/320095
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Apparatus and method to permit selective cutting and coagulation required in fine and delicate surgical procedures. The apparatus includes two body members having proximal ends and distal ends with jaw members located adjacent the body member's distal ends. The body members are joined at a pivot located adjacent to the first and second jaw members joining the first and second body members where the body members' rotation about the pivot defines a plane of rotation. The scissors are adapted for selective application of energy to at least one jaw member by a switch located in the plane of rotation.