Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Hill-rom, Inc.

Patrick J Minnelli

Daniel J Mumaw

Kevin M Montgomery

Richard Henry Heimbrock

James L Walke

Randall J Tanguay

Thomas A Gilker

Rebecca J Mollere

Cesar E Moreno, Jr

Cesar E Moreno

David W Hornbach

Kenneth L Kramer

Gregory W Branson

John P Biondo

David John Ulrich

Jeffrey R Welling

Richard B Stacy

Reza Hakamiun

Brian T Wiggins

Michael V Bolden

Benjamin Salvatini

Dennis S Flessate

Clement J Koerber, Sr

Virgil J Niese

Gary W Ferdon

Donald L Mobley

Michael Joseph Gosmeyer

Robert T Fussner

James E Gilbert

Doug H Smith

Jackie Robertson

Kendra K Doyle

Paul T Franer

Wei Guo

Yachuan Yu

Chester O Baxter, Iii

Andrew T Beckman

Kristen G Denzinger

Michele D'Arcangelo

Daniel H Duke

Anthony T Nguyen

Timothy S Holland

Monica L Zeckel

Qinlin Gu

Chad Paul Boudreaux

Richard William Timm

Gregory W Johnson

Sean P Conlon

Rudolph Henry Nobis

Gregory A Trees

Ryan M Asher

John E Brady

Darcy W Greep

Stephen M Leuck

Chad S Frampton

Andrew W Carroll

Rafael J Ruiz Ortiz

Demetrius N Harris

Randolph C Stewart

Ion V Nicolaescu

Joseph Daniel Dennis, Jr

Ellen E Burkart

James Anthony McCrea

Matthew S Schneider

Bryce Loring Heitman

Monica L Rivard

Mark J Bookbinder

Alex W Kiturkes

Paul H Kistler

Terry McFarland

William A Crawford

Mark Glassett

Adam Brown

Junhua Zhu

Diana M Castillo Sanchez

Chester O Baxter

Michele D'arcangelo

Iii Chester O Baxter

James A Mccrea

A surgical instrument has an ultrasonic blade that connects to a distal end of an ultrasonic waveguide. A clamp arm assembly is moveable from an opened position for receiving a tissue, toward a closed position for clamping the tissue. A clamp arm actuator connected to the clamp arm assembly directs the clamp arm assembly from the opened position toward the closed position. An outer sheath surrounds at least a portion of the ultrasonic waveguide. The outer sheath includes a cover removably received against a sheath body, and a sheath securement feature able to detachably couple the cover to the sheath body such that the cover can be detached from the sheath body for accessing the ultrasonic waveguide within the outer sheath.

Surgical instrument with removable portion to facilitate cleaning

Surgical devices, systems, and methods are provided for applying monopolar energy and bipolar energy to tissue. In one embodiment, a surgical device is provided with an end effector that has first and second jaws movable between an open position and a closed position, and a conductive member that extends through the end effector. The conductive member has a retracted position in which the conductive member is substantially disposed within the end effector and an extended position in which the conductive member extends at least partially distally beyond the end effector. The conductive member is configured to conduct energy through tissue adjacent thereto at least when the conductive member is in the extended position.

Monopolar and bipolar functionality

A surgical instrument includes a reusable assembly having an inner tube and an ultrasonic blade positioned within the inner tube. The inner tube includes at least one opening to receive a sterilization fluid therethrough for sterilizing the ultrasonic blade within the inner tube. The surgical instrument further includes a sterilization detection system to determine whether the reusable assembly has been sterilized during a sterilization cycle. A seal is selectively couplable with the at least one opening of the inner tube to fluidly seal the at least one opening for inhibiting bodily fluid from entering the at least one opening during a surgical procedure.

Dual sterilization and temperature based sterilization detection

The present invention generally provides methods and devices for removing fluid from a surgical instrument. Surgical access devices and seal systems are generally provided having one or more valves or seal assemblies to create a closed system between the outside environment and the environment in which the surgical access device is being inserted. The devices of systems can also include a fluid remover in the form of a sorbent element, a scraper element, a wicking element, or any combination thereof that is configured to remove fluid from a working channel of the device or system and/or from a surgical instrument inserted therethrough.

