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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Medtronic Advanced Energy Llc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Alexander J. Segit, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Steven Ek, Portsmouth, NH (US);
James E. Dunning, Boulder, CO (US);
Brian Lane, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Erin E. Wehrly, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tools, systems, and methods described herein provide multiple treatments with a reduced number of tools. A single tool as described herein can be used to provide both clamping and sealing treatment modes.