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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Tsonton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephen DiMatteo, Plymouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606205 ; 606169 ; 604 22 ;
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical clamp coagulator apparatus is configured to effect cutting, coagulation, and clamping of tissue by cooperation of a clamping mechanism of the apparatus with an associated ultrasonic end-effector. The ultrasonic waveguide of the apparatus is preferably provided with an improved support member at the distal-most node thereof, which support member desirably functions to resist bending moments created in the waveguide, attendant to operation of the clamping mechanism, while sealing the region adjacent to the waveguide.
Published as:
CA2249809A1; EP0908155A1; AU8841598A; JPH11192234A; US5944737A; AU730054B2; EP0908155B1; DE69815246D1; EP1362555A1; ES2201414T3; DE69815246T2; EP1362555B1; DE69830674D1; ES2242914T3; DE69830674T2; CA2249809C; JP2008284374A; JP4488448B2; JP4832468B2;