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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Cilag Gmbh International, Zu, CH;
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Stephanie J. Muir, Loveland, OH (US);
Louis T. DeLuca, Copper Canyon, TX (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
William D. Boyd, Mason, OH (US);
Galen C. Robertson, Apex, NC (US);
Michael J. O'Neil, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument is disclosed including a transducer configured to provide vibrations along a longitudinal axis, an end effector operably coupled to the transducer, and a stationary lower jaw extending parallel to the end effector. The end effector extends along the longitudinal axis. The end effector comprises a blade. The stationary lower jaw comprises a clamp face positioned distal to the blade. The end effector is movable relative to the stationary lower jaw to drive the blade distally towards the clamp face. The end effector comprises a hollow lumen. The end effector further comprises at least one member extended across a portion of the hollow lumen.