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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Mark A. Davison, Maineville, OH (US);
Craig T. Davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey W. Bullock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark E. Tebbe, Lebanon, OH (US);
Shan Wan, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Ryan M. Asher, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kristen G. Denzinger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Monica L. Rivard, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kevin A. Bash, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eric M. Roberson, Lebanon, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An end effector of an electrosurgical device may include a discharge port, an aspiration port, two electrodes, and a diverter formed from a porous material. The diverter includes a matrix having voids to receive fluid from the discharge port. A releasable diverter assembly may include an assembly body configured to receive a pair of electrodes and a diverter composed of a porous material. A shaft assembly of an electrosurgical device may include two electrodes and two fluid cannulae. Each cannula may be disposed proximate to a surface of each of the electrodes. An end effector of an electrosurgical device may include a fluid discharge port, two electrodes, and a diverter disposed therebetween. A proximal edge of the diverter may form a secant line with respect to the end of the discharge port so that fluid emitted by the discharge port is disposed on a surface of the diverter.