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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joe D. Sartor, Longmont, CO (US);
William E. Robinson, Boulder, CO (US);
Todd W. Boucher, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0013 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00345 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end effector assembly for use with an electrosurgical instrument is provided. The electrosurgical instrument includes a handle having a shaft that extends therefrom, an end effector disposed at a distal end of the shaft, at least one electrode operably coupled to the end effector and adapted to couple to a source of electrosurgical energy, a chromium nitride coating covering at least a portion of the electrode, and a hexamethyldisiloxane plasma coating covering at least a portion of the chromium nitride coating.