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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Alex Cuti, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Demetrius Harris, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320071 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320075 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320094 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320095 (2017.08);
Abstract
Surgical devices and systems having rotating end effector assemblies for treating tissue are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical device can include a housing, an instrument shaft extending from the housing, and an effector assembly, in which the instrument shaft includes an outer sleeve, a waveguide, and a rotation assembly having an inner sleeve. Methods for using the same are also provided.