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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Jeffrey D. Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Sarah A. Worthington, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joshua P. Morgan, Loveland, OH (US);
Nicholas M. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A method for performing an electrosurgical procedure using an electrosurgical instrument including an end effector is disclosed. The method comprises applying a bipolar energy to a target tissue grasped by the end effector in a tissue-feathering segment, applying an energy blend of the bipolar energy and a monopolar energy to the target tissue in a tissue-warming segment and a tissue-sealing segment following the tissue-warming segment, and discontinuing the bipolar energy but continuing to apply the monopolar energy to the target tissue in a tissue-cutting segment following the tissue-sealing segment.