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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Chad E. Eckert, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An electrosurgical system comprising an end effector and a control circuit is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw. At least one of the first jaw and the second jaw is movable to transition the end effector from an open configuration to a closed configuration to grasp tissue therebetween. The control circuit is configured to cause an application of two different energy modalities to the tissue simultaneously and separately during a tissue treatment cycle comprising a tissue coagulation stage and a tissue transection stage.