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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Amanda H. Lennartz, Erie, CO (US);
Daniel A. Joseph, Golden, CO (US);
Jennifer R. McHenry, Denver, CO (US);
Cornelia F. Twomey, Longmont, CO (US);
David M. Garrison, Longmont, CO (US);
Tyler J. Bagrosky, Arvada, CO (US);
Robert H. Wham, Boulder, CO (US);
Jing Zhao, Superior, CO (US);
Erin E. Wehrly, Longmont, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical instrument includes an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members. At least one of the first or second jaw members is movable about a pivot relative to the other from a spaced-apart position to an approximated position to grasp tissue between first and second opposed surfaces of the first and second jaw members, respectively. The electrosurgical instrument further includes an interface configured to provide a feedback related to a size of tissue grasped by the first and second jaw members. At least one of the first or second jaw members includes a touch sensor configured to sense a touch span where the tissue touches the at least one of the first or second opposed surfaces. The end effector assembly further includes an angle sensor configured to sense an angle α about the pivot between the first and second opposed surfaces.