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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Stephen E. Eichmann, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Karen K. Isaacs, Edgewood, KY (US);
Kenneth S. Kramer, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Michael R. Lamping, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ashvani K. Madan, Mason, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Aaron C. Voegele, Loveland, OH (US);
Eitan T. Wiener, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joseph E. Young, Loveland, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical system is disclosed comprising a surgical instrument and a wrench assembly. The surgical instrument comprises a handle assembly and a body member pivotably coupled to the handle assembly. The handle assembly comprises a first finger grip, an ultrasonic blade, and a waveguide extending proximally from the ultrasonic blade. The body member comprises a second finger grip, a clamp arm movable relative to the ultrasonic blade to capture tissue therebetween, a first body surface defined on a first side of the body member, and a second body surface defined on a second side of the body member. The wrench assembly comprises a wrench and an adapter operably coupled to the wrench. The adapter comprises a first wrench surface configured to engage the first body surface and a second wrench surface configured to engage the second body surface.