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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
University of North Carolina AT Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (US);
William H. Nau, Jr., Longmont, CO (US);
Eric R. Larson, Boulder, CO (US);
Duane E. Kerr, Loveland, CO (US);
Nathaniel M. Fried, Concord, NC (US);
Thomas C. Hutchens, Yadkinville, NC (US);
Thomas W. Meiser, Lakewood, CO (US);
Luke A. Hardy, Brown Summit, NC (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CARLOINA AT CHARLOTTE, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An end effector assembly for an optical surgical instrument includes a jaw member and a plurality of optical elements positioned within a cavity of the jaw member. The jaw member has a tissue contacting surface. The jaw member has a proximal portion that is configured to secure a fiber optic cable thereto such that a distal end of the fiber optical cable extends into the cavity. The plurality of optical elements are arranged in a staircase-like manner that rises towards the tissue contacting surface as the plurality of optical elements extends distally within the cavity. The plurality of optical elements is configured to direct a beam of light exiting the fiber optic cable towards the tissue contacting surface.