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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Matthew S. Cowley, Frederick, CO (US);
Thomas E. Drochner, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael B. Lyons, Boulder, CO (US);
David J. Van Tol, Boulder, CO (US);
James R. Fagan, Erie, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An ultrasonic end effector includes a substantially cylindrical blade and a jaw including a structural body and a jaw liner. The jaw is movable from an open to a clamping position, wherein the blade-facing surface of the jaw liner opposes the blade with the first and second blade-facing surfaces of the structural body disposed on either side of the jaw liner and the blade. The blade defines a first longitudinal axis and a first radius, the first and second blade-facing surfaces of the structural body cooperate to define a second radius centered on a second longitudinal axis, and the blade-facing surface of the jaw liner defines a third radius centered on a third longitudinal axis. The first radius and the second radius of curvature are different from one another.