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Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instrument

US8979843B2 · kind B2 · utility

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239References

19Claims

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Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard W. Timm · Cincinnati, US
Robert J. Laird · Pinole, US
Omar J. Vakharia · Mason, US
Suzanne E. Thompson · Sharonville, US
Gavin M. Monson · Oxford, US
John V. Hunt · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2010
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/1455
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument for supplying energy to tissue can comprise a jaw member comprising an electrode, wherein the electrode is configured to supply energy from a power source to captured tissue. The surgical instrument comprises a tissue-cutting element to transect the captured tissue. The rate of distal translation of the tissue-cutting element during the operational stroke may be regulated by a linear actuator, for example.

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