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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
James R. Fagan, Erie, CO (US);
Thomas E. Drochner, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael B. Lyons, Boulder, CO (US);
David J. Van Tol, Boulder, CO (US);
Matthew S. Cowley, Frederick, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for treating tissue includes an articulating elongated shaft (), a drive shaft () extending through the elongated shaft and configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis defined by the drive shaft, and an end effector assembly () coupled to a distal end portion of the elongated shaft. The end effector assembly includes a jaw member () and a blade member () configured to oscillate in response to a rotation of the drive shaft () to treat tissue disposed between the jaw member and the blade member.