Surgical access device

A surgical instrument has a first modular assembly and a second modular assembly. The first modular assembly has a body, an ultrasonic waveguide, an ultrasonic blade connected to a distal end of the ultrasonic waveguide, and a coupling member that movably couples with the body. The second modular assembly has a clamp arm assembly with a first pivot coupling, a clamp pad assembly with a second pivot coupling, and a distal outer sheath that selectively couples to the body of the first modular assembly via the coupling member. The distal outer sheath has an interior surface that houses a portion of the ultrasonic waveguide, and this interior surface also houses the first pivot coupling and the second pivot coupling.

Surgical instrument with removable clamp arm assembly

Surgical tools are provided herein that are configured to apply suction and irrigation at a surgical site during the course of a surgical procedure. A surgical tool can include a handle that has a suction flow path configured to provide suction therethrough and an irrigation flow path configured to provide irrigation therethrough. The suction flow path and the irrigation flow path can share a common path along at least partial lengths thereof. An elongate shaft can extend distally from the handle and can have an inner lumen that is in communication with the suction flow path and the irrigation flow path. The inner lumen can thus be configured to provide suction from the suction flow path to a surgical site to remove matter therefrom and to provide irrigation from the irrigation flow path to the surgical site to provide fluid thereto.

Surgical tool with fluid control pathways

Fluid remover

Devices and methods for applying energy to tissue are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical device includes a monopolar end effector, a cannulated, insulated outer sheath, a translating nozzle coupled to the proximal end of the sheath, and a handle portion coupled to a proximal end of the end effector. Various translating means, such as switches, thumbwheels, rings, and buttons, are associated with the handle portion, and are effective to advance the outer sheath to cover a distal end of the end effector and retract the outer sheath to expose the distal end of the end effector. The translating means are configured in a manner that allows a user to operate the translating means without having to adjust a location of the user's hand on the device. A variety of translating means are provided for, as are methods for cutting, coagulating, irrigating, and suctioning tissue.

Energy delivery device having a translating outer sheath

The present invention generally provides methods and devices for removing fluid from a surgical instrument. Surgical access devices and seal systems are generally provided having one or more valves or seal assemblies to create a closed system between the outside environment and the environment in which the surgical access device is being inserted. In one embodiment, a seal assembly is provided and can include a seal having an opening configured to receive a surgical instrument therethrough and a fluid remover in the form of an absorbent element, a scraper element, a wicking element, or any combination thereof can be associated with the seal and configured to remove fluid from the opening and/or a surgical instrument.

Wicking fluid management in a surgical access device

An apparatus comprises an end effector, a shaft, and a handpiece. The end effector is operable to manipulate tissue. The shaft is in communication with the end effector. The shaft includes a firing beam operable to actuate a portion of the end effector. The handpiece comprises a pivoting trigger that is operable to distally advance a firing beam driver to advance the firing beam. The handpiece also comprises an activation button and lockout assembly. The lockout assembly is movable between a locked and unlocked state. In the locked state, the lockout assembly blocks a portion of the firing beam driver from advancing. In the unlocked state, the lockout assembly allows the firing beam driver to advance. The activation button switches is operable to unlock the lockout assembly.

Electrosurgical instrument with multi-stage actuator

Trocar housing

The present invention generally provides methods and devices for removing fluid from a surgical instrument. Surgical access devices and seal systems are generally provided having one or more valves or seal assemblies to create a closed system between the outside environment and the environment in which the surgical access device is being inserted. In one embodiment, a seal assembly is provided and can include a seal having an opening configured to receive a surgical instrument therethrough and a fluid remover in the form of a sorbent element, a scraper element, a wicking element, or any combination thereof can be associated with the seal and configured to remove fluid from the opening and/or a surgical instrument.

Fluid removal in a surgical access device

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Patrick J Minnelli