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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Maser, Zimmern ob Rottweil, DE;
Eugen Herner, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Erik Walberg, Tuttlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2845 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00958 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bipolar sealing instrument includes a first actuating mechanism for manual actuation of a tool provided at a distal instrument tip at least in a low-load working force range. A second actuating mechanism includes an electric motor configured to be automatically activated when a high-load working force range is reached, in order to subsequently transfer the tool into a high-load working posture/position in a motor-assisted or fully automatic manner supporting the manual actuation.