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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gary M. Couture, Ward, CO (US);
Ryan C. Artale, Boulder, CO (US);
John R. Twomey, Superior, CO (US);
Rebecca J. Coulson, Lyons, CO (US);
David J. Van Tol, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 17/26 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 17/26 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32007 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320069 (2017.08); A61B 2018/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1452 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1457 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of surgery includes grasping tissue between tissue-contacting surfaces of first and second jaw members of an end effector assembly, supplying energy to at least one of the tissue-contacting surfaces to treat tissue grasped therebetween, and translating and/or manipulating the end effector assembly to cut tissue in a ripping fashion.