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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2019
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Matthew Schneider, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Mark Glassett, Madisonville, LA (US);
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Chad Frampton, American Fork, UT (US);
Gaetana Michelet, Bayamon, PR (US);
John Brady, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael Ehninger, South Jordan, UT (US);
Gregory Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Tylor Muhlenkamp, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brian D. Bertke, Fort Thomas, KY (US);
Brian Walter, South Jordan, UT (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
In general, systems, methods, and devices for electrosurgical devices with monopolar and bipolar functionality are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a surgical device can have bipolar functionality, in which tissue engaged by the device is treated in a bipolar energy delivery mode, and can have monopolar functionality in which tissue engaged by the device is treated in a monopolar energy delivery mode.