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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Amy M. Krumm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ashvani K. Madan, Mason, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical instrument and method of sealing a tissue includes generating a desired burst pressure in the tissue, sealing the tissue, verifying that the tissue is sealed with further application of at least one of the ultrasonic energy and the RF energy. The ultrasonic surgical instrument further includes an end effector having an ultrasonic blade, an RF electrode, and a controller. The controller operatively connects to the ultrasonic blade and the RF electrode and is configured to direct application of ultrasonic and RF energies according to an initial phase, a power phase, and a termination phase for respectively generating a desired burst pressure in the tissue, sealing the tissue, and verifying the sealing of the tissue while inhibiting transection of the tissue.