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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jeffrey D. Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
David C. Yates, Morrow, OH (US);
Amrita S. Sawhney, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stephen M. Leuck, Milford, OH (US);
Brian D. Black, Loveland, OH (US);
Eric M. Roberson, Lebanon, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises an end effector comprising an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm. The clamp arm is movable relative to the ultrasonic blade to transition the end effector between an open configuration and a closed configuration to clamp tissue between the ultrasonic blade and the clamp arm. The surgical instrument further comprises an ultrasonic transducer configured to generate an ultrasonic energy output and a waveguide configured to transmit the ultrasonic energy output to the ultrasonic blade. The surgical instrument further comprises a control circuit, configured to detect an immersion of the end effector in a liquid and compensate for heat flux lost due to the immersion of the end effector in the liquid.