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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Ifung LU, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gary L. Long, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Omar Vakharia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ifung Lu, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gary L. Long, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Omar Vakharia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical system including a source of electrical energy, the source including a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection, a first jaw member including a first electrode connected thereto and electrically isolated therefrom, the first electrode being electrically connected to the first electrical connection, a second jaw member pivotally connected to the first jaw member and including a second electrode connected thereto and electrically isolated therefrom, the second electrode being electrically connected to the second electrical connection and electrically isolated from the first electrode, and an elongated shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the first jaw member and the second jaw member are connected to the distal end of the shaft.