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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
David M. Garrison, Longmont, CO (US);
James D. Allen, IV, Broomfield, CO (US);
Jeffrey R. Unger, Erie, CO (US);
Duane E. Kerr, Loveland, CO (US);
Sean T O'Neill, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Peter M. Mueller, Frederick, CO (US);
Kim V. Brandt, Loveland, CO (US);
James S. Cunningham, Boulder, CO (US);
Keir Hart, Lafayette, CO (US);
Daniel A. Joseph, Golden, CO (US);
Jason T. Sanders, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert M. Sharp, Boulder, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A forceps is provided and includes a housing having a shaft. An end effector assembly operatively connects to a distal end of the shaft and includes a pair of first and second jaw members. One or both of the first and second jaw members is movable relative to the other jaw member from a clamping position to an open position. A resilient member operably couples to at least one of the first and second jaw members. The resilient member is configured to bias the first and second jaw members in the clamping position and provide a closure force on tissue disposed therebetween.