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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
May. 03, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Matthew S. Cowley, Frederick, CO (US);
Thomas E. Drochner, Longmont, CO (US);
David J. Van Tol, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael B. Lyons, Boulder, CO (US);
James R. Fagan, Erie, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a housing, an elongated shaft extending distally from the housing, an end effector extending distally from the elongated shaft, and a transducer assembly disposed at least partially within the elongated shaft. The end effector includes a jaw and an ultrasonic blade. The jaw is configured to pivot relative to the ultrasonic blade from an open position to a clamping position for clamping tissue therebetween. The transducer assembly is distally-spaced from the housing and includes proximal and distal transducers interconnected by a connector. The ultrasonic blade is connected to the distal transducer such that ultrasonic energy produced by the proximal transducer is transmitted along the connector and the distal transducer to the ultrasonic blade and such that ultrasonic energy produced by the distal transducer is transmitted to the ultrasonic blade.