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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Shobhit Arya, Berkshire, GB;
Lei Su, London, GB;
Ara W. Darzi, London, GB;
George B. Hanna, Middlesex, GB;
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of sealing bowel tissue includes grasping bowel tissue between first and second electrically-conductive surfaces, applying a clamping pressure to the grasped bowel tissue in a range of about 1 kg/cmto about 2.5 kg/cm, supplying energy to at least one of the first and second electrically-conductive surfaces such that the energy is conducted between the first and second electrically-conductive surfaces and through the grasped bowel tissue to seal the grasped bowel tissue, and monitoring one or more parameters during the supplying of energy to the electrically-conductive surface(s). Instruments, end effector assemblies, generators, and systems suitable for this purpose are also provided.