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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
May. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jay T. Breindel, Kensington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/285 (2006.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 17/3201 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/285 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 17/3201 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument including a housing, an elongated body, an end effector, and a dissection element. The housing has a handle assembly and the elongated body extends from the housing. The end effector is supported at a distal end of the elongated body and is operatively associated with the handle assembly. The dissection element is disposed about the elongated body proximal to the distal end of the elongated body. The dissection element is configured to bluntly dissect tissue surrounding the elongated body.