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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2019
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Grant T. Sims, Boulder, CO (US);
Daniel W. Mercier, Erie, CO (US);
Craig V. Krastins, Arvada, CO (US);
Jennifer L. Rich, Parker, CO (US);
Kelley D. Goodman, Erie, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical forceps includes first and second shaft members pivotably coupled to one another such that pivoting of the first and second shaft members between spaced-apart and approximated positions pivots jaw members thereof between open and closed positions. A proximal end portion of the second shaft member may be pivoted against a resilient bias of a spring element to apply a predetermined clamping pressure on tissue and ultimately engage an activation switch to delivery electrosurgical energy to the clamped tissue.