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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2017
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Duane E. Kerr, Loveland, CO (US);
David M. Garrison, Longmont, CO (US);
Dylan R. Kingsley, Broomfield, CO (US);
William H. Nau, Jr., Longmont, CO (US);
Jeffrey R. Townsend, Longmont, CO (US);
Jeffrey R. Unger, Longmont, CO (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An endoscopic forceps includes an elongate shaft defining an instrument axis. An end effector includes first and second jaw members each supporting an opposed sealing surface for clamping tissue. At least one of the jaw members is movable relative to the instrument axis such that the jaw members are movable between a first spaced-apart configuration and a second closed configuration for grasping tissue. A cutting instrument includes a reciprocating blade translatable relative to the sealing surfaces to sever tissue clamped between the jaw members. The reciprocating blade contacts an undersurface of at least one of the jaw members when the jaw members are in the second configuration to define a gap distance between the sealing surfaces. A handle adjacent the proximal end of the elongate shaft is operable to induce motion in the jaw members, and an actuator is operable to selectively translate the reciprocating blade.