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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Thomas W. Meiser, Lakewood, CO (US);
Anthony B. Ross, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert B. Stoddard, Steamboat Springs, CO (US);
Robert M. Sharp, Boulder, CO (US);
James E. Thompson, Frederick, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument end effector assembly includes a first jaw member defining an insulative tissue-contacting surface and first and second electrically-conductive tissue-contacting surfaces, and a second jaw member positioned including an ultrasonic blade body and defining at least one electrically-conductive tissue-contacting surface. The first jaw member is movable relative to the second jaw member between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position to grasp tissue therebetween. The second jaw member is movable relative to the first jaw member between a first configuration, to facilitate transmission of ultrasonic energy to tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members, and a second configuration, to facilitate conduction of electrosurgical energy through tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members.