Covidien LP

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Cynthia M Perry

Ryan C Artale

Jeffrey M Roy

Tony Moua

Luke Waaler

Meghan Collins Long

William J Dickhans

Daniel A Joseph

Dennis W Butcher

Robert M Sharp

Dylan R Kingsley

Mark Joseph Huseman

Roland Jeffrey Wyatt

Andrew P Roussell

Meghan Marie Collins Long

Thomas Meiser

Megan Marie Collins Long

A bipolar electrosurgical instrument includes first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from its distal end. Each jaw member is adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the jaw members are capable of selectively conducting energy through tissue held therebetween. A knife channel is configured to reciprocate a cutting mechanism therealong. An actuator selectively advances the cutting mechanism. A switch is disposed on the first shaft and is configured to be depressed between a first position and at least one subsequent position upon biasing engagement with a mechanical interface disposed on the second shaft. The first position of the switch relays information to the user corresponding to a desired pressure on tissue and the at least one subsequent position is configured to activate the source of electrosurgical energy to supply electrosurgical energy to the jaw members.

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Golden, CO, United States of America

Cynthia M Perry