Surgical instrument with jaw member

US9707030B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark A. Davison · Mason, US
• Chad P. Boudreaux · Cincinnati, US
• Jonathan T. Batross · Mason, US
• James R. Giordano · Milford, US
• Bingshi Wang · Mason, US
• David K. Norvell · Woodsfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 18, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49959
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument for supplying energy to tissue may comprise a handle, a trigger, an electrical input, and a shaft extending from the handle. The surgical instrument may comprise an end effector first and second tissue engaging surfaces that are slanted with respect to a transection plane. The end effector may, for example, have an electrode defining a V-shaped cross sectional profile. The end effector may comprise a plurality of raised surfaces that are received by a plurality of indentions when the end effector is in the closed position. The end effector may comprise a cutting member having a plurality of bands.